Tag: wages

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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Academic assistants bring petition to bargaining

Just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Queen’s Academic Assistant (AA) bargaining team entered into their third round of conciliation negotiations with the University, bringing with them a surprise addition to the bargaining table.  The AAs, represented by the union group United Steelworkers (USW)...

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Tipping too unstable

It’s time the archaic practice of tipping was put to rest in favour of a more stable gratuity tax. As it stands, restaurant servers in Ontario earn wages below the provincial minimum, and are dependent on tips to supplement their income. Tipping perpetuates a power imbalance within the service industry,...

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