Solidarity. Not Austerity.
Like everyone, we have been hearing a lot of concerns from students, faculty members, and department heads about all the unknowns related to grading decisions, final marks, and student transcripts. This post reflects the collaborative effort of MANY faculty members. It is a long post; if you prefer to read (and circulate!) a pdf, you … Continue reading Fair Grades, Fair Deal: Assessing the Impact of CR, GD, and Reweighting
Queen's is mustering staff, resources, and huge institutional email lists to try to shape campus narratives about the strike. Our version of the story is somewhat different. Today we are posting two items to help set the record straight. Scroll down to see a graded version of the university's March 19th statement on the strike. … Continue reading Fiction and Fact in the PSAC Strike
Unsurprisingly, our focus this week is on the PSAC strike. Bargaining 101: Reading the university’s labour news update from March 19th, one gets the impression that the university is politely and eagerly waiting for PSAC to return to the table with a revised offer. What’s missing from the update is the fact that the employer … Continue reading Newsletter #22 (03/20/2025)
[This letter is still open for signatures here. Please circulate among faculty, librarian and archivist colleagues.] Dear Principal Deane, Provost Evans, and the Board of Trustees, We are writing to you as concerned Queen’s faculty, librarians, and archivists to urge you to resume negotiations with PSAC 901 workers immediately. We are dismayed that the university … Continue reading Open Letter from Queen’s Faculty on PSAC 901 Strike
QCAA has learned that department heads are being copied on numerous letters sent by undergraduate students to the Principal, the Provost, and the Board of Trustees urging them to return to the table and negotiate a fair deal for PSAC 901 workers. Please encourage students, as well as their parents, Queen’s alumni, faculty and staff … Continue reading Fair Deal Now! A Repository of Letters to the Queen’s Administration
WHY SUPPORT THE STRIKE Without graduate student labour, the university cannot function. Over 40 courses in FAS alone this semester are being taught by graduate students. These courses, and hundreds of labs and tutorials, are now on hold. Midterms are being cancelled, papers are being left ungraded, and students in practicums and accredited programs are … Continue reading Why and How to Support the PSAC Strike: A Guide for Faculty
Let’s call this the “University Admin Causes More Chaos with a Strike” edition If understaffing, over-filled classes, and digital surveillance weren’t enough of a challenge in our workdays, the university has now forced our grad student workers into a strike. This first-ever academic strike at Queen’s is one more thing to add to the legacy … Continue reading Newsletter #21 (03/13/2025)
All Queen’s instructors are invited to attend an informal exchange where we will share ideas, tips, and strategies for supporting graduate student workers. Thursday, March 13, 10:30 - 11:30 am, on Zoom. Please circulate widely!
Dear friends of QCAA, Shortly after we posted last night, our colleagues in PSAC 901 announced that they are on strike. The final proposal from the administration was shockingly inadequate in relation to what we believe are the reasonable demands put forward by PSAC. Once again, we declare our unwavering solidarity with PSAC 901 members, … Continue reading Solidarity Picket with PSAC 901 – Join us!
