Roy Kari (Chemistry) is LUFA President (since 1978)
Henry Best President of LU.

July 9

Certificate granted by the Ontario Labour Relations Board. Hermann Falter (Chemistry) President of LUFA
Ashley Thomson (Library) succeeds Dieter Buse (History) as Chief Negotiator
The bargaining unit includes 215 full-time members.

April

LUFA joins the CAUT Defence Fund.

November

Signature of the first collective agreement 1980-1982 Harriet McMorran is hired as part-time Executive Assistant for LUFA.

September

First issue of The LUFA Bulletin Lloyd Wagner (Political Science) President of LUFA.
Louis Zanibbi (Commerce) signs second collective agreement, 1982-1983 John Daniel becomes President of LU.
Oiva Saarinen (Geography), President of LUFA
Robert Segsworth (Political science) signs third collective agreement for 1984-1985

September

Richard Carrière (Social Work), Chief Negotiator
First strike during the John Daniel administration. 3 days.
Fourth collective agreement 1985-1987

End Oct.- Nov. 1985

LUSU on strike for 4 ½ weeks. Bernadette H. Schell (Commerce), President of LUFA John Church (Commerce), Chief Negotiator signs agreement for 1987-1989

September

Lucien Cortis (Commerce) Chief Negotiator
Second strike during the John Daniel administration. 22 days.
Sixth collective agreement 1989-1992.
Salaries rise above provincial average. Lucien Cortis (Commerce) President of LUFA
Ross Paul President of LU

September

Certification of Thorneloe University. Peter Simpson (Philosophy) Chief Negotiator.

September

Harriet McMorran retires.

November

Darlene McIntosh is hired as full-time Office Manager of LUFA Wendy Jerome (Human Kinetics) President of LUFA
Angus Gilbert (History and former Acting Vice-President Academic) signs collective agreement for 1992-1995 Social Contract Legislation is imposed by NDP Government.
Laurentian's Administration is the only one in Ontario refusing to negotiate PTR.
LUFA Members will receive no PTR from 1992 to 1997.

October 31

Certification of sessional faculty. Richard “Dick” Schell (English) President of LUFA

December

LUFA joins about 30 other unions in Sudbury to fund, plan and organise the Sudbury Days of Action – Celebration of Resistance. Donations pour in from across the province. Total budget will be close to $ 70,000 for the 3-day events.

February

Creation of the LUFA Banner. The three circles symbolise the Aboriginal, Anglophone, and Francophone communities composing LUFA

March

Sudbury Celebration of Resistance – Over 50 LUFA members help organise and participate to several of the 22 events, dances, shows, and marches over three days.

June

Doug Goldsack (Chemistry and former Dean of Science and Engineering) signs collective agreement for 1997-1999

August

North Bay Days of Action – LUFA is represented in the Sunday march by Pat Tobin (Social Work), David Leadbeater (Economics) and J.-Ch. Cachon (Commerce). Ross Paul leaves; Geoff Tesson (Sociology) Acting President Wendy Jerome (Human Kinetics) President of LUFA
Jean Watters President of LU Anis Farah (Engineering) Chief Negotiator
Negotiation of 10^th Collective Agreement, 1999-2002
LUFA comes 2 hours from a strike.
Laurentian President Jean Watters defends right of Faculty for a better pay and loses the confidence of key Governors.
LUFA Members' salaries are $ 10,000 below the provincial average.

Jean-Charles Cachon (Commerce) President of LUFA Jean Watters quits LU and Hermann Falter becomes Acting President. Judith Woodsworth becomes President of LU.

September

Anis Farah (Engineering) Chief Negotiator for the second time.
Negotiation of 11^th Collective Agreement, 2002-2005
LUFA comes 36 hours from a strike.
Strike vote was 98.5%.
Certification of the University of Sudbury. Peter Simpson, Chief Negotiator.

November

Éliette Portelance becomes LUFA's Office Administrator

December

Darlene McIntosh retires. Peter Simpson (Philosophy) President of LUFA 2004-2005.
The bargaining unit includes 312 full time and 95 part-time members at Laurentian, and 25 full time and 13 part-time members at Sudbury and Thorneloe.

November

Éliette Portelance resigns and is replaced by Lee Ann Fielding Peter Simpson leaves Sudbury to join professional staff at CAUT
Jim Ketchen becomes President

October

Anis Farah as Chief Negotiator for the third time
Contract signed, 2005-2008. Highlights include significant movement to the provincial average as well as a 2.5 workload in all faculties but Science and Engineering, which remains at 2.0 Lee-Ann Fielding goes off on maternity leave, replaced by Nicole St. Georges
Jim Ketchen acclaimed as President.

March

On 1 March 2007, the LUFA Office relocated from Room L-234 in the Parker Building to C-105 in the Classroom Building. The new location, which is more visible to passers-by also affords more space for those working in the area.

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