Events

Join us to hear Mark Servos, Water Institute member, biology professor, and Canada Research Chair in Water Quality Protection, and his research team discuss monitoring municipal wastewater for the COVID-19 Omicron variant. 

Join us to hear Lisa Yuhasz, Manager, Workforce Planning, discuss work from home guidelines. 

Join us to hear Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor of UWaterloo discuss the Waterloo at 100 initiative currently underway. Waterloo at 100 is a long-term visioning exercise for the institution, concerned with addressing the question: What do we as an institution aspire to become by our 100th anniversary in 2057?

President Goel has taken the time to describe his presentation, including some discussion questions:

As a UWSA member, you are invited to attend this meeting, even if you are not a representative. The purpose of the Area Representatives committee is to exchange information about current issues facing staff at UW and to keep an open line of communication between the UWSA leadership and staff members across the University. 

Your Rights at Work: Understanding Policy 18

This two-part workshop is designed to help staff understand their rights under the primary staff employment policy at Waterloo, Policy 18.

Part 2: Navigating Job Loss, on September 24, is a refresh of our 2024 workshop, covering what happens if you lose your job, what your rights are, and how we can support you.

Join the UWSA team for an overview of the policies and processes for staff leaves and vacations for ongoing and contract staff.

Explore the various avenues staff have for addressing workplace conflict, including both informal options and formal complaints, campus supports, and our new association grievance procedure.