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McGILL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 ASSOCIATION DES PROFESSEUR(E)S ET BIBLIOTHECAIRES DE McGILL In This Issue Editor’s Remarks

Editor’s remarks...... 1 MAUT Fall General Meeting November 28, 2001 — Fall General Meeting– President’s Report ...... 3 Review Report of Vice-President (Internal) ...... 5 RALPH HARRIS, MAUT VP COMMUNICATIONS Report of Vice-President (External) ...... 7 MAUT Council adopted a new format for the Fall General Meeting held in the McGill Report of the Vice-President Faculty Club whereby a buffet lunch was served at 11:30 and the meeting started pretty much (Communications) ...... 9 on time at 12:00 noon to a packed house of about 120 people sitting in rows. Despite the Membership Committee Report ...... 10 challenge of balancing a plate of food, while trying to hold a cup of coffee and eat and still shake hands with friends, this format seemed superior to the previous one of having people sit CAUT Mortgage Rates ...... 10 at tables during the meeting. Appointments to the Ranks of Professor and Council also fine-tuned the agenda trying to increase the prominence of matters that Associate Professor Emeritus, Librarian would be of interest to existing, younger staff in keeping with our recruitment efforts. Roger and Associate Librarian Emeritus ...... 11 Prichard, President of MAUT, chaired the meeting, and brought the whole thing to a satisfac- Proposed Changes to Administrative tory close a few minutes after 2:00 pm. Handbook (Grey Book) ...... 13 Some of the key issues raised in reports are briefly described below. More details are Opinion Poll Results ...... 14 available from those reporting. • Promotion Increase (Roger Prichard). There is an on-going McGill and MAUT evalu- CAUT and You ...... 15 ation of the costs and mechanisms associated with reinstating the salary increase at promo- CAUT President’s Speech ...... 15 tion. MAUT will be looking for members’ input once a decision has been made to reinstate it, CAUT Profile ...... 17 but the new mechanism will likely be different from what existed previously. From the floor, there was comment that there might be “lucky” years for promotion and also a question FQPPU and You ...... 19 about retroactivity. MAUT Budget ...... 25 • Pay Equity (Edith Zoritcha). McGill’s Pay Equity plan was submitted to the Quebec MAUT Memorandum re Government in the week prior to the meeting. Pay Equity Law requires that there is ongoing Federal Budget ...... 22 review of the job classes, particularly those that are predominantly men or women. McGill’s McGill Employee Assistance Program – Pay Equity Committee has pursued their activities in the most open manner possible and is Bigger and Better! ...... 22 fully explained at the web site: http://www.mcgill.ca/pec . • Petition to Change the Canadian National Anthem (Edith Zoritcha). The Canadian 50th Anniversary Reflections...... 23 Association of University Teachers is asking people to sign a petition to have the wording of the MIT Rejects Entrepreneurial Model ...... 25 National Anthem changed to reflect the role of women in society, in particular to change “true Pension Adjustments ...... 26 patriot love in all thy sons command”. More information can be obtained from the CAUT web site: http://www.caut.ca/english/bulletin/current/council/o_canada.asp Academic Freedom Fund ...... 26 • Gender Equity (Edith Zoritcha). McGill’s gender equity exercise has found that on Fitness Comes to McGill ...... 26 average gender salary difference of $5500–$7000 exists at McGill with the most outstanding Article III ...... 27 case being $25,000. Sixty-two womens’ salaries were analyzed to arrive at this conclusion. MAUT – APBM Newsletter McGill has set aside $1,000,000 over the next a number of new hires and though all ex- changed since the existing one was illegal. three years to address these differences. press willingness to join, they are over- This was discussed in the June 2001 News- $350,000 is being given to Deans each year whelmed and do not get around to doing letter. proportional to the number of full-time fe- so. It might help if someone closer to them • VP Communications Report (Ralph male staff. Each woman’s salary will be rather than MAUT officers were to keep re- Harris). The MAUT Forum ListServ analyzed individually. Some individuals minding them. The membership commit- [email protected] has now have already been informed by the admin- tee is also setting up workshops for Chairs functioned well after an initial 4 rocky istration without individuals needing to and staff, particularly new staff, to provide hours. There have been no more com- make a request. a supportive forum in which to discuss em- plaints and a few people who immediately • Proposal to Change the Rank of ployment related issues. fled the list fearing the worst have rejoined. Emeritus Professor (Ralph Harris). Full • Faculty Club Committee (Roger The MAUT Council ListServ details of the rationale and the proposal can Prichard). The number of people who con- [email protected] is now fully func- be found elsewhere in the Newsletter. Com- tribute to the Faculty Club by virtue of the tional and available to all members to send ments from the floor raised the issues of $1.00-per-month-membership-in-lieu-of- mail to all council members. The MAUT grand-fathering the privileges of existing salary-increase arrangement many years web site is being beautifully maintained by McGill Emeritus Professors and of making ago has been updated and corrected with Marilyn Fransiszyn. An on-line application sure that there would remain a mechanism the result that the Faculty Club now receives form is available, please point this out to to honour outstanding staff for their con- the correct and increased sum from McGill. new faculty who have not yet joined, and tributions. These are now part of the pro- • Changes to the MAUT Constitution the site has been used to carry out an infor- posal that MAUT will present to the Princi- (Malcolm Baines). MAUT Council is con- mal poll of members with great success. ■ pal for consideration. sidering a change to the MAUT Constitu- • Retirement Allowance (Roger tion that would make “Course Lecturers” Prichard). Staff who retire early are able to with sufficient responsibilities eligible for benefit from a retirement allowance which full MAUT membership. Many questions is determined by a formula and is subject and comments from the floor sought to to negotiation. This allowance is not an en- clarify the number of the people who would titlement and Principal Shapiro’s April be eligible and other questions and com- memo indicated that the Deans were part ments sought to clarify how much respon- of the decision making process. As a result sibility would be sufficient. This matter has of MAUT efforts, the Deans are now required been discussed at length at all subsequent to explain in writing why a negative rec- Executive and Council meetings and it is ommendation is being made regarding the planned to bring the matter back to the awarding of the allowance. Comment from membership for discussion in time to have the floor suggested that the retirement al- a vote on a constitutional change at the lowance was not a “financial good deal” Spring General Meeting to be held in April. compared to another year’s contribution to • Treasurer’s Report (Celeste the pension plan. Johnston). Copies of the audited treasur- • Membership Committee (Kohur er’s report can be requested from the MAUT GowriSankaran (Gowri)). Since October 1, Office. Acceptance of the report as presented 2001, 48 new members have joined MAUT. was moved, seconded and passed. This includes 30 “older” staff and 18 new • VP Internal Report (Michael Smith). faculty! (I apologise for the terminology The bad news is that the cost of health care – Ed.) This number has now grown to 68 is expected by the health care companies to new members with 24 new faculty. Since rise by 13% per year (Are we getting more McGill has hired some 250 people over the sick at that rate, are the doctors getting last 3 years, our recruiting success with new less efficient at that rate and we actually faculty could be better. Help from existing getting 13% more healthy each year but members would be appreciated in encour- have to pay for it ?!!?– Ed.) Also, McGill’s aging these people to join. I have spoken to Long-Term Disability plan has had to be

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FALL GENERAL MEETING d) Academic salaries leagues with comparable rank, years of serv- Salary levels of academic staff at McGill ice and years since Ph.D. PRESIDENT’S REPORT are a major concern of MAUT. We have a very active team, which I chair, which meets Reestablishment of a salary increase for promotion to Full ROGER PRICHARD with the Administration to discuss academic Professor salary policy at McGill. This MAUT/Admin- MAUT is very concerned about differen- a) Executive and Council istration committee, known as ASPSC meets tials growing between the salaries of exist- frequently and in recent years we have been This has been a busy year so far and I ing academic staff on the one hand and new successful on a number of fronts. would like to thank the Executive and Coun- recruits and academic staff holding various cil members and all MAUT members who Parity with the G10 funded Chairs on the other. We also believe have contributed to the work of our Asso- that promotion to Full Professor at McGill We believed that our salaries were slip- ciation, on behalf of the academic staff, for is itself a high distinction. To this end we ping behind other major universities in their contributions. I would particularly like believe that the university should reestablish Canada. In order to obtain factual data, we to mention that Patrick Glenn has stepped a salary increase when academic staff are convinced the Administration in 1998 to into the role of Past President which became promoted to Full Professor. vacant when our last President, Bruce Shore undertake a comparative study of our sala- assumed duties as Dean of Students. ries with the G10 universities. This showed Remuneration for contract academic that we were, in fact, being paid less than staff b) Membership most other G10 universities and the univer- Contract academic staff make a signifi- MAUT, with just over 800 members, rep- sity agreed that we should, over a 5-year cant contribution to the university through resents a little more than 60% of the full- period, catch up to the mean of the G10. To their teaching; some over many years. It is time academic staff at McGill. Professors this end, we have asked for and received sal- important that these teaching staff are ap- and Librarians who have been members for ary increases over the last 3 years of 5.9%, preciated and adequately remunerated. many years eventually retire or leave caus- 5% and 5.96%, respectively, well in excess Contract rates for teaching a full course vary ing us to lose members; McGill loses about of cost of living changes and, in general, greatly at McGill and are often less than 65 academic staff each year. The university higher than increases received by other Ca- rates paid at sister universities. This needs is going through a period of recruitment of nadian universities. The salary levels of the to be looked at and changes made which new academic staff; approximately 100/year G10 are a moving target, of course, and re- will be in the best long term interests of the in recent years. MAUT needs to actively en- cently we have obtained agreement from the university and treat these valuable mem- courage new academic staff, as well as some Administration for another survey to be con- bers of the academic staff fairly. older academic staff who are no longer ducted. We will continue to pressure the Ad- members, to join or rejoin our association. ministration for salary increases that reflect To this end we have been engaged in a mem- cost of living, merit and catch-up compo- bership drive. This effort is being led by nents. MAUT-APBM Newsletter President-elect GowriSankaran. The more Gender equity The MAUT – APBM Newsletter is published monthly members we have the stronger is our voice during the academic year, by the McGill Association of As part of our efforts on ASPSC, MAUT University Teachers, to keep all members informed of to represent the interests of academic staff. concerns and activities. Each of you can help bring new members convinced the Administration to establish a to MAUT. review of academic staff receiving low sal- Editor ...... Ralph Harris ary compared to their peers based on gen- (Mining & Metallurgical Engineering) Administrative Officeer ...... Honore Kerwin–Borrelli c) MAUT 50th Anniversary der. This study was chaired by Gloria Design and Layout ...... Marilyn Fransiszyn (Libraries) Tannenbaum. Her committee did establish, We are still celebrating the 50th anni- following careful statistical analysis, that Postal Address versary of the founding of MAUT. As part of McGill Association of University Teachers there was evidence of salary inequality based our ongoing celebrations we will be pub- 3495 Peel Street, Room 202 on gender. As a result, the University has McGill University lishing further articles written by past Presi- Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1W7 been making efforts to address situations dents and Executive members on the life of Tel (514) 398–3942 where women academic staff have been re- Fax (514) 398–6937 MAUT in earlier days. ceiving lower salaries than their male col- E-Mail [email protected]

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e) Benefits discussion with the Administration on a l) MAUT representation on MAUT has been active on the benefits clause to be inserted in the ‘Grey Book’ university committees front and we have a number of members which will indicate that the university will MAUT has the right to nominate aca- who sit on the various benefits committees not use anonymous letters and will destroy demic staff to many important university in the university. Vice President M. Smith them. This arises out of concern that a per- committees. These committees cover sala- will address some highlights on this front son’s career could be harmed by an anony- ries, benefits, discipline, statutory selection in his report. mous letter the contents of which can not committees and many committees that es- be substantiated. tablish university policies and working con- f) Tenure i) Contract teaching staff ditions. It is important and usually reward- MAUT has been actively involved in ing work and an important contribution to At present contract teaching staff at work to establish a set of guidelines on how the university and your colleagues. I want McGill do not have an association which the tenure review process should be han- to thank those who serve on these various represents them. MAUT has become con- dled at the Department level. This work is committees and ask members to be gener- cerned that those contract teaching staff close to completion and we feel that having ous in volunteering for such service. At who make a substantial and sustained aca- a clear and relatively uniform set of proce- present we have vacancies on the Long-term demic contribution to the university should dures across the university will help Assist- Disability Benefits Committee with the re- be represented by a body which shares com- ant Professors through this important proc- tirement of D. Crawford in December, 2001, mon concerns. To this end the MAUT Coun- ess. In addition, MAUT has established a and on the Committee on Regulations Con- cil established a committee under the Chair new Tenure Mentoring Committee , un- cerning Complaints of Sexual Harassment of M. Baines and has conducted a debate as der the leadership of President-elect to replace D. Stevens who is on leave. Please to whether such teachers, who make sub- GowriSankaran, to give advice to new aca- let me know if you are willing to serve on these demic staff in tenure-track. stantial academic contributions, should be able to become members of MAUT. A dis- or other MAUT/university committees. ■ g) Retirement allowance cussion paper, which proposes Constitu- As you will be aware, last April the Prin- tional amendments to allow for such mem- cipal announced some changes in the pro- bership, will be presented at the fall Gen- cedures for considering applications for re- eral Meeting so that the views of members tirement allowance of academic staff hop- can be heard before a Constitutional amend- ing to take early retirement. Specifically, he ment is put to members at a subsequent made the decision dependent on the relevant General Meeting. Dean recommending the granting of a re- tirement allowance. MAUT felt that Deans j) Professor Emeritus would be in a conflict of interest as the re- MAUT has been looking at the use and tirement allowance comes from the Faculty mechanism of grant of this title in compari- budget. The Principal is not willing to re- son with other Canadian universities. Vice turn to the previous process whereby the Vice President R. Harris will present a document Principal (Academic) made the decision for discussion by MAUT members. without Deans effectively having a veto. Following representation by MAUT, the Prin- k) Faculty Club cipal has indicated that Deans will be ex- The MAUT Faculty Club Committee, pected to provide written reasons, to the chaired by E. Zorychta has concluded an claimant, should they recommend against agreement with the university which estab- the grant of a retirement allowance. MAUT lishes a stable and satisfactory basis for cal- is observing this process closely. culating the 1983 salary diversion to the Fac- ulty Club (on McTavish and Tadja Hall at h) Anonymous letters Macdonald). This puts the Faculty Club in Following the development of a proposal a much stronger financial position and by J. Handa and M-C. Prémont on handling should ensure its financial viability for the anonymous letters, we have been in next few years.

