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Queen’s denying many international students employment during COVID-19

Written on October 22, 2020. Posted in Features.

A note on the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) site reads that those “who can not travel to Canada for the fall will not receive a Teaching Assistant (TA) or Research Assistant (RA) position.” The International Students Working Group (ISWG) is determined to reverse this decision, which it says is...

Ryerson’s move to cut ties with RSU means bigger problems for student representation

Written on January 28, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Ryerson shouldn’t be prioritizing student dollars over its students, but that’s exactly what it’s done in terminating its agreement with the school’s student government. On Jan. 24, Ryerson University terminated its operating agreement with the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) in response to the union’s...

Public employees in agreement on contracts

Written on September 15, 2015. Posted in News.

In the early morning of Sept. 9, a vote count indicated three bargaining victories for the University and the public employees who serve its needs. Following the ratification of collective agreements between Queen’s and its faculty association, agreements between the University and the Canadian Union...

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...

PSAC won’t crack despite pressure from Queen’s

Written on October 1, 2013. Posted in Opinions.

Doug Nesbitt, PhD ’14 At the moment, both bargaining units of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 901 are engaged in negotiations with Queen’s University. Unit One, representing 1,300 graduate teaching assistants (TAs) and teaching fellows (TFs), started bargaining their second contract...

Collective bargaining is necessary

Written on February 1, 2013. Posted in Opinions.

When it comes to bargaining, a union offers a highly democratic space for Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Teaching Fellows (TFs) to collectively set their agenda for how to improve working, living and learning conditions for ourselves and others at Queen’s and in Kingston. It’s in this spirit that Queen’s...

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...

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Queen’s denying many international students employment during COVID-19

Ryerson’s move to cut ties with RSU means bigger problems for student representation

Public employees in agreement on contracts

Unions and admin adopt adversarial approach

PSAC won’t crack despite pressure from Queen’s

Collective bargaining is necessary

Adminstration and Faculty union reach tentative agreement

Faculty union and administration take break from mediation to consider offers

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