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Laurier, WLUFA Reach Tentative Deal, Averting Winter Term Strike
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After weeks of uncertainty, negotiations between Laurier and contract faculty restore stability to a campus bracing for disruption. On Feb. 23, Wilfrid Laurier University and the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) reached a tentative agreement after a period of significant uncertainty for the Laurier community, bracing for a total disruption of the winter term. …
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Laurier, Faculty Association Enter Conciliation as Contract Faculty Negotiations Continue
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Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) Negotiations Move to Conciliation: What’s at Stake for Contract Faculty at Wilfrid Laurier University and what the future holds for these associations On Dec. 8, 2025, Wilfrid Laurier University and the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) filed for joint conciliation, and a conciliator has been appointed to help guide discussions. Following the conciliation, the…
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Contracts Hurt Staff, strikes hurt students
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Attending higher education promotes the expectation that there will be adequately prepared auditoriums, sufficient support from staff and enough professors to deliver lectures. It’s easy to take advantage of that image. We are familiar with our daily routines that seem to make the days blend together; we can expect the same professors carrying on their…
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Welcome to Thrive Week!
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Laurier’s bi-annual Thrive Week is taking place for the fall semester this week, beginning Oct. 7 and finishing on Oct. 11, with events and giveaways all week long to bring awareness to the resources available to students on campus struggling with their mental health. Events are happening throughout the week range from multiple different athletic…
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WLUFA and WLU continue bargaining
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There have been minimal updates on the negotiations for a collective agreement between the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) and Wilfrid Laurier University. On Nov. 7, the university announced they would file for conciliation with WLUFA, which is a process by which a union can ask the Ministry of Labour for help in resolving…
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Pay to learn, pay to test
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How much does a class cost? We’re all familiar with the number that appears on our invoice every semester, but is that it? The majority of university classes will at the very least require students to purchase a textbook or course readings, but that’s not always the end of it. Tactile textbooks have long circulated…
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Laurier women’s curling keep playoff dreams alive
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KELOWNA, B.C. — If the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks want to make it to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport semifinals on Wednesday, they’re fighting an uphill battle. The Hawks dropped their first two draws of the day Monday to the Dalhousie Tigers and the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack before beating the Guelph Gryphons to end off their draws.…
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