Your voice starts here

The UW Staff Association provides members with:

  • A voice in University decision making
  • Protection under University of Waterloo policies
  • Confidential support and advocacy
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Grants and scholarships
  • Group discounts and corporate memberships
  • Events and other ways to connect
  1. Mar. 12, 20242024 Member Survey
    UWSA Member Survey with brightly coloured speech bubbles.

    The UW Staff Association (UWSA) is surveying members this month to measure progress on our strategic plan, improve our services, and continue to monitor the UW work environment and the impacts of the pandemic.

  2. Mar. 11, 2024Call for Members: UWSA Area Representatives Committee
    Call for Members: UWSA Area Representatives Committee

    The Area Representatives Committee is seeking two planning committee members—recording secretary and programming coordinator—and representatives from dozens of areas across the University.

    Openings: Many
    Term: April 2024 – April 2025
    Deadline: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

  3. Jan. 31, 2024Introducing the UWSA Suggestion Box

    You asked for it, and we made it: We’re testing out an anonymous form on the UWSA website so you can comfortably provide feedback, give us suggestions, tip us off about concerns, or whatever else you need to do. Harmful comments will be deleted, but our Operations Team will read everything else and pass feedback on to wherever it needs to go.

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  1. Apr. 11, 2024Area Representatives Meetings
    Area Reps Meetings: Second Thursday of every month at noon

    The Area Representatives Committee's purpose 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. Meetings are open to Area Reps: Find yours here or apply to be one now!

    Upcoming meeting agendas

    February: Continued discussion about Area Reps

  2. May 9, 2024Area Representatives Meetings
    Area Reps Meetings: Second Thursday of every month at noon

    The Area Representatives Committee's purpose 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. Meetings are open to Area Reps: Find yours here or apply to be one now!

    Upcoming meeting agendas

    February: Continued discussion about Area Reps

  3. June 13, 2024Area Representatives Meetings
    Area Reps Meetings: Second Thursday of every month at noon

    The Area Representatives Committee's purpose 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. Meetings are open to Area Reps: Find yours here or apply to be one now!

    Upcoming meeting agendas

    February: Continued discussion about Area Reps

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  1. Mar. 18, 2024President’s update: March 2024

    Here’s Yessenia’s report from the Area Representatives meeting on March 14, covering our member survey, recent announcements from the University, the importance of staff participation in the Freedom of Expression focus groups, and more.

  2. Feb. 8, 2024President’s update: February 2024
    President's update

    It is officially February and I’d like to acknowledge and celebrate Black History Month—please check out the events happening on campus and in the community.

  3. Nov. 14, 2023President’s update: November 2023
    President's update title card with a small photo of the UWSA presidents and UW president in a polaroid frame.

    It’s the start of a new year for the Staff Association, with our directors and presidents turning over at the end of October. I want to extend a warm thank you to outgoing president Agata Jagielska for her work and welcome Lisa Habel as our new president-elect. At the board level we welcome Tracelyn as vice chair, as well as two new directors: Gitanjali Shanbhag and Alana Guevara. And finally, yours truly, the new president for this next year!

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