4 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 means that part of member premiums will rather than by a change in the McGill plan, VICE-PRESIDENT no longer be consumed in interest pay- and extending prescription drug coverage (INTERNAL) Report ments. to over 65’s would have significant effects The inexorable increase in cost is an- on required premiums, in a context where MICHAEL SMITH other matter. The trend factor predicted for premiums are already rising rapidly. the industry as a whole is 13%–extended This remains an open issue. In order to The Health and Dental into the indefinite future. In other words, better judge the fairness of the current situ- Insurance Plans the industry assumes that, under current ation, the Staff Benefits Advisory Commit- The Staff Benefits Advisory Committee conditions, insured health costs will rise by tee requested information on plan usage by recently agreed the following rate increases 13% per annum. This, of course, cannot over and under 65’s. It turns out that the for the next financial year. continue forever. It implies that sooner or per member claims of over 65’s are not lower than those of under 65’s. It’s simply that over SINGLE FAMILY later, our entire earnings (almost) would HEALTH PLAN be consumed by health insurance. A major 65’s claim for different medical expenses. Current issue is how we can and should be more This does not settle the issue. It’s simply one $49.00 $96.00 pro-active in securing a reduction in the rate additional piece of information. Modified of increase of premiums. There has been Demutualization $54.00 $106.00 little promising news on that so far from Percent Increase the administration representatives on the This is a continuation of my report in 10.20% 10.41% Staff Benefits Advisory Committee. It should the last issue of the MAUT–APBM Newslet- DENTAL PLAN be a major matter of concern for the staff ter. The University received about 3 million Current associations and Unions on the committee dollars from the sale of shares in Sun Life $32.00 $70.00 in the coming years. Insurance Company that were transferred Modified A large deficit has accumulated in the to the University when the company $36.00 $78.00 dental plan too. The large rise in dental pre- demutualized. The administration claims Percent Increase miums this year is accounted for by the need that the University owns the entire 3 mil- 12.50% 11.43% to accelerate the rate at which we pay it off. lion, but is nonetheless willing to share it, The industry trend factor for dental insur- 50/50, with employees, providing that some These are monthly rates. Note that they ance is 6%–less than for health but still distribution method can be agreed on. It is do not correspond with the amounts on your more than the likely long term annual rate also very much the administration’s prefer- paychecks. To get to the amounts on your of increase in our salaries. Cost control in ence that the form that the distribution paychecks, halve the premiums above, be- this plan has to be a major concern too. takes is a transfer to the health insurance cause the University pays half the premium, There is one other salient issue with re- plan. This could be used to allow a premium and halve them again, because they are paid spect to the health insurance plan. Under holiday for some period of time. on a two weekly basis (that still leaves a the terms of the health plan, most prescrip- MAUT’s position has been that the small margin of error, which is explained tion drug expenditures of those over 65 are entire 3 million dollars belongs to employ- by taxation). The only good news in these not covered. They never were covered un- ees. With respect to the distribution princi- rates is that the health insurance increase der the McGill plan. In the past there was ple used, my own view has been that, as is smaller than last year’s, which was about no need to do so since the Quebec govern- closely as possible, it should be returned to 25%. ment provided free drug coverage for those employees according to how much life in- There were two main reasons for the over 65. When the government withdrew surance they paid–the number of years as large increase in the rate for the Health Plan that coverage and replaced it with its own a member of the plan multiplied by the last year: first, the failure to increase rates drug insurance plan (RAMQ), over 65’s who amount of coverage purchased. That, it in the past had led to an accumulated defi- did not withdraw from the McGill plan paid should be clear, was the basis upon which cit in the plan; second, there seems to be an the same rates as the under 65’s but were in Sun Life determined how much to pay to inexorable rise in the cost of providing addition obliged to pay an extra amount for the University in the first place health insurance linked, in particular, to the RAMQ coverage. This is a difficult issue. On There are two difficulties with distrib- development of new and expensive drugs. the one hand, over 65’s pay the same rate uting the money to employees. First, there With respect to the deficit, last year’s in- as other members but receive different ben- are the tax implications. Second the Uni- creases have done their job: we forecast that efits. On the other hand, this situation was versity’s electronic records do not permit a it will be retired some time next year. This created by a change in government policy precise determination of years and amounts 5 MAUT – APBM Newsletter turned to the employees. The 50% principle of coverage. Those numbers could be deter- works adequately and the University is cur- is only being applied to the compulsory part mined if the Human Resources Department rently tendering for bids from commercial of the insurance. Their approach to their went through the hard copies of employee suppliers. In the interim, the previous employees is more generous than McGill’s. records, file by file. But that would be a costly service provided through the School of My position on all this at the moment is process and it makes little sense to consume Social Work is being maintained. Jodie the following: i) it is still in the interests of a large part of the amount to be distributed Hébert has been doing sterling work on this in administrative costs associated with the MAUT members to have the amount distrib- problem. ■ distribution. uted to each person related as closely as pos- At a recent meeting of the Staff Benefits sible to the amount paid in; and ii) the at- Advisory Committee, the non-MAUT tractiveness of having the premiums as- employee representatives all agreed to set- signed to the health insurance plan (or any tle the issue by transferring $1.5 million to other appropriate plan)–the administra- the health insurance plan to purchase a pre- tion’s preferred option–would tend to in- mium holiday. I pressed for a delay. The crease as the proportion of the $3 million Concordia unions have settled this issue returned to employees approaches 100%. In with their University. It was my view that the meantime, we are seeking additional in- we could only gain by taking into account formation on how the academic union at their settlement before making our final de- Concordia is distributing the cash turned cision. It turns out that the terms of the over to it, and on the precise tax implica- Concordia settlement are very interesting tions of alternate distribution methods. indeed. As is the case at McGill, there is an optional and a compulsory component to Long Term Disability their plan. Also as at McGill, the optional McGill’s long term disability program is component is fully paid for by members and currently a self-insured Trust, managed by the compulsory component by the employer. Maritime Life. We have a legal opinion that Here are the main characteristics of the leads us to conclude that this arrangement Concordia settlement. does not meet the relevant Quebec legal The optional coverage was fully re- requirements. The problem is that this turned to employees as a life insurance pre- arrangement does not provide adequate mium holiday, with size of the premium reserves. Our program needs to be part of a holiday determined by the amount of cov- larger insurance pool. erage purchased by the employee at the Consequently, the University is currently point of demutualization (the beginning of tendering for bids to provide this program. 1998). It is worth noting here that, until some time The fully employer-paid mandatory in the 1990’s, the premiums for the long coverage was split 50/50 between the em- term disability program were paid by the ployer, on the one hand, and employees, in- University. As part of the cost cutting at that cluding (post-1998) retirees, on the other. time premiums were shifted to employees. It was agreed that the 50% that was returned This was, in practice, a pay cut and has im- to the employer would go to fund scholar- plications in the comparison of McGill’s ships, as would the employee share returned compensation package with that of other to retirees. The remainder was divided be- universities. tween the unions, to be distributed by them as they determined. Employee Assistance Plan The most interesting aspect of this set- This is a counselling service provided tlement is the fact that Concordia is with- by McGill–for both personal and profes- holding less than 50% of the insurance com- sional problems. For a number of years it pany’s pay out, because the entire discre- has been contracted through the School of tionary portion of the premiums is being re- Social Work. That arrangement no longer

6 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 VICE PRESIDENT ficulties the administration was adamant even more markedly with Ontario: provin- about wanting a 5-year “holiday” from pay- cial subsidies, 55.0%; tuition fees, 39.9%; (EXTERNAL) Report ments to the pension plan. At issue was also and other, 5.1% (La Vie Economique, Claude the assurance of a competitive salary Picher, La Presse, Oct 23, 2001). Using data D. GUITTON structure. published by Statistics Canada (www.statcan.ca , Quotidien, April 10, 2001 Period September 1–December 3,2001 2) IP regulations in the university and Aug 28, 2001) Picher argues that the setting—Talk by Marcel Dube, low tuition fees in Quebec do not have a FQPPU meeting Professor of Law, U. Sherbrooke strong influence on facilitating access. By October 11–12, 2001 Professeur Dube considered the legal contrast, he further argues, the low tuition The FQPPU represents about 8,000 implications of university IP policies by fees are subsidies to high-income families university professors in Quebec. As usual the summarizing the legislative texts and ju- who can afford higher tuition fees. organization was very present on the pro- risprudence. His opinion is that the produc- vincial scene and we were given many docu- tion of IP is not part of the job description CAUT meeting ments and newspaper clippings that of professors; professors are hired to teach, November 23-25, 2001 presented a global view of currently debated do research and contribute to the collectivity. issues in university education, provincially, They are not hired specifically to develop a 1) Academic freedom product for commercialization. The uni- federally and internationally. I retain for this This subject was the focus of the meet- versity setting contrasts with being em- report the following items on the agenda. ing, specifically the impact that increasing ployed, say, by a pharmaceutical company commercialization is having on academic 1) Strike at Laval University to do research in their laboratories. He con- freedom. A full afternoon was devoted to The cluded that the university has no legal right At a special general meeting held on Oct Olivieri Report (by Thompson, Baird and on IP. An example of the importance for an 2, 2001, more than 600 professors voted by Downie, James Lorimer & Co., 2001, avail- individual to hold onto her/his IP is seen in a proportion of 93% in favor of a motion able at the MAUT office; see also CAUT the Olivieri case (see below): if you don’t giving a mandate to the union (SPUL) website) just published in book form and own the IP, companies will argue that you executive to hold rotating strikes. The SPUL presenting the conclusions of the commit- have no legal right to publically disclaim had been without a contract since Nov. 30, tee of inquiry into the dispute involving Dr. the product. 1999. After a week of rotating strikes the par- Nancy Olivieri, the Hospital for Sick Chil- ties settled. According to documents pro- dren (HSC, Toronto), the University of To- vided by the SPUL and FQPPU, the main 3) Provincial Budget, Nov 1, 2001 in response to changed economic ronto, and Apotex Inc (see CAUT Bulletin issues related to: 1) Collegiality: In the ad- situation Nov 2001). ministration’s initial proposal, there was a For this fiscal year, the financing of Dr Olivieri is a specialist in the treat- reduction in the role of professors in the universities will be maintained according ment of hereditary blood diseases. Apotex, decisional structure relating to the creation to the level set in the 2001-2002 budget. An the corporate sponsor of her drug trials and definition of new positions, the restruc- increase of 3.1% is set for 2002-2003, which attempted to suppress her findings of unex- turing of units, and in defining the work- is also in line with the earlier budget. How- pected risks, by terminating the trials and load. Professors were no longer the only ever, FQPPU evaluates that if previous gov- threatening legal action if she published her persons admissible to the direction of pro- ernmental promises (e.g. at the Youth Sum- findings and/or informed her patients. grams, departments, faculties, and gradu- mit) are kept and increases in salaries and Medical ethics required her to make her ob- ate students. physical plant accounted for, the real in- servations public and she did, which set into 2) Full-time positions: There was no crease should be 5%. motion a series of frightful events that most guarantee that the number of full time academics would not consider possible in a academic positions would be maintained 4) University financing university setting. and indications were that the workload The operating budgets of Quebec uni- The report is a very interesting, serious would increase. (The concern that univer- versities depend on: provincial subsidies, and thorough overview of an intrigue that sities will replace tenure track positions with 75.2%; tuition fees, 20.6%; other, 4.2%. This revolves around: academic freedom; con- part-time contract academics has real ba- contrasts markedly with the Canadian flicts of interest that