Windsor Cancer Research Group Information

WUFA's core principles are collegiality, equity, participation, and transparency. Decision-making authority for the Association's policies and action rests with the membership, which meets twice a year and more frequently, as needed. WUFA Council determines the Association's direction between membership meetings, and the Executive attends to the day-today business of the Association subject to the wishes of Council and the membership at large. We are proud that UWindsor faculty were among the first academics in Canada to unionize. The Association was created in 1974 and certified as exclusive bargaining agent by the Ontario Labour Relations Board in 1978. We are grateful to that first organizing committee who took this step on our behalf. Today, unions and collective bargaining are the norm in the university sector. The work of WUFA is accomplished through standing committees of volunteers who are ably assisted by three dedicated WUFA staff. Key committees include the Grievance Committee, Contract Committee, Negotiating Team, Status of Women, Diversity & Equity Action Committee, and Sessional Committee. WUFA activities are financed by monthly dues paid by all members of the bargaining unit. Everyone is invited to join and participate. WUFA has been housed at 366 Sunset Ave. since 1983. In 1994, the building was named Kerr House in honour of Professor Robert Kerr who was the first WUFA union president. What We Do