Western University and the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association-Librarians and Archivists (UWOFA-LA), a union representing 49 librarians and archivists at Western, reached a tentative agreement on Friday, Nov. 6. Details of the agreement will not be released until after the agreement has been ratified by the association and Western’s Board of Governors. A ratification vote by UWOFA-LA members will be scheduled shortly.
Pulling up roots after 46 years
If you glance out Janet Williams’ office window in Middlesex College, you’ll see a lovely, mature 35-year-old beech tree. She remembers the day it was planted. “There used to be two, but about three years ago one suddenly died,” said Williams, an academic counsellor...