were not well managed; sis; see strike at U. Man and section B.3.) average: provincial subsidies, 63.8%; tuition personal misconduct on the part of some of 3) Renumeration: Because of financial dif- fees, 31.8%; and other, 4.4%. It contrasts Olivieri’s colleagues (some unveiled only 7 MAUT – APBM Newsletter after DNA testing!!); retributions incurred dom. Healy says that his views on psycho- pressure to replace tenure-stream positions by colleagues who supported her; and the tropic drugs should not have surprised uni- with lower-paid sessionals and term posi- inadequacy of policies at U of T to deal with versity officials, who he suggests are trying tions. The problem is exacerbated in areas the specific interests of industrial sponsors to assuage Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of where the replacements are teaching-only that can infringe on academic freedom, Prozac, which in recent years has given $1.5 positions, which can erode traditional medical ethics and the public interest in million to CAMH.” (Science, 294: 29-30; 5 academia. c) Salaries. Settlements have general. It is relevant to recall that Apotex Oct. 2001) Healy is suing CAMH for $9.4 been in the modest 2-2.5% range. In many had planned to contribute over $40 million million. universities, salary scales have too many to U of T which, summed with matching steps. CAUT believes job rate systems are funds would have amounted to a donation 2) Strike at the University of Mani- toba preferable because starting salaries are of over $90 million. The report made 31 higher and more competitive. The above A four-day strike at the University of recommendations, among which are those were important issues in the strikes de- Manitoba ended after both parties agreed to that relate to policies and practices that can scribed above. protect academic freedom and ethics and submit outstanding issues to binding assure that contracts between university and arbitration. The issues in this strike were 5) General Agreement on Trade in industry respect these policies. remarkably similar to those that triggered Services (GATS) In the complex case that followed, and the strike at Laval University; namely (See article in University Affairs, Dec is still active (six ongoing law suits), Dr. erosion of collegiality – e.g. the adminis- 2001, p.8.) This is a multilateral legally Olivieri obtained legal support from the tration wanted to centralize the process of enforceable agreement covering interna- Canadian Medical Protective Association, hiring - and a concern that the number of tional trade in services. Educational serv- CAUT and the University of Toronto Faculty full-time positions would erode in favor of ices are one of the sectors included in the Association. Of interest is that the latter inexpensive alternatives. Salary and benefits agreement. I have in my previous reports alone paid about $500,000 in legal fees. were also an important concern, given that considered this issue at length. The con- Anyone interested in how a well-known staff were not doing well in either relative cern is that higher education in Canada spy-thriller author can weave the Olivieri to other universities. exists to serve the public interest and is not a “commodity”. If it were deemed a com- story into a best selling novel is invited to 3) Future trends read John Le Carre’s recent book The modity under the GATS, then foreign pri- Canada has lost 3, 500 full time profes- Constant Gardener. (I am told he spent a vate education providers could invade our sors since 1992. Furthermore, there will be few weeks in Toronto interviewing Olivieri.) territory and claim that government subsi- a large increase in the number of retire- As if the Olivieri case at the Univer- dies to universities are unfair competition. ments. If current trends continue, Canada sity of Toronto had not been enough, the The Canadian Minister of International will face a shortage of about 15,000 profes- same University became embroiled in Trade (Pettigrew) has asserted that Canada sors by 2010. By contrast the number of another dispute relative to Dr David Healy. will not negotiate health, public education, university students should increase from the “Healy was offered the position of clinical or social services. However CAUT is con- current 575,000 to 700,000 in the next 10 director of the mood and anxiety disorders cerned that public education would be years. program at the Center for Addiction and weakened if Canada made any commit- Mental Health (CAMH) and professor of 4) Issues at the bargaining table in ments covering commercial education and psychiatry at the U of T last year, but his Canadian universities training services. Recent legislation in sev- employment contract was suddenly revoked CAUT has a Committee on Collective eral provinces allowing private “for-profit” following a lecture he gave in November Bargaining and its reports shed considerable universities to operate heightens the uncer- critical of the role of pharmaceutical com- light on issues and trends in the evolution tainty. CAUT recently commissioned a legal panies in university research.” (CAUT Bul- of faculty-administration relations. The fol- opinion on GATS and higher education. The letin Sept 2001, p.1) On the basis of the lowing is taken from the Nov 2001 report. study concluded that GATS will affect edu- signed contract he had left his job in Brit- a) Market differentials. Employers are cational services. “With the USA seeking re- ain and moved to Toronto with his family. seeking increased flexibility to spend discre- moval of obstacles to trade in educational An international petition was signed in his tionary funds on hiring and on salary sectors … it is conceivable that Canada will favour. “… 30 scientists -–including increases and bonuses for targeted individu- make market access and national treatment Nobelists Arvid Carlsson and Julius Axelrod als and groups. Such differentials can give commitments in this sector and in others.” – signed a letter to the university saying that undue influence to market forces. (Legal Opinion on …, Gottlieb and ■ the case was an ‘affront’ to academic free- b) Complement. Employers are exerting Pearson, Oct 2001) 8 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 VICE PRESIDENT • MAUTFORUM is a moderated list estab- lished to facilitate communication (COMMUNICATIONS) between Council and members. 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9 MAUT – APBM Newsletter Membership Committee Report

K. (GOWRI) GOWRISANKARAN

MAUT President-Elect committee, we will formulate the mandate At the meeting of the Council late of this committee as well as the working of in the spring of this year, it was decided to the committee. reconstitute and reactivate the Membership 4) The Committee invited (over light Committee of MAUT. I accepted to chair lunch) some of the influential members of this committee. The following members: the University community for exchange of Nick Acheson, Ralph Harris, Estelle ideas concerning recruitment of members. Hopmeyer and Guy Mehuys agreed to work Two such meetings were held and were well on the committee. This committee met sev- attended. We are happy to report that as of eral times over the period of the summer. the first meeting date (September 26) The committee members realized approximately 30 new members have joined that it is extremely important to get all the the Association. However, there is a lot more new faculty members (numbering about work that has to be achieved in this 225 in the last two years) to join MAUT. The direction. Committee took the following concrete We have to realize that we have actions with regard to the objectives of the chosen to have a collegial organization and Membership Committee. deal with the Administration in a collegial 1) The Committee proposed to the way and not a confrontational one. It is Council that to welcome and to encourage extremely important that we have a sizable the new faculty members (those who joined majority of the eligible members belonging the Faculty after June 1, 2001) to become to MAUT and it is more important that the members of the organization, we should Administration knows that this is the case. give them free membership in MAUT until Any ideas in this regard are welcome. ■ the end of February 2002. The Council ap- proved this. 2) I took the opportunity of the orienta- tion session for new faculty organized by the Academic Personnel Office to present the ATTENTION! New Faculty facts about MAUT and encourage the new and Others faculty to join MAUT. 3) The Committee recommended to the CAUT Mortgage Rates Council that MAUT form a MAUT Tenure Looking for a Mortgage? CAUT’s rates as Mentoring Committee to help the untenured of December 5, 2001 in the CAUT Bulletin (but tenure track) professors on tenure caught my eye ... related issues, the argument being tenure 6 mnth 1.49 is something everyone should plan from day 1 year 3.60 one on the position. The Council has 2 year 4.30 approved formation of such a committee. 3 year 4.75 Alenoush Saroyan will chair this Commit- 5 year 5.75 tee for this year. The other members who 7 year 6.30 accepted to work on this committee are 10 year 6.70 Norman White, myself and John Kurien. As See ... soon as we can find some member of the http://www.caut.ca/Mortgage_center ■ MacDonald campus to work on this

10 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 ing suitable honorific titles that could be Appointments to the Ranks of Professor Emeritus, bestowed in a suitably respectful manner. Associate Professor Emeritus, Librarian Emeritus & Existing Emeritus Professors and Emeritus Associate Librarian Emeritus Librarians would automatically be given these new titles, as appropriate, since they have already been deemed outstanding by RALPH HARRIS, VP COMMUNICATIONS virtue of the current McGill practice. The following rationale for changing pecially eligibility for the rank. It is under- the Rank of Emeritus Professor was devel- stood by some that the awardees should be Arguments oped by MAUT Council advised by the Ad- academically distinguished and that the hoc Committee on Emeritus Professors (R. To move the debate on the eligibility appointment is not recognition for service forward, it is proposed to alter the title of Harris, T. Meighen). Yours truly also ran an to McGill or to the community alone though informal survey of MAUT members about the rank to “Professor, Emeritus” or “Librar- these factors can play a role in the decision. ian, Emeritus”. The purpose of this small this rationale and the specific proposal to It is important to understand that the alter the Grey Book and this is also included semantic change is to introduce the idea present system creates anomalies with re- that the appointment is automatic and rec- below. The results of the poll are reproduced spect to the perception of retired McGill aca- as well here in the Newsletter and show ognition of commitment and service to the demic staff in most of Canada. Like it or McGill community. overwhelming support for a change. The not, the rank held by a McGill Emeritus Pro- rationale presented here includes changes The objectives of appointment to the fessor is seen in most of Canada as a conse- new rank of Professor, Emeritus or Librar- made by MAUT Executive in response to that quence of having retired while being an aca- feedback. ian, Emeritus and the benefits to McGill demic staff member at a university. It ap- would be to: pears that other universities have used the Preamble and Scope • Recognize a life of academic commit- definition of emeritus as “one retired from ment to McGill. McGill University is currently out of step professional life but permitted to retain as • Encourage continued involvement in with other major Canadian universities with an honorary title the rank of the last office the academic community. regard to its appointment of retired profes- held”. In order to recognize outstanding sors and retired associate professors to the contributions during a professional life at a • Encourage continued role in teaching rank of Emeritus Professor. McGill presently university, some G10 universities have cre- (perhaps at a lower cost to McGill per treats this appointment as a bestowing of ated an additional appointment to “Univer- credit than a full time-staff) or contin- an honorary degree. At all other major uni- sity Emeritus Professor” or “Distinguished ued contribution of expertise. versities outside Quebec, the appointment Emeritus Professor”. • Encourage continued role in research to the rank of Emeritus Professor is auto- A consequence of McGill’s present policy and graduate supervision. matic for full professors upon retirement is that staff who retire and who are not ap- • Encourage continued role in service to and is automatic even for associate profes- pointed to the rank of Emeritus Professor the academic community. sors upon retirement from some G10 uni- (or Emeritus Librarian) but who wish to versities. remain academically active post-retirement • Encourage retirement and the liberation The present document wishes to provide do not remain active for lack of support from of their salary for renewal. a rationale for change and to advance the McGill or they do remain active with no The basic benefits that are suggested to debate on the issue of eligibility. credit accruing to McGill since they no accrue to the rank and the estimated rela- longer have any relationship with McGill. tive associated costs to McGill are: Background to the Present In what follows, a rationale for changing • Provision of a McGill Staff/Access Card. Situation the rank of Emeritus Professor is put for- ($) The criteria used by the Honorary De- ward. • Name and information listed in the staff grees Committee to prepare a nomination Two issues that would need to be ad- directory. ($) for appointments to the rank of Emeritus dressed if such changes were to occur would • Receive all university publications and Professor (or Emeritus Librarian) are vague be to protect existing McGill Emeritus Pro- information. ($) at present. It is reasonable to say that the fessors’ and Emeritus Librarians’ privileges McGill community has many differing opin- by adopting a grandfather clause and to • Access to full library services. ($) ions about the present criteria for appoint- honour outstanding members of the aca- • Right to retain their McGill e-mail ment to the rank of Emeritus Professor, es- demic and librarian community by creat- address. ($) 11 MAUT – APBM Newsletter • Use of Internet service through McGill Librarian, Emeritus, or be involved in policy to retire earlier than they would have ISP. ($) the appointments. otherwise done, releasing