Written by Cory Bishop, this article originally appeared in the Summer 2015 issue of The Beacon. At the 2015 StFXAUT AGM a motion to amalgamate the Handbook Committee and Salary and Benefits Committees was approved. The Committee, composed of Cory Bishop (Biology; Chair), Suzanne van den Hoogen (Library; Secretary), Stephen Finbow (MSCS), Joanne Tompkins (Education), Chris
Read More »The StFXAUT, in collaboration with the Students’ Union Executive Team, NSGEU, UNIFOR, and CUPE, are very pleased to launch the Unionversity poster campaign.
Read More »CAUT Statement on the National Day of Mourning For Workers Killed or Injured on the Job Every year, over one thousand workers in Canada die on the job, and thousands more are injured or made ill. The National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job is a time for all Canadians […]
Read More »Howe, Eric. “TransformUS: Even Worse than Predicted.” University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association, January 20, 2014. Web.
Read More »Groarke, Leo and Beverly Hamilton. “Doing the PPP: A Skeptical Perspective.” Academic Matters, January 13, 2014. Web.
Read More »Heron, Craig. “Robert Dickeson: Right for Ontario? An Analysis of Program Prioritization.” Toronto: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations, December 4, 2013. Web.
Read More »Howe, Eric. “The Emperor Isn’t Wearing any Clothes: Intellectually Bankrupt Academic Prioritization.” University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association, November 15, 2013. Web.
Read More »CAUT Bulletin “University of Saskatchewan Deal Ends Controversial Tenure Veto” (Volume 61, No 7, September 2014)
Read More »From The Sunday Edition with Michael Enright: “Exploitation in the Ivory Tower” (September 7, 2014). Description from the CBC page: Documentary – Exploitation in the Ivory Tower: (49:25) In Economics 101, they might call it a new-fangled form of feudalism. Wage slavery. Certainly a caste system. The modern Canadian university is quietly kept afloat by low-paid, contract […]
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