Faculty at the University of Winnipeg are reportedly concerned about potential job losses following a recent university budget update and comments from UWinnipeg President Todd Mondor at a senate meeting. In the update, the university warned that “serious financial pressures” would make it difficult to maintain its programming and services. In the meeting, Mondor further referenced a financial exigency article in the faculty collective agreement that details how layoffs can be invoked in a financial emergency. Both University of Winnipeg Faculty Association President Peter Miller and UWinnipeg Spokesman Caleb Zimmerman told the Winnipeg Free Press that financial exigency is not an immediate threat. However, Miller noted that the association takes the comments seriously and expressed hope “that we’ll see provincial government step up now.”