their salary money • Access to athletics facilities at nominal • The rank would not be bestowed at con- to allow hiring of new staff. The University cost or free. ($$) vocation. would also be able to benefit by having ac- cess to continued involvement of retired fac- Other eligible benefits that would be • The Honorary Degrees Committee would ulty members in activities such as teach- subject to the discretion of the retiree’s De- need to develop a new title and an ap- ing, and co-supervision or supervision of partment Chair and their estimated relative propriate, valid and transparent method graduate students and research activities. associated costs to McGill are: to recognize staff for distinguished serv- This may be especially important at a time • Eligibility to apply for travel funds for ice. academic purposes. ($$$) when many retirements will be taking place Proposed changes to the Administrative and many new staff members may be able • Access to secretarial services as required Handbook to align McGill more closely with to profit from mentoring and advice from (including copying, Fax, etc). ($$$) its competitors and to ensure that staff who older staff. ■ • Access to an office and computer (may wish to remain academically active post- be general office). ($$$) retirement are able to do so are detailed in a separate document entitled “Proposal Re- • Access to research space commensurate garding the Appointment to the Ranks of with productivity. ($$$$) Professor Emeritus, Associate Professor Emeritus, Librarian Emeritus and Associate Proposal Librarian Emeritus”, November 17, 2001. It is asserted that all tenured academic The main changes are to the Adminis- staff warrant recognition upon retirement trative Handbook would be that: for their involvement and commitment to • All Full Professors would be appointed McGill during their service with the conse- to the rank of Professor, Emeritus and quence that it is proposed that all Full Pro- Full Librarians would be appointed to the fessors be appointed to the rank of Profes- rank of Librarian, Emeritus upon retire- sor, Emeritus and that all Associate Profes- ment. sors be appointed for a post-retirement ap- • Associate Professors would be appointed pointment to the Rank of Associate Profes- to the rank of Associate Professor, Emeri- sor, Emeritus, and that all Full Librarians tus and Associate Librarians would be be appointed to the rank of Librarian, Emeri- appointed to the rank of Associate Librar- tus and that all Associate Librarians be ap- ian, Emeritus, upon retirement. pointed for a post-retirement appointment to the Rank of Associate Librarian, Emeri- • Office space and research space would tus. be made available to retired academic It is also proposed that the privileges staff at the discretion of the retiree’s De- accorded to existing McGill Emeritus Pro- partment Chair or Administrative Librar- fessors and Emeritus Librarians be main- ian. tained through a grandfather clause and that these so honoured people be given a Summary new title, perhaps “McGill Emeritus Profes- Post-retirement appointments for all sor/Librarian” or “McGill Distinguished retired tenured professors and librarians at Professor/Librarian Emeritus” to recognize McGill would be a win-win proposition. The their outstanding contributions. individuals would be able to develop a sat- Consequences of these changes would isfying post-retirement relationship with the be that: University and would not feel that they have • There would be no need for the Honor- had to simply let go all at once, burning ary Degrees and Convocations commit- their bridges, upon retirement. The Univer- tee to have Criteria and Guidelines for sity would acquire more flexibility if some appointment to Professor, Emeritus or professors were encouraged by this new 12 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 Proposed changes to the Chapter 2 Approved by MAUT Council Administrative Handbook November 15, 2001 Section 7 – Visiting Librarians and For reference, Chapter 1 of the Hand- (Grey Book) Librarians, Emeritus book of Regulations and Policies for 7.8.1 Librarians, Emeritus of the Uni- Academic Staff presently contains the fol- Chapter 1 versity shall consist of all full librarians who lowing entries regarding the Rank of Emeri- have retired from this University, whether tus Professor: Section 7 – Visiting, Adjunct, this retirement is early, normal, or delayed. 7.8 Emeritus professors of the Univer- Special Category and Emeritus Staff Librarians, Emeritus are appointed by the sity shall consist of those retired professors 7.8.1 Professors, Emeritus of the Uni- Board of Governors. who are so appointed by the Board of Gov- versity shall consist of all full professors who 7.8.2 Associate Librarians, Emeritus of ernors on the recommendation of Senate. have retired from this University, whether the University shall consist of associate li- 7.9 Emeritus professors shall not be re- this retirement is early, normal, or delayed. brarians who have retired from this Univer- quired to assume any official duties or re- sponsibilities, shall be offered an office in Professors, Emeritus are appointed by the sity, whether this retirement is early, nor- the University, but not necessarily the office Board of Governors. mal, or delayed. Associate Librarians, Emeri- that they formerly occupied, shall be ac- 7.8.2 Associate Professors, Emeritus of tus are appointed by the Board of Governors. the University shall consist of associate pro- corded library privileges and shall be offered 7.9 The ranks of Librarian, Emeritus fessors who have retired from this Univer- laboratory space commensurate with their and Associate Librarian, Emeritus are hon- sity, whether this retirement is early, nor- research productivity. mal, or delayed. Associate Professors, Emeri- orary. 7.10 Emeritus professors shall be sub- tus are appointed by the Board of Governors. 7.9.1 They shall retain the name of the ject to the applicable University policies and 7.9 The ranks of Professor, Emeritus chair in their title (for example, Wainwright regulations. and Associate Professor, Emeritus have the Librarian, Emeritus) if such chair is held Chapter 2 of the Handbook of Regula- following conditions. at retirement. tions and Policies for Academic Staff pres- 7.9.1 They shall retain the name of the 7.9.2 They shall not be required by the ently contains the following entries chair in their title (for example, Samuel University to assume any official duties or regarding the Rank of Emeritus Librarian: Bronfman Professor of Management, responsibilities. 7.8 Emeritus librarians of the Univer- Emeritus) if such chair is held at retirement. 7.9.3 They shall, on request, have their sity shall consist of those retired librarians who are so appointed by the Board of Gov- 7.9.2 They shall not be required by the names listed in the staff directory. ernors on the recommendation of Senate. University to assume any official duties or 7.9.4 They shall, on request, have ac- 7.9 Emeritus librarians shall not be re- responsibilities. cess to and use of McGill Library facilities 7.9.3 They shall, on request, have their quired to assume any official duties or and McGill’s networked computing system names listed in the staff directory. responsibilities, shall be offered an office in with privileges commensurate with their 7.9.4 They shall, on request, have ac- the University, but not necessarily the office cess to and use of McGill Library facilities post-retirement activities. that they formerly occupied, shall be ac- and McGill’s networked computing system 7.9.5 They shall, on request, be offered, corded library privileges and shall be offered with privileges commensurate with their at the discretion of the retiree’s Administra- laboratory space commensurate with their post-retirement activities. tive Librarian, office space and/or research research productivity. 7.9.5 They shall, on request, be offered, space commensurate with their research 7.10 Emeritus librarians shall be sub- at the discretion of the retiree’s Department productivity, the space to be in the retiree’s ject to the applicable University policies and Chair, office space and/or research space Department. regulations. ■ commensurate with their research produc- 7.9.6 They shall, on request, obtain a tivity, the space to be in the retiree’s Depart- McGill I.D. card. ment. 7.10 Librarians, Emeritus and Associ- 7.9.6 They shall, on request, obtain a ate Librarians, Emeritus shall be subject to McGill I.D. card. the applicable University policies and regu- 7.10 Professors, Emeritus and Associate lations. Professors, Emeritus shall be subject to the applicable University policies and regulations. 13 MAUT – APBM Newsletter The title Emeritus has a long and distin- value the record of Emeritus professor ap- Opinion Poll Results guished record of being associated with only pointments that have been done in the past. the best. Not all professors fit into this cat- Positive Comments Re Proposal for Changes to egory, let’s face it. If we want to associate a 1. I believe that the University would re- the Grey Book title with every retired professor, let’s find a new title. We should not compromise the tain much good will from its retirees rather than give them the impression that it ceases Appointments to the Ranks of honour already bestowed upon many dis- tinguished McGill retirees. The fact that to value their lifelong contributions to its Professor Emeritus, Associate development from the moment that they Professor Emeritus, Librarian many other universities have already de- leave active academic life. Emeritus & Associate Librarian scended into mediocrity should not be a jus- 2. I think this is a long-overdue proposal Emeritus tification for McGill to do so. – R Gehr. to bring McGill into line with other major 3. (1) McGill’s standard should be in- universities. We can always give EXTRA R. HARRIS, VP COMMUNICATIONS ternational and not just Canadian. (2)It honours to the extraordinary. – David becomes a meaningless rank. (3) Some full Crawford. Preamble and Scope professors cease to work at that level on 3. Do we ask for this to be retroactive, or achievement of the rank. It is useful to have A web based opinion poll was set up fol- will it be as of a particular date? something more for which they might lowing the MAUT Fall General Meeting to 4. The new procedure will do a better strive—especially if we want full professors garner MAUT Members’ opinions regarding job of recognizing achievements and en- to serve as role models and to fulfill their the proposed changes to McGill’s rank of couraging ongoing involvement. We should role of intellectual leadership (and that in- Emeritus Professor. The poll published the also complete the process by defining a “dis- cludes their classroom teaching) and ad- statement “I am in favour of the proposed tinguished” category that is not automatic. changes to the Rank of Emeritus Pro- ministrative service within the University. We may want to retroactively use that new 4. While I appreciate the spirit behind fessor ” and asked members to respond category for Emeritus Professors given that the proposal, I believe that the title Emeri- rank under the old system. Change is anonymously in agreement or disagree- tus should only be used to recognize out- ment. The poll also allowed members to needed because, in spite of the best inten- standing contributions to the University, not tions, the current process lacks in transpar- express an opinion that was also recorded simply because one has retired. The anonymously. ency. The recommendations are made by a downside of not supporting the proposal is committee that does not even have emeri- Poll Results: As of 12:30 PM January that the University may lose out on not re- tus recommendations in its official man- 10, 2002, 67 members had responded via ceiving some research funding from NSERC date, by criteria that are not widely known the web poll, 56 in agreement with the and other agencies. However, most of the within McGill, let alone outside. statement and 11 in disagreement , which researchers who are interested in continu- 5. Wonderful—let’s just take it through translates to 84% in favour of the proposed ing their research in retirement are the ac- Senate. changes. Seven members also responded tive researchers, who will probably receive 6. There are no objective criteria for the directly to the MAUT Council List and with the title of Emeritus anyway. The space is- granting of an Emeritus, and it’s a good these, the poll was 85% in favour. Only com- sues and potential conflicts for Chairs are thing too, otherwise there might be a ten- ments submitted via the poll web site are enormous and, frankly, not worth the effort. dency to bulk up a CV with cosmetic activi- 5. I’m not convinced by the argument reproduced below. ties. I, perhaps naively, believe that 90% of that because other universities do it that way, the academic staff really do their best in all then we should also. It seems simple Negative Comments facets, but we all tend to have specific areas enough to offer retired faculty and librar- of interest or expertise. It’s not really fair to 1. The rank of professor emeritus is a ians of appropriate rank the proposed addi- say that one set of areas contributes more long-standing and worthwile means to tional benefits - should their services be de- or less to the fabric of McGill life, than an- honor our most esteemed colleagues. sired - without necessarily changing the other combination. Should MAUT wish to seek post-retirement system of honouring meritorious individu- 7. As a former Chair I have had occa- access to various facilities or privileges to als with the title of “Emeritus”. sion to see the demoralisation and bitter- all staff, by all means do so but not at the 6. I do not agree with the argument that ness occasioned in people who are cut loose loss of a worthy honorific. The idea of later the process should be automatic. I still see from the university without any recognition creating an alternative honorific, having value in recognizing exceptional contribu- of years of committed scholarship, teach- first destroyed a well-recognized one, is mis- tions to McGill through this appointment. ing, and service. taken. I do not feel that professors are being 8. This is badly needed to correct ineq- slighted by not being granted the Emeritus 2. I am heartily opposed to this plan! uities and clarify a confusing process. ■ designation. The current proposal will de- 14 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 CAUT and You CAUT President’s Speech Annual MAUT Advisor’s Dinner, McGill University, March 22, 2001 TOM BOOTH PRESIDENT, CAUT