Keep Dal Strong

02/10/2026

Join the Coalition for Collegial Governance on Monday, Feb 23 at the Halifax Central Library for a discussion on protecting post-secondary education in our province. 6:30 pm start time.

02/03/2026

Faculty at Laurentian are on the picket lines fighting for a fair deal. Show your support today but signing on to their letter campaign: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/act-now-end-the-exit-loan-controls-let-lufa-bargain-freely?source=direct_link&

Join me in calling on the Laurentian University Board of Governors to bargain a fair deal and bargain in good faith with LUFA.

01/06/2026

Call for Abstracts - Feb 15/26

The 8th Critical Indigenous, Race and Feminist Studies Student Conference: Constructing and Resisting Erasure (Presented by the Racialized Students Academic Network)

For conference info, abstract submission details, tips and form: [email protected]

12/18/2025

Happy holidays from the DFA! Wishing you fun and festivities with loved ones. Our offices are closed December 22 and reopen January 5, 2026. Here's to the New Year!

12/17/2025

A unique recognition gift for DFA President Dave Westwood as a special thanks for his steady hand during the recent month-long lockout. Long days, little sleep, setbacks and ultimately big wins ... Dave never wavered. Our union is stronger as a result of his steadfast leadership. At the DFA Solidarity Party earlier this week, Dave was presented with this caricature (created by Jill Quinn Babcock)

12/16/2025

Congratulations to Julia M. Wright, DFA Member! She received the CAUT Dedicated Service Award in 2023. Last night, DFA held its first in-person social event in more than 2 years, and finally presented Julia with her award. Thanks, Julia, for your continued dedication to DFA and our members.

12/16/2025

Congratulations to DFA Members Jason Haslam, Kiran Banerjee and Kassandra Luciuk for receiving the 2025 CAUT Dedicated Service Award! Their commitment, focus and energy during DFA's recent month-long lockout was outstanding. Awards presented at the DFA Solidarity Party held last night.

12/08/2025

Take a moment to read this article on the Dalhousie University students' fight for a tuition refund.

As the fall semester comes to an end, Ella Kang is one of many Dalhousie University students still seeking tuition reductions.

11/19/2025

The information and petition below concerns arrested academics in Iran. Please consider signing and sharing it with your colleagues.

Link to Information on Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran:

https://iranhumanrights.org/2025/11/writers-and-scholars-arrested-and-held-incommunicado-in-iran/

Link to petition:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWER53vbcbQwthl2if7mn8MC9tQVB-8FqhWvywBlr47xCK6w/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=112563876837974015407

متن فارسی در ادامه آمده است In recent days the Iranian security forces have arrested at least four progressive academics, scholars, and writers who have been prominent advocates of social justice, and opponents of war and foreign domination. Charged with “threats against nati...

10/24/2025

Contract academic staff have many names, but what they all have in common is a lack of job security and access to resources.

CAUT Fair Employment Week ends today but let's continue the call for the fair treatment of contract academic staff. ANSUT CUPE Nova Scotia

10/23/2025

It’s Fair Employment Week — and the irony couldn’t be clearer. CUPE Local 3912 members are on strike, fighting for the very thing this week stands for: fair pay and job security.

Contract Academic Staff are researchers, community builders, and extraordinary teachers. Yet more than half juggle multiple short-term contracts just to make ends meet. Imagine the potential if their work was valued with stability and fair compensation.

ANSUT stands in solidarity with CUPE 3912 and all Contract Academic Staff who are demanding fairness, respect, and recognition.



Canadian Association of University Teachers Dalhousie Faculty Association St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers Cape Breton University Faculty Association (CBUFA) FUNSCAD Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty Association Appbusa Université Sainte-Anne

10/22/2025

During Fair Employment Week (October 20-24, 2025), ANSUT is working with Dalhousie Faculty Association and CUPE Local 3912 to showcase the value that contract academic workers bring to their universities and their students.

CAS are the backbone of many academic programs — teaching up to 50% of undergraduate courses in some faculties. They bring real-world expertise and fresh ideas, but too often without security or benefits. It’s time to value their work fairly.

Every day, but especially today, as CUPE Local 3912 workers begin their strike for fair working conditions at Mount Saint Vincent University, let's show them that we value their contributions.

Canadian Association of University Teachers St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers Appbusa Université Sainte-Anne Cape Breton University Faculty Association (CBUFA) FUNSCAD Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty Association