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Bargaining between PSAC and Queen’s sees QUFA involved

Written on January 28, 2022. Posted in News.

Graduate student workers at Queen’s, led by PSAC 901, have continued their bargaining efforts for increased mental health support, paid sexual violence training, and gender affirmation leave. PSAC 901 is now working with the support of QUFA (Queen’s University Faculty Association), the union representing...

Provincial consultations leave faculty dissatisfied as pension changes loom

Written on May 21, 2019. Posted in News, University.

In 2009, the mandatory retirement age was eliminated in Canada on the basis of age discrimination. Ten years later, some senior post-secondary faculty might be forced out anyway. The province’s Bill 100, a budgetary measures bill, has been inching its way toward Royal Assent and could change how post-secondary...

Cartoon: For senior faculty, Ford crashes the party

Written on May 21, 2019. Posted in Editorials.

Once Ontario’s 2019 budget bill is passed at Queen’s Park, senior faculty across the province’s post-secondary sector could soon face a choice between retirement and a decreased salary. Under the new law, the province will have the authority to reduce—including reduce to zero—salaries of post-secondary...

University to compensate for “anomalously low” faculty salaries

Written on September 10, 2018. Posted in News, University.

This month, Queen’s will be adjusting the salaries of roughly 200 faculty members currently employed at the University. Faculty members were notified of the change in August, according to a statement published on the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) website. In an interview with The Journal,...

Shirkhanzadeh firing won’t proceed to further arbitration

Written on October 14, 2016. Posted in News.

On Sept. 12, seated around a boardroom table at the Four Points Sheraton, representatives from Queen’s administration, it’s faculty union, and recently-fired professor Morteza Shirkhanzadeh went into a closed session mediation. The session was intended to discuss grievances regarding the professors...

Putting USATs back on the table a good sign

Written on March 17, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

Queen’s revision of the student feedback process is a welcome step, but it won’t mean anything if USAT results aren’t taken seriously. For each class they take, students fill out a USAT form reviewing the course — the University Survey of Student Assessment of Teaching (USAT), which is collected by...

Teaching profs deserve an equal pedestal

Written on October 6, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Those who can, teach. Those who can’t, get tenure. A growing trend across Canadian universities is the “teaching class”, university instructors who are hired on short contracts to teach classes on an hourly basis and for lower pay than more ‘elite’ professors who spend their days researching. By valuing...

“Get Science Right” campaign comes to Queen’s

Written on September 25, 2015. Posted in News.

“There is a war on science in Canada,” Professor John Smol said, as he addressed a packed room of over 100 local researchers, professors and graduate students at Botterell Hall, Thursday afternoon. Smol’s keynote lecture was part of the “Get Science Right” conference co-hosted by Canadian Association...

University and faculty association reach agreement for new contract

Written on September 10, 2015. Posted in News.

With the announcement of a firm collective agreement between Queen’s and its faculty, students can anticipate a review of both professor evaluations and teaching methods at Queen’s. On Aug. 21, after eight months of grueling negotiation and 37 bargaining dates, the Queen’s University Faculty Association...

Faculty strike off table following tentative agreement

Written on July 31, 2015. Posted in News.

Uncertainty surrounding a potential strike vote has been eased with the announcement of significant progress in collective bargaining between Queen’s and its faculty association. On the morning on July 29, the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) and the University reached a tentative agreement...

Faculty strike possible following conciliation request

Written on July 28, 2015. Posted in News.

A strike vote has been placed on the bargaining table by the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) after difficulties coming to a new collective agreement with the University. After the University and QUFA couldn’t agree upon several tenets of the new collective agreement — including the...

AMS looking to join the bargaining table

Written on June 30, 2015. Posted in News.

Amidst ongoing bargaining between the University and its faculty union, the AMS has asked to be included in negotiations — but Queen’s administration and faculty aren’t keen on the idea. On June 19, the AMS released Collective Perspectives: A Policy Paper on Collective Bargaining between Queen’s University...

Unions and admin adopt adversarial approach

Written on November 14, 2014. Posted in Features.

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...

Concerns about professor

Written on November 4, 2011. Posted in News.

Updated on Friday, Nov. 4 at 12 p.m. A second-year history class has not convened in the past week. Adjunct assistant professor Mike Mason has not attended his class since he announced that students had complained to the history department about terms used in his lectures. According to students enrolled...

Agreement between faculty union and University is ratified

Written on August 30, 2011. Posted in News.

A four-year collective agreement between Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) and the University was ratified today by the Board of Trustees. The approval concludes negotiations that have been ongoing since January. “All’s well that ends well,” Principal Daniel Woolf said. “We...

Adminstration and Faculty union reach tentative agreement

Written on August 15, 2011. Posted in News.

Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) and the University have reached a tentative agreement. As of 12:01 a.m. this morning, QUFA and Queen’s administration were in a legal strike or lockout position. Mediation continued through the deadline but broke off when an offer was made...

Faculty union and administration take break from mediation to consider offers

Written on August 15, 2011. Posted in News.

After more than 18 hours of bargaining, Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) and University administration postponed mediation talks. “They’ve broken off to consider offers,” QUFA President Paul Young said, adding that the two sides will likely reconvene on Tuesday. Though the two parties...

Principal's letter leaked to Facebook

Written on July 28, 2011. Posted in News.

Updated July 29, 2011 A letter containing Principal Daniel Woolf’s plan for the upcoming year was leaked to Facebook on Wednesday, revealing Woolf’s expectations that the school year “could prove to be a time of major labour disruption at the university.” University administration is in mediation...

Ready to strike

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in News.

Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) could soon be in a legal strike or lockout position after the administration applied for a No Board report on July 25. The union’s bargaining unit has been in negotiations with the University for the past six months. A No Board report calls an end to conciliation...

Stand-off on labour talks

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in Opinions.

Bob Silverman, Provost and Vice Principal of Academics Universities are about learning—all aspects of learning. There is the learning in the undergraduate classroom. There is the learning of graduate students, arriving at fresh insights in their fields of study. And there is the learning of seasoned...

Faculty strike possible

Written on June 28, 2011. Posted in News.

A union of faculty, librarians and archivists at Queen’s could strike if an agreement with the administration isn’t reached by June 30. Since its contract expired at the end of April, Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) has been negotiating with the University. According to a bargaining...

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Bargaining between PSAC and Queen’s sees QUFA involved

Provincial consultations leave faculty dissatisfied as pension changes loom

Cartoon: For senior faculty, Ford crashes the party

University to compensate for “anomalously low” faculty salaries

Shirkhanzadeh firing won’t proceed to further arbitration

Putting USATs back on the table a good sign

Teaching profs deserve an equal pedestal

“Get Science Right” campaign comes to Queen’s

University and faculty association reach agreement for new contract

Faculty strike off table following tentative agreement

Faculty strike possible following conciliation request

AMS looking to join the bargaining table

Unions and admin adopt adversarial approach

Concerns about professor

Agreement between faculty union and University is ratified

Adminstration and Faculty union reach tentative agreement

Faculty union and administration take break from mediation to consider offers

Principal's letter leaked to Facebook

Ready to strike

Stand-off on labour talks

Faculty strike possible

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