CAUT is Canada’s national voice for “Our Past and Our Future” academic staff, representing 30,000 teach- ers, librarians, and other academic profes- TOM BOOTH, PRESIDENT, CAUT sionals, and, more importantly, is an out- I. Introduction II. Concerns spoken and nationally and internationally Over the long history of universities, I am gravely worried about what is hap- recognized defender of academic freedom there have been many competing visions of pening to our institutions and our ability to and collegial governance. Your national or- the university’s role in society. I must con- fulfill these roles. Government ganization works actively to improve the fess that I am a strong believer in the view underfunding, coupled with a socially wide- quality and accessibility of post-secondary of the university as playing a unique role in spread and uncritical embrace of the mar- education across the country. a democratic society – ket, is bringing about a transformation of From lobbying governments to provid- • as a social institution (perhaps the only our universities—a transformation that is ing educational, negotiating and legal sup- institution) which has an uncompro- of grave concern. port, to local associations, CAUT advances mising commitment to the search for • Governments are using funding ar- the social and economic interests of its knowledge and truth; rangements and performance indicators members and offers courses, workshops and • a social institution where there is the and contracts to steer our institutions in conferences nationally and locally. The na- freedom to question and criticize all ways that serve their narrower political tional office undertakes extensive research ideas, policies, programs and technolo- interests – providing ample funding for and publishes surveys, reports, newsletters, gies — where academic freedom reigns; some fields while starving others; books, and a monthly newspaper. CAUT li- • Research funding is increasingly forc- aises with Canada’s media and vigorously • a social institution that values the genu- ing researchers into pursuing projects participates in national and international ine education of its students; that offer prospects of commercial coalitions dedicated to the welfare of public Edward Shils says this very well: “Uni- value—despite the fact that most social education, academic staff and students. versities have a distinctive task. It is the me- and economic value has come from ba- CAUT actively promotes public funding thodical discovery and teaching of truths sic research. and policies that ensure our institutions are about serious and important things. Part of accessible and of high quality, and that safe- the task is to enhance the students’ under- As U.S. Nobel Prize winner, Arthur guard the freedom of our members to teach standing and to train them in the attitudes Kornberg, whose work on DNA laid the and conduct research unrestricted by com- and methods of critical assessment and groundwork for much of the biotech indus- mercial or other special interests. CAUT ad- testing of their beliefs ...” - The Academic try today, said: “For 30 years, my research vances equity and human rights within our Ethic, p. 3. on the biosynthesis of the building blocks profession while fighting for fair working But my view of the role of the university of nucleic acids, their assembly in DNA rep- conditions, compensation and benefits that is also to: lication and the training of more than 100 foster excellent teaching and innovative re- • prepare students for their role in a demo- young scientists, was funded with many search. CAUT works for collegial institu- cratic society; millions of dollars from the U.S. National Institutes of Health without any promise or tional governance that is publicly account- • support scholarship that relates to the expectation that this research would lead to able and gives the academic community its pressing problems of society; proper voice. marketable products or procedures. No in- • promote a vibrant public culture within Information about CAUT’s many activi- dustrial organization had, or [would] ever the institution; ties, programs, services, and publications is have, the resources or disposition to invest available at http://www.caut.ca . ■ • promote public understanding of its role; in such long-range, apparently impractical •· recognize an institutional responsibil- programs. We carried out these studies to ity for publicly usable knowledge. satisfy a need to understand the basic proc- esses in cellular function ... . The enzyme The challenge of the university in a demo- pathways of assembling DNA from its build- cratic society is to play these diverse (and some- ing blocks have provided the targets for the times seemingly contradictory) roles. 15 MAUT – APBM Newsletter design of most drugs used today in the part-time and casual teachers. In the of growing management structures and chemotherapy of cancer, AIDS, herpes and U.S., only 41% of faculty are now tenured more aggressive boards of governors. autoimmune diseases. These studies are also or tenure-track. We have no reliable crucial to understanding the repair of DNA, national data in Canada, although an- IV. Conclusion so important in the aging process, and for ecdotal evidence suggests a similar prob- Fortunately, we can do something about understanding mutations and the origin of lem. For example, a recent study at all these things if we acknowledge the some cancers. It may seem unreasonable Carleton University indicated that 60% dangers and respond actively. In the short and impractical; call it counterintuitive, of course titles are taught by non- time I have tonight I can only give you a that we can solve an urgent problem such tenured, non-tenure track instructors. few examples of why I am optimistic in the as a disease by pursuing apparently unre- How can we preserve academic free- face of such serious challenges: lated questions in basic biology, chemistry, dom when a majority of faculty do • Response to the Report of the Expert or physics ... [Yet] ... Investigations that not have tenure or the prospect of ten- Panel on the Commercialization of seemed totally irrelevant to any practical ure – when they can be dismissed University Research. Within less than objective have yielded most of the major without due process or any appeal a week, more than 1,500 faculty from discoveries of medicine: X-rays, MRI, peni- rights simply by allowing their con- across the country–including many cillin, polio vaccine. In the biochemistry tracts to expire? from McGill–added their names to an department at Stanford, where recombinant urgent letter to the Prime Minister ex- DNA was discovered in 1972, we never an- Teaching pressing concern about the Expert Pan- ticipated the awesome biotechnologies of The university’s teaching role is com- el’s recommendations that championed automated genome sequencing or compu- promised by such a huge reliance on part- greater commercialization of university ter-based bioinformatics. The discoveries on time colleagues who are forced to work research. which these technologies were developed under very adverse conditions. These in- • Outcry over the Olivieri case. The came from the pursuit of basic questions in clude: threats to academic freedom in the physics, chemistry and biology, unrelated at • poor pay that requires either a heavy Olivieri case have drawn worldwide sup- the outset to a specific medical or practical teaching load or outside work; port from the academic community. But problem.” • little time and no institutional support equally important, the case has sparked The broader social pressures to meas- for research and scholarship; a public outcry reflected in unprec- ure the value of everything in terms of its edented and sympathetic media cover- market value, and the efforts of governments • professional marginalization; age in national media in Canada, the to steer university work, are threatening • vulnerability to student pressure; U.S., and Great Britain. • the integrity of universities, • little opportunity for course development • Organization of contract academic • public trust in what we do and say; work; staff. Faculty associations across Canada • our ability to fulfill our fundamental • no role in curriculum development. have responded enthusiastically to role in democratic society. CAUT’s concerns about casualization. • tenure and academic freedom Research Drives to bring all contract academic staff into faculty associations have been As I have already noted, the future for successful at UBC, Bishops, Nipissing, III. The future basic research, and for research in the hu- Wilfrid Laurier within the past year. manities and much of the social sciences, Drives are currently under way at To- Academic Freedom is being jeopardized by the pressure for com- ronto, Memorial, Acadia and soon to mercialization and by the growing require- I am concerned about the implications begin at four other Canadian universi- ments for partnerships or falling within cer- of these trends for academic freedom. ties. • Attempts to steer teaching and research tain “strategic” directions. can have grievous consequences ( ... • Aggressive defence of collegial govern- Olivieri - one of many such cases in the Decision-making within the ance. When the Board of Governors re- U.S. and Canada) university cently disregarded the Senate decision to keep two downtown colleges open, • Academic freedom is threatened by an- Finally, I am concerned that colle- gial decision-making, a key to the univer- concerned faculty raised more than other market-related trend – increasing $50,000 to take the case to judicial re- use by university administrations of sity’s integrity, is being diminished as the power of senates are diminishing in the face view, and now are before the Ontario 16 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 Court of Appeal, to get an affirmation of the power of the senate that is provided CAUT PROFILE ... from the CAUT web site in the Trent University Act. • Public response to local hearings on TRIMMED BY R.HARRIS FOR THE NEWSLETTER the underfunding of the university. CAUT is Canada’s voice for academic • CAUT Facts & Figures Two weeks ago in Halifax, CAUT staff—representing more that 30,000 fac- • CAUT Bargaining Advisory launched a national series of local hear- ulty, librarians, and other staff across the ings on the implications of country. The following is a listing of the serv- • Directory of University Board–Corpo- underfunding of universities. The turn- ices and activities that CAUT undertakes on rate Linkages out was spectacular. So many groups and behalf of member faculty associations and • Making News: A CAUT Guide to Media individuals wanted to appear that the individual affiliated members. Relations hearings had to be extended. CBC, CTV and Global networks made the story fea- Education Research tured items on their evening news. CBC CAUT provides education programs: CAUT undertakes research: Radio carried it as the lead item of the • Introduction to Collective Bargaining (2 Information –CAUT’s Research Depart- next day’s reports. Since then, CAUT has days - offered locally) ment collects and analyzes a wide range received numerous calls from media • Advanced Collective Bargaining Course- of data about post-secondary education about where the next hearings will be in Canada. CAUT strives to be the most held. National opinion polls show that Team Training ( 2½ days - offered regionally) authoritative source of information on Canadians support governments rein- post-secondary education. vesting heavily in post-secondary edu- • Grievance Handling (2½ days — offered Surveys –CAUT provides member associa- cation. locally) tions with data from several surveys: The challenges facing universities are • Arbitration ( 2½ days — offered on a • Faculty salary survey grave. But we can meet those challenges, if regional or national basis) we choose. I am confident we will. ■ • Representative Training (1½ days — • Librarians’ salary survey offered locally) • Pension and benefits survey • Intellectual Property ( ½ day - offered • Annual Analysis of Each University locally) Budget • Visiting Research Fellowship Publications • Research Studies CAUT publishes: • CAUT Bulletin Advocacy • CAUTNow CAUT represents its membership • CAUT maintains relations with key na- • CAUT Education Review tional reporters and monitors national • CAUT Commentary and regional media. • CAUT Book Series; Published by James • CAUT has a database of all national, re- Lorimer & Company, titles include Neil gional and local media (print, audio and Tudiver, Universities for Sale: Resisting visual) contact lists. Corporate Control Over Canadian • CAUT has developed a media workshop Higher Education; James L. Turk (ed.), The Corporate Campus: Commerciali- to train local leadership and staff in media relations. zation and the Dangers to Canada’s Colleges and Universities, William • CAUT meets regularly with key federal Bruneau and Donald C. Savage, Count- politicians and each year CAUT spon- ing Out the Scholars: The Impact of Per- sors a National Lobby Day on Parliament formance Indicators on Education. Hill. • CAUT Legal Review • CAUT maintains contact with senior staff 17 MAUT – APBM Newsletter in federal government departments rel- • Model Clauses evant to post-secondary education. • Information • Advice Communications • Collective Bargaining Courses CAUT communicates with its members and between its members and others: • Collective Bargaining Conference • CAUT coordinates national campaigns. • Chief Negotiators Conference • CAUT hosts national public conferences • Bargaining Advisories to highlight important issues. • Publication of Settlements • CAUT has an expanded and redesigned • Organizing web site to provide members and the public access to a wide range of infor- Relations with other mation and opinion. Canadian Organizations • CAUT listservs CAUT provides representation in other venues. Academic Freedom • National Coalitions & Collegial Governance • Public Education Network CAUT protects members’ academic • Copyright Forum rights • Promotion of Academic Freedom • Canadian Consortium for Research • Promotion of Collegial Governance • Trade and Investment Working Group • Liaison with Other National Education Legal Services Organizations CAUT protects members’ employment • National Library of Canada’s Theses rights Advisory. • Summary Legal Advice/Opinions • International Relations • Litigation • Education International • CAUT Legal Review • Tri-National Coalition for the Defence • CAUT Conference for Lawyers Represent- of Public Education ing Faculty Associations • Reciprocal - Great Britain, New