Queen's Coalition Against Austerity

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  • Newsletter #14 (4/26/2024)

    Thanks for reading and sharing these newsletters, with special appreciation to those who have been sharing with staff, faculty and students in your departments.  If you just found us recently, you can see the 13 previous editions of this newsletter on this website. Here you will also find recordings of the three teach-ins we have…

  • Newsletter #10 (3/27/2024)

    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…

  • Newsletter #9 (3/21/2024)

    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…

  • Newsletter #7 (6/3/2024)

    1. QCAA’s Week of Action Against Austerity started on Monday with an excellent teach-in on Consulting Firms, Benchmarking, and the Politics of Ratings, with a special focus on Nous. More than 100 people attended the event, which was co-sponsored by QUFA.  Dr. Michael Savage, Senior Research Analyst at OCUFA and former Nous employee, warned us…

  • Newsletter #6 (2/28/24)

    This week in austerity and budget cut news #6 There is no shortage of material for these newsletters! We have been gathering a lot of information on austerity measures at other schools and on Nous. So far the big lessons from elsewhere are to pay attention, learn as much as you can, and build community…

  • Newsletter #5 (2/20/24)

    This week in austerity and budget cut news #5 Thanks to everyone who has shared this newsletter with colleagues. One of the most frustrating aspects of the current employment situation at Queen’s is the uneven communication across units about what people should be expecting over the coming months. Given the inevitable anxiety many are feeling…

  • Newsletter #4 (2/13/24)

    This week’s round up of media coverage, university updates, and anti-austerity activities include: a list of action proposals from students, who met with the principal and provost, a report on the incredible solidarity at the Anti-Austerity Social, serious questions about the legitimacy of the data being collected by NousCubane, Bill 124 news, and a reminder…