QCAA continues to receive letters from undergraduate students urging the Principal, the Provost, and the Board of Trustees to return to the table and negotiate a fair deal for PSAC 901 workers.
You can read some of those letters below, and find a summary in the word cloud.
As of this morning, more than 650 students have also signed an open letter to the administration. Please share the letter and signature link with students.
Students, their parents, Queen’s alumni, faculty, staff, and community members can submit their letters here. If you are copied on a letter, please seek permission to share before submitting it. We are happy to publish anonymous contributions.
“The apathy coming from the admin is representative of the lack of value you place on the students”
“I am concerned about what having a ‘credit’ means on a final transcript”
“If I remember correctly, it is your job to educate the students that pay you”
“failure to offer fair wages risks tarnishing the university’s standing as a leading institution”
“It is unjust that we have to sacrifice the quality of our education”
“The labor dispute has highlighted the power dynamics within the university”
“I suggest you cut the salaries of Patrick Deane, Elspeth Murray, and Jim Hamilton”
“I am concerned about students who have been working particularly hard this semester”
“This strike is not just about wages, it is about the future of Queen’s”
“undergrads should not have to pay the price for the admin’s failure to act responsibly”
“Education should not be a site of crisis, but rather a space of growth and intellectual discovery”
“this situation reflects broader systemic issues, …particularly neoliberal austerity measures”
“how positions of power can be abused to withhold support from those who are vulnerable”
“I deserve to receive a final mark that accurately reflects my efforts”
“financial reports suggest the university is not in a position of financial hardship”
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