1. Universities Under Ford: Current Challenges, Looming Threats
OCUFA Executive Director Michael Conlon

2. January 17 announcement Cut tuition fees by 10 per cent in 2019-20
Freeze tuition fees in
Revert OSAP back to levels
Remove the grace period on student loans after graduation
2-4 per cent cut to university budgets
“Student Choice Initiative”

3. The Ontario budget Performance-based funding to reach 60% by 2024-25
$670 million cut to student assistance
Signals that government will target rights of senior faculty and interfere with university agreements
Ignores reality of underfunded postsecondary institutions in Ontario
No additional cuts to core funding of postsecondary institutions

4. Attack on collective bargaining rights
No matter how cynical you are, you just can’t keep up.
Lily Tomlin
MTCU consultation on “faculty renewal” on February 12
Treasury Board Secretariat consultation on “compensation growth” on May 3
Budget bill likely to be tabled week of May 27

5. Attack on collective bargaining rights
Clear attack on the fundamental right to free and fair collective bargaining
Government are not direct employers of our faculty association members
Undermines autonomy of universities from government control
Centrally mandated bargaining also undermines the possibly of flexibility and creativity at the bargaining table
Follow up from May 3 Consultation and Budget Bill on pensions

6. The Path(s) Forward Post May 3
Paths of Resistance:
Legal options coming out of the reversal of the Labour trilogy
Government relations and policy response
Communications strategy
Solidarity and mobilizing work

7. Performance Metrics Tied to 60% of Core Funding
Proposed Metrics:
Graduate earnings 
Number and proportion of graduates in programs with experiential learning 
Skills and competencies
Proportion of graduates employed full-time in a related or partially-related field 
Proportion of students in identified area of strength 
Graduation rate 
Research Funding and Capacity
Innovation
Community Impact

8. Performance Metrics: Timeline and Logistics
Timeline and Logistics of Changing Funding Formula:
Metrics to be embedded in SMA 3
Likely to be 5 year deals, mirroring ramp up to 60%
Negotiations to take place in summer with agreements in place by September 1
Institutions can choose at least one metric 
Wither Senate? 
University administrators “looking forward” to the opportunity of performance metrics 
Faculty likely shut out of the conversation

9. Student Voices on Sexual Violence survey
Number of respondents in the university sector: 117,148
Number of respondents in the college sector: 42,454
University sector:
Almost 60% of respondents said they have very little knowledge of Sexual Violence Supports, Services and Reporting Procedures
Over 63% said they have experienced sexual harassment this academic year
75% said they have witnessed a form of sexual violence