Solidarity. Not Austerity.
Well, this week started in spectacular fashion! Thanks to all the Queen’s astronomers, the CUPE and USW members, and others who helped us watch the eclipse with enough knowledge to make some sense of it, with our free glasses, and with the ease that came of not really having to think about how that knowledge … Continue reading Newsletter #12 (4/12/2024)
JOINT MEMBER ASSEMBLY Thurs April 4, 2024 at 12 pm From a Unity Council press release: "Leaders of several unions representing almost 5,000 employees of Queen’s University and Aramark will host a public assembly for their members on Thursday, April 4, at 12pm at the Main Gym, Queen’s Athletic Recreation Centre (ARC), 284 Earl Street, Kingston."Leaders of several … Continue reading Call to Action: Come to the ARC gym at noon!
It’s the last week of classes! And next week starts with the eclipse! 1. It’s been great to see our dusty, end-of-winter campus covered in posters for the Joint Members Assembly that will be held on Thursday, April 4th at noon in the ARC gym. This event has been organized by Unity Council for members … Continue reading Newsletter #11 (4/3/2024)
Not a lot has changed since last week. The provincial funding situation remains the same. There is still no coherent plan for how the work of the Faculty of Arts and Science will get done as we lose staff, adjuncts, and regular faculty. The Nous project is still wasting staff time. Students, staff, and faculty … Continue reading Newsletter #10 (3/27/2024)
On Friday March 22nd, members of the Faculty of Arts and Science Faculty Board voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion from the floor that called for greater transparency, meaningful consultation with staff, faculty, and students, and a longer timeline for the development and implementation of plans for restructuring. The motion also called for any … Continue reading Motion for Transparency Passes at FAS Faculty Board
Recognizing that the Faculty of Arts and Science must take measures to address the budget deficit at Queen’s, a group of concerned faculty, staff, and students from the Faculty of Arts and Science are proposing a motion concerned with the process through which these measures have been decided. Although Faculty leadership has undertaken extensive work … Continue reading FAS Faculty Board this Friday, Mar 22. Come out to vote for transparency and good process!
Here we are, moving into springtime, and we still do not know what the plan is to address the University’s projected deficit. Over the past three and a half months the deficit has been reduced from $62.8 million to $40.7 million. We continue to be told that the deficit is primarily the responsibility of the … Continue reading Newsletter #9 (3/21/2024)
Monday, March 18, 11 a.m. (staff) & 3:30 p.m. (faculty) The Faculty of Arts and Science’s Budget Advisory Committee has been meeting for close to a year now but faculty, staff, and students are yet to learn any details about their proposal to restructure the faculty, much less be provided with opportunities for input. Two … Continue reading FAS Town Halls
As Queen's community members continue to navigate conditions of austerity and budget cuts, we know that these cuts are felt most severely by folks in precarious and temporary positions. This event will focus on adjunct experiences of budget cuts, in the context of university austerity. Please join us on March 19th from 1:30-3:00 pm for a … Continue reading Tuesday, March 19th from 1:30-3:00 – Adjuncts and Austerity
The consultancy NOUS Cubane on behest of Queen’s University recently distributed a survey on shared services to guide which staff the administration will lay off. However, NOUS forgot to include questions about faculty and staff satisfaction with university leadership. This survey will remedy this oversight. We would appreciate your input to our Administration Effectiveness Survey, … Continue reading Senior Administration Effectiveness Survey
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 