Employment
TSSU holds vote to unionize research assistants
September 5, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer One of the initiatives the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) has been campaigning for is unionizing SFU’s research assistants (RA). The SFU administration claims RAs are not considered employees, and are therefore unable to unionize. TSSU has since engaged in a card signing campaign for RAs. Each signed card represents a declaration from an RA that they are willing to be a member of the union. Over 1,350 cards have been signed and submitted to the Labour Board, where the vote is still pending. The Peak interviewed TSSU organizers, Catherine Dubé and Yameena Zaidi, who…
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Open letter demands protection for BC’s platform-based workers
July 14, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer On June 19, BC’s branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), and the Centre for Future Work, released a letter pushing for better protection policies for gig workers. The letter was written by…
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BCGEU donates $200,000 to TSSU Strike Fund
July 12, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On June 29, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) held a picket line outside SFU’s Harbour Centre. Paul Finch, the treasurer of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU), was present at the demonstration, where…
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Sustainability event expresses concern for Canada’s climate action
March 8, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer In 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced, “We will continue to do our part to cut pollution and build a cleaner future for everyone.” Yet, conversations from SFU’s “Sustainability Research Intersections” event expressed concern for…
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Beedie MBA grad guides Kanaka Bar Indian Band toward self-sufficiency
June 14, 2018By: Srijani Datta, Assistant News Editor Zain Nayani, an alumnus of SFU’s Beedie School of Business, is the CEO of economic and business development for the Kanaka Bar Indian Band located near Lytton, northeast of Vancouver. He has been…
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Internship and co-op students face difficulties when filing their taxes
March 1, 2018Students who are doing an internship or are on a Co-operative Education (co-op) work term may have a harder time filling out their tax return, according to tax experts, because the nature of their work is different compared to other…
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SFU career services develops job-seeking guide for transgender students
July 24, 2017The creation of a guide to assist transgender students in their search for employment is underway at SFU career services. It is intended to address specific concerns and experiences faced by transgender job-seekers and cover tips for resumes, interviews, and…
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Requirements for my ideal summer job
May 11, 2015[caption id="attachment_2386" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Nic Adler (Flickr)[/caption] Easy-going, not too strenuous Fun, enjoyable Somehow related to what I want to do for a career Decent pay ó nothing outrageous, just a few dollars above minimum wage Not…
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