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)
Keeping It Real: Fact-checking the Provost
On March 5th, the Provost sent a memorandum for “continuity planning” in the case of a USW and/or PSAC strike or lockout. As most people may now know, USW reached a tentative agreement in the early hours of Sunday. As we are posting this, late Sunday evening, we still do not know the outcome of … Continue reading Keeping It Real: Fact-checking the Provost
Newsletter #20 (01/31/25)
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)
Graduate Students Stage Walkout to Protest Queen’s Funding Cuts
MEDIA ADVISORY For immediate release: September 27, 2024 KINGSTON, ON 27 September 2024 – Graduate students at Queen’s University are joining together to protest the school’s elimination of widely-accessed funding support for Master’s level researchers. The protest is being advertised as an “All Out Walkout to Save Graduate Funding,” and is part of an increasingly … Continue reading Graduate Students Stage Walkout to Protest Queen’s Funding Cuts
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 … Continue reading Newsletter #14 (4/26/2024)
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 … Continue reading Newsletter #10 (3/27/2024)
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 … Continue reading Newsletter #9 (3/21/2024)
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 that we are hosting a reading group at the Grad Club tonight - all are welcome!!
Queen's Coalition Against Austerity 