Zealand, • Grievance/Arbitration Courses Australia, Ireland, with discussions with • Grievance/Arbitration Conference the USA and France. • Arbitration Database CAUT Committees • Intervention in Important Cases as Ami- CAUT process for involvement cus Curiae Standing Committees of Council • Monitoring Legislative Initiatives that • Academic Freedom and Tenure Commit- have Implications for Labour and Em- tee ployment Relations within Universities and Colleges • Collective Bargaining and Economic Benefits Committee Collective Bargaining • Librarians’ Committee CAUT protects collective employment • Status of Women Committee rights ·Committees of the Executive • Collective Agreements Database • Contract Academic Staff Committee • Benefits Survey Database • Equity Committee . ■ 18 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 ganized a special meeting in October with ad hoc committee is working on issues re- FQPPU and You the Federal Minister of International Trade, lated to intellectual property and copyright. Mr. Pierre Pettigrew. The results of this study will be published BY ARPI HAMALIAN in February 2002. The standing commit- PRESIDENT, FQPPU 2. Information tees of FQPPU are updating previous publi- MAUT is a founding member of FQPPU- Regular publications: The FQPPU jour- cations on Comparative analysis of gen- Fédération québécoise des professeures et nal, Université will resume publication in der and equity clauses in collective agree- professeurs d’université which was founded 2002. It is published in French with sum- ments in Quebec universities as well as ten years ago in May 1991. Twenty faculty maries of major articles and news in Eng- The comparative study of pension plans unions and associations are members of lish. The standing committees of FQPPU as constituted and operated in Quebec FQPPU representing almost all of the pro- have their own quarterly publications: En- universities. fessoriate in Quebec. MAUT is also a found- semble for the Comité des femmes en mi- ing member of CAUT. FQPPU and CAUT lieu Universitaire (CFMU–University wom- 4. Legal expertise and infor- have signed a collaboration protocol. en’s Committee) and Info-travail for the mation It is my pleasure to report on some Comité des relations de travail (CRT-Labour There are two types of memberships of the services rendered by FQPPU to its relations). Starting in 2002, the Comité de available at FQPPU. The basic services membership during 2001. FQPPU offers la liberté académique et de l’autonomie membership (the case of MAUT) and an ad- these services on the basis of orientations universitaire (CLAAU–Academic Freedom ditional optional membership for legal serv- and policies adopted at the biannual Con- and University Autonomy Committee) will ices. Ten out of 20 members of FQPPU are gress and as mandated by the Federal Coun- publish an information bulletin. Important members of this second service. It is im- cil that meets four times a year on a regu- issues concerning university libraries are portant to underline that 20% of the time of lar basis. Four standing committees and studied and discussed in an ad-hoc but on- the two lawyers employed by FQPPU is re- several ad-hoc committees contribute to the going committee on university libraries who served for legal advice and expertise on work of FQPPU. The sixth congress of the publish the results of their work in the form matters of interest to all members of FQPPU. FQPPU was held in early May 2001 and co- of occasional reports. All these publications We have provided legal opinions concern- th incided with the 10 anniversary celebra- disseminate comparative information on ing new legislation such as the equity re- tions of the founding of FQPPU. issues concerning equity, salary and ben- lated Bill-143. Occasionally, FQPPU and efits in the different universities and offer CAUT collaborate in lending legal expertise 1. Representation model clauses to be included in collective and services to MAUT. FQPPU officers meet regularly with the agreements and contracts negotiated with ministers and deputy ministers of education university administrations. FQPPU issues 5. Education and Training and research, civil servants, directors of or- regular press releases on the occasion of At each Federal Council meeting, four ganisations and agencies involved in uni- major events with direct incidence on uni- times a year, we devote about three hours to versity funding. Twice, during 2001, FQPPU versities and the professoriate. The last four a seminar on major issues of general inter- played a leadership role in denouncing the press releases concerned the provincial and est to all members. The following topics disengagement of the provincial govern- federal budgets and Bill-33 restructuring were presented over the past three seminars: ment from its funding responsibilities to- granting agencies responsible for funding a) interest-based bargaining, b) copyright wards the universities. Both times we suc- university research. Copies of all these as issues in the light of government legisla- ceeded in restoring the promised funding. well as the collective agreements of all Que- tion and policies related to faculty research At the Federal level, FQPPU–jointly with bec universities can be found on the web- and publications, c) the equitable interpre- CAUT–continues to carry a steady and sys- site of the Federation. tation of individual and collective rights tematic lobbying campaign to secure im- while representing faculty members and proved and stable core funding for Cana- 3. Research their grievances in the university context. dian universities. We work together to pre- FQPPU undertakes research projects and FQPPU responds to requests by its members vent all attempts to make commercialisa- disseminates the results to different decision to organize special workshops and informa- tion a fourth mission of the university. We makers and legislative bodies as appropri- tion sessions on issues such as grievance and also lobby with CAUT and other partners to ate. During 2001, FQPPU published a re- disciplinary procedures which are quite dif- prevent the opening of the education sector port on The experience of professors related ferent in Quebec as compared to other prov- to GATS (General Agreement of Trade in to commercialisation of the products of inces in Canada. Services) negotiations. To this end, we or- their research in Quebec universities. An 19 MAUT – APBM Newsletter 6. Organisation of major bec. FQPPU and CREPUQ (the Conference • contributing your expertise to the prepa- colloquia and conferences of Quebec university rectors and principals) ration of special reports To reflect on, to debate and disseminate executives hold periodic meetings to ex- Several MAUT colleagues have contrib- information about issues of concern to our change information on major issues con- uted to the strengthening of the Federation members, we organize conferences and col- cerning university affairs. We also partici- over the past ten years. It is now your turn. loquia. Some of the conferences organized pate in a working group including all ma- during 2001 were: a) Career progression jor Canadian associations working at the FQPPU—A Sampling of Activities and working conditions of women pro- University level called PEN: Public Educa- October 25 to December 15, 2001 fessors: new realities, new issues; b) Con- tion Network. This group coordinates ac- 15/10 –Press release : FQPPU expresses solidar- tivities of common interest and of major ity with the Laval University Faculty Union (SPUL) ference on the Commercialization of Re- in the difficult process of negotiating their collec- search and University Expertise in Que- concern to the defence of public education at all levels. At the international level, tive agreement. bec; c) the joint conference organized with 16/10– Participation of Arpi Hamalian in the CAUT, AAUP and the student federations of FQPPU is a member of Education Interna- meeting of the Table of partners working in higher Quebec and Canada concerning On-Line tional (EI) and collaborates with other fac- education in Quebec. Education. During our Tenth Anniversary ulty associations and federations such as the 17/10– Meeting of the local organizing com- American Association of University mittee for the preparation of the Third Conference Congress in May 2001 we debated issues re- on Higher Education and Research of Education lated to: a) the impact of recent provincial Professors(AAUP), the Tri-National Coali- tion for the Defence of Public Education: International hosted by FQPPU in collaboration and federal policies related to university and with other Canadian partners, to take place in Mon- research funding on academic freedom and Canada, Mexico and the United States of treal, March 13-16, 2002. institutional autonomy, b) a special case America as well as the Canadian Commis- 18/10– Visit of the president Arpi Hamalian to study related to Teacher Education; c) uni- sion of UNESCO and its sub-committees on Laval University to support the faculty in their col- Education and Ethics, just to cite a few ex- lective bargaining process, and by invitation from versities and the media, d) ethical issues re- the president of SPUL, Mr. Claude Banville. lated to university research. amples. In March 2002, FQPPU will host, in col- The president, Arpi Hamalian is informed of a serious situation developing in CHUL-CHUQ related 7. Coordination and solidarity laboration with CAUT and other North to Intellectual Property issues in university research. American partners, the Third Conference on Perhaps the most important service ren- 19/10 –Arpi Hamalian attends the General As- Higher Education and Research of Educa- sembly of SPUL (Assemblée syndicale). dered by FQPPU is to provide a permanent tion International, an organization repre- The FQPPU ad-hoc committee on Intellectual address and facilitate coordination and soli- senting about 300 Federations of teachers Property and Copyright issues meets. Vice-Presi- darity among the different faculty associa- and professors in over 130 countries with a dent André Hade coordinates this committee. tions and unions of Quebec universities. Mr. Pierre Lucier is renewed in his functions membership of 25 million educators. The main purpose of FQPPU is to advance as the President of the Université du Quebec. He is For a regular update on all of these serv- the cause of the professoriate and to take also the President of CREPUQ for 2001-2002. ices and publications please consult the 20/10 –Publication of a statement concerning up their concerns to different public plat- FQPPU web-site at http://www.fqppu.qc.ca university research by FQPPU in the special number forms in the defence of the University as a If you would like to receive electronic of Le Devoir devoted to university research. public service and the values we all hold copies of our press releases and publications 25/10 –FQPPU has a special table of 10 repre- dear such as academic freedom, institu- sentatives including VP external (MAUT) Prof. Dan- please give us your electronic address by tional autonomy and the exercise of a criti- iel Guitton, at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast writing to us at: [email protected] cal function for the advancement of our meeting with guest speaker Mr. David Cliche, Ministre-délégué –Research, Science and Technol- communities and society. Over the past year 8. YOU and FQPPU ogy (MRST) we supported our colleagues at Laval Uni- What can you do for FQPPU? As a member 26/10 –Meeting with the federal minister for versity in successfully negotiating a collec- international trade, Mr. Pierre Pettigrew organized tive agreement preserving the values of of MAUT you can participate in the dif- by Arpi Hamalian with Public Education Network collegiality in governance, and establishing ferent activities organized by FQPPU by: partners. The main issue was a discussion of the a clear definition of global remuneration • joining the MAUT delegations to our intentions of Canada in the matter of GATS and WTO regular meetings; agreements concerning the Education Sector. These of professors including salaries, insurance may have major repercussions on public education premiums and pension plan contributions. • attending our conferences; in Canada. FQPPU is one of the member associa- • writing for our publications; FQPPU President Arpi Hamalian and Vice- tions at the Table of partner associations President André Hade meet with the education min- working in the university context in Que- · serving on the many committees of the ister Mr. François Legault to discuss FQPPU con- Federation; cerns and priorities related to the Marois Budget to 20 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 be made public on the 1st of December. International) to be held in Montreal in March Roger de la Garde at the New Year’s Party of the Meeting of the CFMU Committee (University 2002. Faculty Association of Université du Québec à Women’s Committee – one of the four standing 21/11 –Arpi Hamalian, accompanied by VPs Montréal (SPUQ). committees of FQPPU). André Hade and Stéphane Molotchnikoff, presents 13/12 –VP Stéphane Molotchnikoff represents 1/11–Budget lock-up, budget reading at the the FQPPU brief at the public hearings of the Séguin FQPPU at the launch of the Conseil supérieur de National Assembly and Reception following the Committee on Fiscal Inbalance. l’éducation annual report : Governance : mer- Budget Reading : Participation of the FQPPU Ex- Publication of a press release by FQPPU : cantile logic or a political process? ecutive Committee members : Arpi Hamalian, “FQPPU insists that the dramatic problem of 13, 14/12 –FQPPU Executive Committee meet- André Hade, Stéphane Molotchnikoff, Cécile underfunding of our universities should be at the ing in Montreal. ■ Sabourin. core of the search for solutions to the fiscal 2/11–FQPPU Press release concerning the inbalance between the provincial and federal gov- budget : “2002-2003 budget : The renewal of the ernments and the deployment of any additional rev- professoriate in jeopardy.” enues thus recuperated should be used to restore 2,3,4/11 –On-Line Education Conference or- the level of funding to our universities … “ ganized by FQPPU, CAUT, AAUP as well as the Que- 23/11 –a.m. Members of the FQPPU Execu- bec and Canadian student federations. tive, Arpi Hamalian, André Hade, Stéphane 5/11–Press release : Support of FQPPU to the Molotchnikoff and Cécile Sabourin, meet with colleagues of Laval University Faculty Union members of the CREPUQ Executive, Mr. Pierre (SPUL). Lucier, Mr. Robert Lacroix, Mr. Frederick Lowy and 6/11–Participation of Arpi Hamlian in the ac- Mr. Jacques Bordeleau. tivities of Laval University Faculty Union (SPUL). p.m. Meeting of the FQPPU ad-hoc Committee Press release : Support of FQPPU to SPUL on Intellectual Property and Copyright coordinated 7/11–Meeting of representatives of the Table by VP André Hade. of Partners working in Higher Education in Que- 23,24,25/11 –President Hamalian and Vice bec with Mr. David Cliche, Ministre délégué Re- President Hade participate in the CAUT Council search, Science and Technology. FQPPU was rep- Meeting in Ottawa. resented by Arpi Hamalian, President and André 28/11 –Arpi Hamalian attends the MAUT Gen- Hade, Vice-President. eral Assembly upon invitation of the president of Visit of Arpi Hamalian and André Hade to SPUL. MAUT. Publication of a message of support to SPUL 29/11 –Meeting of the Academic Freedom and by FQPPU in the pages of Le Soleil. University Autonomy Committee CLAAU. 