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Four year collective agreement for postdocs at Queen’s ratified

Ten months of negotiating and one strike vote later, Queen’s postdoctoral scholars, also known as postdocs, ratified their new collective agreement with the University on April 3. Postdocs, who reside under the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 901 union, are salaried employees who conduct...

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Unions and admin adopt adversarial approach

As Queen’s faces a $456 million pension solvency deficit, many full-time jobs at the University have been reduced to part-time positions, according to the president of the local Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE). CUPE 229, a branch of the nationwide union, represents approximately 260 full-time...

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TAs sign new collective agreement

Following eight months of negotiations, the University has ratified its agreement with PSAC Unit 1. Despite this, the bargaining group claims it isn’t good enough. PSAC Unit 1, which represents teaching assistants (TA) and teaching fellows (TF) at the University, began negotiations on April 30, and...

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