Category Archives: Your Voices

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Open Letter to Graduate Students from 8 Cultural Studies Faculty

Posted on 2011/07/28 by jac

We work with many graduate students these days, most of them are in Cultural Studies.  They are compassionate and engaged. Right now, most of them are worried.  Rumours are flying.  Many are trying to be informed. Some have little idea … Continue reading →

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“Official” Queen’s News by Steve Iscoe

Posted on 2011/07/26 by jac

People who read the official Queen’s website for information related to negotiations between the Administration and the various bargaining units should be aware that the material is factually correct but the context is missing.

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Strike Vote, by Karen Dubinsky

Posted on 2011/07/13 by jac

As posted on OCUFA’s Academic Matters blog, 13 July 2011: Things I never thought I would do: today I went to my union meeting and voted in a strike vote. On a sunny afternoon in July, four hundred of my … Continue reading →

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Message from a Term Adjunct

Posted on 2011/07/13 by jac

I just read QUFA Bargaining Alert! 15. Until now, I had been blissfully ignorant of the Administration’s proposals with respect to the career progression of Term Adjuncts.

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Labour relations and responsible engagement, by Jackie Davies

Posted on 2011/07/12 by jac

Part One Yesterday I, like other Queen’s faculty, librarians and archivists, received a letter from Provost Bob Silverman encouraging us all to “stay informed and get engaged” with the labour issues that currently beset us. In the Queen’s News Centre … Continue reading →

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Wednesday’s Strike Vote, by Kathleen Lahey

Posted on 2011/07/12 by jac

I am writing to urge everyone to vote on the strike mandate, either: at the QUFA meeting — Wed. 1:30-3 pm, Dunning Hall Auditorium, or during the followup poll — for 48 hrs following the QUFA meeting. I will be … Continue reading →

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Administrative Irrationality by Eleanor MacDonald

Posted on 2011/07/01 by jac

The administration has been telling us that, as a result of the financial crisis, we are in a time of belt-tightening, and that faculty must bear their share of this. Yet many in the university community have lost confidence in … Continue reading →

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