8/11–Publicaiton of a message of support to 30/11 –Federal Council Meeting of FQPPU in SPUL by FQPPU in the pages of Le Devoir and Le Quebec City. Soleil. 3/12–Meeting between Arpi Hamalian and 8-9/11 –Meeting of the Executive Committee André Hade of FQPPU with Simon Jasmin President of FQPPU. of CNCS-FEUQ (Graduate Students–Quebec Stu- Meeting between the Executive of FQPPU and dents Federation) on the issue of Intellectual Prop- Mme Sylvie Dillard, President of Fonds québécois erty. de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies 4/12–Meeting of the local committee for the (NATEQ) one of the three newly created funding preparation of the 3rd International Conference on agencies – Bill 33. Higher Education and Research of the Education 10/11 –Participation of Arpi Hamalian at the International to be held in Montreal in March 2002. dinner organized by the Faculty Union of the Uni- Arpi Hamalian and André Hade participate in versity of Quebec at Trois-Rivières to honour newly a meeting of the Table of partners in Higher Edu- hired faculty members, those completing 25 years cation in Quebec. of service and new retirees. 7/12–Press release by FQPPU-CSQ-FEUQ : “A 13/11 –Participation of Arpi Hamalian in a clear message to the Finance Minister of Canada meeting of the Public Education Network held in Mr. Paul Martin. “ Ottawa. 11/12 –Press release by FQPPU concerning the 15/11 –Publication of a one-page message in Federal Budget : “ University funding adjustments Le Devoir signed by FQPPU and other members of deferred once again … “ the Table of partners in Higher Education in Que- Comments by Arpi Hamalian on the Federal bec : “Investing in Education is an investment for Budget in an article by Marc Thibodeau in La Presse the future of Quebec.” (November 11, 2001). 20/11 –Meeting of the local organizing com- 12/12 –Participation of Arpi Hamalian in the mittee for the 3rd International Conference of Board meeting of Fondation Léo-Cormier for the Higher Education and Research of EI (Education education in human rights and liberties. Attendance of Arpi Hamalian, André Hade and 21 MAUT – APBM Newsletter FEDERAL BUDGET–M A U T Memorandum The McGill Employee Assistance Program– To: MAUT Members Bigger and Better! From: Roger Prichard Date: Thursday, December 13, 2001 4:58 PM Subject: Federal Budget JODI HEBERT, BIBLIOGRAPHER, Importance: High COLLECTIONS, MCGILL LIBRARIES McGill’s Employee Assistance Program Please take note of the following: is probably the least-known and least-used CFBS-ALERTS–Dec. 10th Budget staff benefit on campus, and yet it can do so CFBS (Canadian Federation of Biological Societies - Ed.) has been fully supportive of the much for you. Although McGill employees goals articulated in the last Throne Speech of moving Canada’s per capita investments in have had this benefit available for almost research and development from 15th to 5th world-wide by 2010. Achieving this goal will 20 years now, relatively few staff know about require significant investments in each of the government, university and private sectors. it or what it can do for them. Briefly, trained CFBS is pleased to observe that this goal was pursued in this budget, particularly given the counselors are available free of charge to urgent need to re-establish Canadians’ sense of security in these troubling times. The listen and give advice on workplace prob- Federal Budget, therefore, was true to expectations. The Government had made it clear lems, family, financial, legal or personal that following the tragic events of September 11th, security would be its top priority. This problems. This service has in the past been was indeed a security budget. At the same time we were pleased and reassured that the provided through a contract with the McGill Government had not lost sight of its desire to invest in research and innovation. School of Social Work. Two counselors, one The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) were given a substantial increase male and one female, provided confiden- ($75 million) to help “complete the job” undertaken several years ago. It is clear, from tial counseling to McGill employees and this action, that the Government is committed to the CIHR and the broad health research members of their immediate family Mon- mandate of CIHR and CFBS applauds this commitment. day through Friday from 9:00 to 5:00, in The allocation of $200 million to cover the indirect costs of research funded by the three offices located in Royal Victoria Hospital. granting councils was an important first step. Although half of what was called for, it will This past year, however, the School of clearly assist universities in funding the true cost of research conducted in their laborato- Social Work discontinued this service. As a ries next year. The research community remains optimistic that Government support for result a small committee composed of Hu- indirect costs will increase in the near future and will become a permanent budget allo- man Resources officer Kathleen Tobin and cation. one representative from each of the four staff The allocation of $100 million over three years to the National Research Council’s re- associations was set up to start the search gional innovation initiatives signaled an important recognition of the crucial role played for an outside provider to run this program. by Government science in Canada’s research and innovation enterprise. Our hope is that The first step was to draw up a list of criteria future budgets will provide additional support for this important sector. and other information to go out with a call Less satisfactory was the small increase for the Natural Science and Engineering Re- for tenders. The list included all the main search Council (NSERC). While the 7% increase to its base budget demonstrates a con- features of our current program but also tinued Government commitment to university research, the new money, unfortunately, specified such improvements as longer serv- fails to adequately address the current funding difficulties faced by this Council. ice hours and multiple service sites. Other In this budget the Government did not increase the Canadian Health and Social Transfer specifications were that all counseling staff (CHST). The current situation related to Federal involvement in University “core fund- should be fully accredited, of both genders, ing” of universities is having serious negative consequences, including rising tuition and offer service in French, English and costs at a time when our need for highly qualified personnel is steadily increasing. While other languages if possible. The company the CHST was originally designed for health, post secondary education and social wel- must also guarantee employee confidenti- fare, it has now become more a health transfer fund. It behooves the Government, there- ality, advertise and promote the program, fore, to develop another vehicle, after meaningful dialogue with the provinces, to address and provide usage statistics to Human Re- the very critical issue of university “core funding”. sources. Sincerely, The RFP was sent out on Oct. 30, 2001 Dr. Bruce Sells, FRS(C) and all six companies contacted submitted Executive Director bids. Once Human Resources has finished Canadian Federation of Biological Societies ■

22 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 evaluating the responses, interviews will be held with a short list of candidates in Janu- MAU–MAU ... T? ary 2002, to which all four major staff asso- ciations may send a representative. 50th Anniversary Reflections Although our current EAP counselors have always offered an excellent service, having to go to an outside provider has its MAUT in the 1950’s & 60’s advantages too: · the ability to offer counseling outside ARCHIE MALLOCH working hours (e.g., evenings or week- Not long after I came to McGill as a lecturer in 1953, I began to hear about an organiza- ends); tion commonly referred to as the Mau-Mau (after the insurgent movement then active in · various counseling sites around Mon- Kenya). It was, of course, the recently established McGill Association of University Teachers. treal close to both campuses or near the Several colleagues urged me to attend a general meeting that autumn, and in a daring spirit staff member’s home; I did. I recall a motion urging the University to adopt a policy of published salary floors for each rank — an idea that seemed ridiculous to a certain dean then present, since (he said) it · a larger pool of counselors and language would mean paying the same salary to the competent and the less than competent. abilities to choose from; I joined the Association, and attended general meetings from then on, was a member of · more publicity and promotion of the Council in the early 60’s, and president in 1965-66. The moving force in MAUT in the late 50’s program, increasing awareness; was a group of faculty members which included Frank Scott, Bus Woods, Max Cohen, Jim · useful feedback about the program ena- Mallory, Fred Howes, Haddon Common—a number of whom had also been active in estab- bling further improvements. lishing CAUT at about the same time. Their energy and attention created an agenda that The program would still keep the same focused on improved benefits for faculty and greater faculty participation in university gov- desirable features it has had in the past: ernment. These demands could not be conveyed directly to the Board of Governors: when a president of MAUT proposed to the chairman of the Board that they meet, the chairman de- • fully qualified and accredited counselors clined, saying that such a meeting was unnecessary, and that if MAUT had any requests to of both genders; make, they could be submitted to the Principal. • staff counseling on a wide variety of is- Nevertheless, by the early 1950’s the Association was making its presence felt through sues in 4-6 sessions, referring elsewhere various interventions. The diligence of Tom Asimakopulos and his colleagues on the benefits where appropriate; committee led to significant improvements in that area. A paper prepared by Max Cohen in • total confidentiality; 1959 shaped discussion of university government on the campus. And when Principal James • both group workplace sessions and in- resigned in 1961, MAUT established a committee on the choice of his successor which in- dividual sessions available. cluded several members who were at the same time Senate representatives on the official Board of Governors committee. Until the new provider is in place HR The rallying cry in the mid-60’s was that faculty were the university, and therefore should and the School of Social Work are continu- play a primary role in university government. This view was taken by associations on many ing to offer our traditional EAP services on other campuses, and was articulated nationally in 1964 in a volume of essays by various a month-by-month basis. ■ academics entitled A Place of Liberty. In the same year plans were made for a national com- mission on university government sponsored jointly by CAUT and AUCC, what ultimately came to be known as the Duff-Berdahl commission. The influence of MAUT in the governance of McGill appeared to be growing rapidly: I can recall a sense of achievement and exhilaration in the association at that time. In 1964 Max Cohen and Bus Woods became the deans respec- tively of Law and of Arts and Science. The McGill representative on the first ad hoc grants committee in the province was Saul Frankel, a former MAUT president. Faculty seemed in- deed to be becoming the university. But then, as will happen, unforeseen events changed the scenario. Starting in 1965 the McGill version of the continental student movement quickly gathered strength, and by 1967 was in turn demanding a role in university government. In challenging the “administration” the students began to play an adversarial role that had up till then belonged exclusively to the faculty association. Some resentment was inevitable. A minority of MAUT members supported the students, but the large majority apposed them. The division of opinion within the Associa- 23 MAUT – APBM Newsletter tion became intense in the autumn of 1967 energy went into the Academic Freedom and and saying nasty things about him in pub- on the occasion of a student discipline case. Tenure Committee of CAUT. I retired from lic. He then tore up the letter and I was dis- It became acrimonious in 1968 with the McGill in 1987, and have been out of touch missed with a friendly handshake. This set strike of the political science students and with MAUT affairs for some years. I am sure the stage for what “hard negotiations” were with the biting attacks in the McGill Daily that the Association has evolved well beyond like in those days. on former MAUT stalwarts, now deans. (The the early stages that I have tried to describe At that time, I was firmly convinced that much-reviled editor of the Daily that year in this paper. I wish MAUT and all its mem- responsible people, like MAUT, had to have was Mark Starowicz, L.L.D. 2001). bers well in this 50th anniversary year. ■ their fingers on the university pulse at all The disagreements within MAUT came times or it would expire. Now that I am re- to a head in the winter of 1968-69. On Feb- On the Presidency of MAUT, tired and have removed my fingers from the ruary 27 a general meeting was called to 1986-1987 pulse of the university, I find that it still lives. consider the role of students in the appoint- What I don’t know is, are others monitor- HERSHEY WARSHAWSKY ment, re-appointment, and promotion of ing the pulse, or does it not matter! ■ academic staff. Nearly 200 members gath- My presidency of MAUT followed the ered in the ballroom of the Faculty Club. FOG days of Stores McCall. FOG, or Future The chief item of business was soon tabled, Options