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
Open Letter from Queen’s Faculty on PSAC 901 Strike
[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
Why and How to Support the PSAC Strike: A Guide for Faculty
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
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 