Solidarity. Not Austerity.
The Queen's rumour mill is churning, and our readers continue to keep QCAA up to speed. Thank you! If you don't see your gossip here today, it means we're saving it for another post. Stay tuned! On Nepotism and Impartiality So nepotism and absolute disregard of impartiality and conflict of interest have hit again. The newly … Continue reading Gossip Box Round Up, #2
This is the second in our series of posts featuring readers’ responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision. While we might support many of the ideas and comments below, we want to be clear that they represent the views of members of the Queen’s community and are not the position of QCAA. A big thanks to … Continue reading Reader Responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision, Issue #2
Queen's TAs, RAs, and TFs are voting on a strike mandate this week. In preparation for job action, PSAC 901 is running information sessions for faculty members, who can register here. All members of the community are invited to sign a solidarity petition, which reads as follows: We are united in our concerns about the financial … Continue reading PSAC 901 Strike Preparation
This is the first in our series of posts featuring your responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision. A big thanks to all those who have copied us on their correspondence and a reminder to keep sharing your answers by cutting and pasting them into this anonymous form. Responding to the Principal’s preset questions, the colleague … Continue reading Reader Responses to the Principal’s Bicentennial Vision, Issue #1
Join the celebration at 11:45 a.m. today (Monday, February 3) at Richardson Hall!
It’s been a while. Let’s just get into it! 1. Solidarity with CUPE members! Hundreds of people attended a rally outside Richardson Hall yesterday in a show of support for CUPE members, who will be in a legal strike position on Monday. Great to see Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario, here to support Queen’s … Continue reading Newsletter #20 (01/31/25)
The Queen's rumour mill is churning, and our readers are doing an excellent job of keeping QCAA up to speed. Thank you! If you don't see your gossip here today, it means we're saving it for another post. Stay tuned! On the Potential CUPE Strike Aramark managers and supervisors have been intimidating workers in an … Continue reading Gossip Box Roundup #1
QCAA calls on all students, faculty, and staff to stand with CUPE workers fighting for a fair deal. Join the Support the Workers rally tomorrow, Thursday, January 30, at 11:45 a.m. at Richardson Hall. The 1000 tradespeople, custodians and caretakers, food service workers, and library, classroom, and lab technicians who keep Queen's running are facing … Continue reading Support the Workers!
In our last post, we outlined some of our concerns with Principal Deane’s Bicentennial Vision, giving him a failing grade for his analysis. But perhaps we were being too harsh? We know that in the past, the Principal has demonstrated a keen sense of critical analysis, including in an interview with University World News published … Continue reading Deane vs Deane: Will the Real Principal Please Stand Up?
The failure of the Principal, the Provost, and other members of the upper administration to inform and consult with faculty, staff, and students has made the rumour mill one of the more reliable sources of information about the rollout and impact of austerity measures here at Queen’s. Scholars have long understood gossip as a practice … Continue reading Introducing the Austerity Gossip Box
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 