Group, was an alternative to the and the rest of the time in the 2½–hour planning process underway at the univer- meeting was devoted to a motion from the sity administration level. In those days we floor strongly denouncing the use of disrup- felt that we as MAUT could do better at plan- tive tactics which impeded the normal func- ning than our administrators. Thus, in tioning of the University. The motion in its 1986-87, we were still confident that we, the final version carried by 102 votes to 28. professors, were the university. Now, I am Since the wording of the motion closely re- not that sure. My days in office were occu- sembled the charges recently brought by the pied with rules and regulations and the re- Principal against Stanley Gray, a lecturer vision of large portions of our “grey book”, in political science, the resolution could which is now “red”. We defended the de- only be construed as MAUT support for dis- fenceless without a legal advisor and a ma- ciplinary action against a fellow faculty jor concern was the abolition of mandatory member. retirement. This was linked with new regu- The bitterness of those who had opposed lations on discipline of staff, including let- the motion can be gauged by the fact that ters of reprimand and dismissal for cause. they caucused immediately after the meet- We were forced to couple the abolition of ing in the lounge of the Faculty Club to dis- mandatory retirement with more workable cuss the founding of a rival organization— regulations on dismissal and incentives for which came into being a little later as the early retirement. Our major victory was that McGill Faculty Union. after protracted consultation and legal chal- I consider the general meeting in Feb- lenges, the university agreed to conform to ruary 1969 an unfortunate event in the his- provincial regulations and abolish manda- tory of MAUT, whatever position one took tory retirement at 65. Thus, it is now possi- on the issues. (I myself opposed the disci- ble for all full time academic staff to work plinary action against Gray, as I had opposed until they wish to retire, or to retire early the action against the students in 1967.) The with reasonable early retirement benefits. McGill Faculty Union never became large In my first address to the general meet- enough to be effective, but during the 1970’s ing of MAUT in the fall, I was critical of the it enlisted the support of a number of the bargaining strategies used by the Principal more militant young faculty, the very sort and the Administration. Soon after the meet- of person who had been important in estab- ing, I was duly summoned to David lishing MAUT in the first place, and who Johnston’s office and given a letter to read continued to be needed. which was a “letter of reprimand” for be- In the 1970’s my faculty association ing critical of our hard working Principal 24 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 you might as well send students a package MAUT Budget of textbooks, telling them to read them for

SEPT.2000-A UG.2001 SEPT.2001-A UG.2002 % CHANGE * a year, and then asking them to give the Income university $30,000 for the experience.” He Dues 317,731 349,504 10.0% also said MIT’s decision was partly motivated Investment 14,699 11,023 -25.0% by concerns that online education would Total 332,430 360,527 8.5% impose added costs on the university. “There just isn’t any money to be made from online Expenses education. Either you have to provide junk Payroll plus fringe 108,706 111,424 2.5% low-quality education materials which no CAUT/FQPPU 139,361 142,845 2.5% good university wants to do, or the costs of Conferences and meetings 24,985 27,484 10.0% delivering good online education actually Office Expenses 8,212 8,417 2.5% wind up being higher than traditional face- Professional Fees 7,880 8,077 2.5% to-face teaching.” Stationery and reproduction 6,709 6,877 2.5% MIT faculty members also expressed Telecommunications 1,445 1,481 2.5% concern that online education would in- Total 297,298 306,605 3.1% crease their workload and create a “two-tiered” faculty, with one group focused Summary on distance education and teaching and the Income 332,430 360,527 8.5% other centred on campus and focused on Expenditures 297,298 306,605 3.1% research. “Faculty time is a limited re- Surplus (Deficit) 35,132 53,923 53.5% source. The evidence is pretty clear that online teaching increases the workload and *calculated on 2000-2001 budget ■ takes time away from research—something the faculty at MIT who value both research and teaching would be extremely uncom- fortable doing,” Lerman said. The Open Courseware project will see MIT endeavour MIT Rejects Entrepreneurial Model to put all course content into a web-based Another story about the coming of electronic Education.—Ed. format. Participation by faculty members will be voluntary. The entire courseware web REPRINTED FROM code will be open and available to the pub- CAUT BULLETIN NOVEMBER, 2001 lic. “Open Courseware is not a distance edu- Worries that online education can adversely affect faculty workload and quality prompted cation initiative,” Lerman stressed. “It is an the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create an electronic database of course materials effort to enhance on-campus education and freely accessible to anyone, says Steven Lerman, director of MIT’s Center for Educational Com- to support the activities of our faculty.” CAUT puting Initiatives. Speaking before an international conference on online education in Mon- executive director Jim Turk praised the Open treal in November, Lerman said MIT considered developing its own online program but in- Courseware project, saying his biggest worry stead opted to use new technologies to “enhance the core educational experience, rather than is that many Canadian institutions are still to extend our reach into new markets.” The conference, sponsored by CAUT, the Canadian blindly embracing online education as a Federation of Students, the American Association of University Professors, FQPPU, the Féderation way to make money. That, he added, is di- québécoise des professeures et professeurs d’université and the Fédération étudiante universitaire verting resources away from other needs. du Québec, brought together almost 200 delegates from across North America to consider the “What we’re concerned about is the notion impact of online education on faculty and students. Many universities and colleges in Canada that many universities looking at online and around the world have been rushing to develop online courses often with the intent of education are only looking at dollar signs,” reaping new revenues, but conference delegates heard that MIT has decided not to join the Turk said. “From the beginning we thought ranks of “virtual” universities. Lerman explained that MIT’s initiative “Open Courseware” that would undercut the quality of educa- will not offer online instruction, but just provide the materials that faculty members use. tion. MIT has now shown those dollars just “We’ve always drawn a distinction between the materials we teach and the actual teaching. aren’t there.” The materials really aren’t that important,” Lerman said. “If you fail to make that distinction, 25 MAUT – APBM Newsletter Turk added the conference demon- return goes down, would not be great strated there is concern among faculty and Pension Adjustments enough to generate the sums necessary to students that online education could change purchase an annuity that would meet the the nature of academic work and replace R. HARRIS, VP COMMUNICATIONS contributor’s expectations. ■ the face-to-face interaction that is a critical (WITH LOTS OF HELP FROM PROF. DEUTSCH) part of the learning process. “Online tech- The October memorandum sent to every nologies can be useful, but they aren’t a sub- member of the McGill pension plan dis- stitute”, he said. ■ cussed a number of issues one of which was the adjustments that are made to the Academic Freedom Fund payouts. If you are like me, you may not The CAUT has established a fund that fully understand how the pension amounts all members of CAUT can call upon in the are arrived at nor how the “Pension Adjust- event that they need legal support in litiga- ments” are derived. Somewhat foolishly, I tion involving academic freedom. Full de- realize in retrospect, I decided to get to the tails are best obtained from the CAUT web bottom of the way the McGill plan operates site, http://ww.caut.ca . The fund is sup- and to try to understand what the memo- ported by donations from the members and randum was really trying to tell me. has accumulated almost $100,000 to date. Here’s what I understand. If you can say MAUT Council is considering making a con- it better, please don’t hesitate to do so. I’ll tribution on a per member per year basis. put it in the next Newsletter. The amounts that other associations have A pension works like this. We give a fund pledged have been in the range $10 to $20 our money, our pension contributions, while per member per year for up to five years. we are still earning an income, i.e., before Any comments, sentiments or thoughts you retirement. It is invested for us and upon have about MAUT making such a retirement, the resulting value of our in- conribution should be sent to vestment is used to buy an annuity that pays [email protected] ■ out the pension. Thus, the amount we each need to contribute is determined by how much we want to have at retirement and that in turn depends upon how much inter- est our contributions will earn in the time Fitness Comes To McGill before our retirement. Since we do not know Everyone has an excuse not to exercise. exactly how much interest our contributions Lack of time, money or fitness are the most will earn, an estimate is made about these popular reasons offered by those more com- rates of return in order that the amount of fortable on the couch than in the gym. But the contribution can be calculated. Here at what would happen if fitness suddenly be- McGill, the estimate of the rate of return came affordable, accessible and less intimi- has been 6.75%. Since the amounts invested dating? Would the masses flock to the gym have earned more than 6.75 % in the past in search of better health and wellness?I do due to the wise investment practices of the not know about the masses, but any indi- Pension Management Committee, I under- vidual who is interested and who has not do stand, there has been more money avail- so yet can get more information from able than when the contributions were cal- http://www.fit.mcgill.ca . ■ culated. As a result, there have been “pen- sion adjustments” so that this surplus was returned to the people who made the con- tributions. My understanding is that now the assumed rate of return is too optimistic and if not adjusted downwards, the contribu- tions, which go up as the assumed rate of 26 Vol 28 No 2 January janvier 2002 ARTICLE III Full Members, Associate Members, & Retired Members

For purposes of this article: An academic services as provided by by-law, as amended appointment is defined to be a remunerated from time to time. appointment at McGill University with one 9. An Associate Member ceases to be an of the following titles: Associate Member of MAUT upon resigna- Professor tion in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer, Associate Professor or, upon failure to pay Associate Member- Assistant Professor ship dues, or upon ceasing to be eligible for Assistant Professor (special category) Associate Membership. Such a person auto- Librarian matically forfeits all right, claim and inter- Associate Librarian est arising from or associated with Associ- Assistant Librarian ate Membership in MAUT. Sessional Librarian 10. RETIRED MEMBER Faculty Lecturer 11. A person who retires from an aca- Lecturer demic appointment at McGill University, Course lecturer and was either a Full Member or an Associ- 1. FULL MEMBER ate Member at the time of retirement, and 2. A person holding a full-time or part- is not re-appointed with an academic ap- time academic appointment at McGill Uni- pointment at McGill University, is eligible versity, with duties equal to or greater than to be a Retired Member. half of a regular full-time appointment is 12. A Retired Member is entitled to serv- eligible to be a Full Member. ices as provided by by-law, as amended from 3. For Course Lecturers, “duties equal time to time. to or greater than half of a regular full-time 13. A Retired Member ceases to be a Re- appointment” shall be defined as the teach- tired Member of MAUT upon resignation in ing of a minimum of 12 credits of teaching writing to the Secretary-Treasurer, or, upon or 20 hours per week of remunerated em- failure to pay retired membership dues. ployment for a minimum of two terms (8 Such a person automatically forfeits all months) during an academic year. right, claim and interest arising from or as- 4. A Full Member is entitled to services sociated with Retired Membership in MAUT. as provided by by-law, as amended from time 14. In cases of doubt or dispute as to ei- to time. ther, eligibility for membership, or benefits 5. A Full Member ceases to be a Full of membership, the Council makes the rul- Member of MAUT upon resignation in writ- ing. ing addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, or, 15. Full-time students and persons hold- upon failure to pay Full Membership dues, ing full-time non-academic appointments or, upon ceasing to be eligible for Full Mem- at McGill University are not eligible for Full bership. Such a person automatically for- Membership, Associate Membership or Re- feits all right, claim and interest arising tired Membership. ■ from or associated with Full Membership in MAUT. 6. ASSOCIATE MEMBER 7. A person holding an academic ap- pointment at McGill University, who is not eligible to be a Full Member, is eligible to be an Associate Member. 8. An Associate Member is entitled to 27 MAUT – APBM Newsletter

MAUT Executive 2001/2002 Phone Fax President Roger Prichard PARASITOLOGY 7729 7857 [email protected] President-Elect Kohur N. GowriSankaran MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS 7373 6671 [email protected] Past President H. Patrick Glenn LAW 6620 4659 [email protected] V.P. Internal Michael Smith SOCIOLOGY 6849 3403 [email protected] V.P. External Daniel Guitton NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY 1954 8106 [email protected] V.P. Communications Ralph Harris MINING & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING 1427 4492 [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer Celeste Johnston NURSING 4157 8455 [email protected]

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