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People wearing yellow shirts holding signs in protest
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Research assistants and TSSU rally outside Strand Hall

Yelin Gemma Lee November 20, 2021

The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) held a rally protesting SFU administration’s continued delays with their research assistants (RAs) union contract outside of Strand Hall on September 23, 2021.  In November 2019, SFU agreed to the voluntary recognition agreement that acknowledged TSSU as the union for RAs. Despite this, RAs have been without a contract for 677 days, and TSSU reported delays in the bargaining process. The Peak was present and observed the rally. The rally began at Cornerstone Square on the Burnaby campus with introductory speeches by organizing leaders. After gathering everybody and handing out t-shirts, buttons, and signs,…

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New study finds universities depending more on contractual labour

Srijani Datta November 21, 2018

  The Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released a report concluding that around 53% of all faculty appointments in 2016–17, made in different universities across Canada, were contractual.   Contract U Study The study, Contract U, was released on…

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SFU graduates enter Super Bowl commercial contest

EIC January 23, 2015

SFU graduates and twin brothers Nelson and Graham Talbot have been chosen as finalists in the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Competition, for which the grand prize is $1 million and a year-long employment contract with Universal Studios. If successful,…

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