Dear Colleagues

Please save May 8, 2-4, for an UTFA General Meeting.

A group comprised of faculty and librarians, independent of UTFA’s elected leadership, has organized a campaign for the University Pension Plan (UPP) to “divest from the manufacture of weapons used to commit or facilitate war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and elsewhere.”

The group seeks to pass a resolution requiring UTFA to direct its representative on the UPP Employee Sponsor Committee to advocate in favour of divestment.

Under paragraph 10.2 of UTFA’s Constitution, 50 or more UTFA members can request that the UTFA President convene a General Meeting. The Executive is in the process of organizing this meeting to ensure that it meets the requirements of the Constitution, while ensuring a meaningful and accessible deliberative environment. Additional details will be provided as soon as they become available.

As always, we are interested in hearing from you via faculty@utfa.org.

Sincerely,

Terezia Zorić
UTFA President