Graham Cook
A relatively quiet week for job action at SFU
November 19, 2012No complete withdrawal of services occurred at any of the three campuses By Graham Cook Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee It was a relatively quiet week for job action at all three of SFU’s campuses this week. No locations experienced a complete withdrawal of services since Wednesday, Nov. 7, when all three locations were picketed by both TSSU and CUPE. However, various locations in the Academic Quadrangle at the Burnaby campus were picketed by TSSU members on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 13. The South side from room 5003 to 5017 was picketed from 8:00 a.m. until 9:20 a.m., the North…
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Job action update
November 13, 2012CUPE and TSSU withdraw services from all three campuses By Graham Cook Job action at Simon Fraser University has continued this week, as the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3338 and the Teaching Support Staff Union attempt to…
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Job action update, CUPE and TSSU take further action
November 3, 2012CUPE Local pickets while TSSU files a legal complaint against SFU By Graham Cook Photos by Mark Burnham Ongoing job action at SFU by two unions, Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Teaching Support Staff Union, ramped up…
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University Briefs
October 29, 2012By Graham Cook Report on U of A shooting suggests changes to emergency response The University of Alberta’s response to the HUB Mall shootings that occurred in June has been reviewed, and 19 recommendations have been made to improve…
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SFU LipDub set to launch on Halloween
October 29, 2012The video features the Burnaby campus in an apocalypse setting By Graham Cook Photos by Mark Burnham Simon Fraser University’s version of the lip-synching video craze known as “LipDub” is set to launch on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The date is…
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University Briefs
October 22, 2012By Graham Cook Eduflation, the cost of learning The average cost for a domestic student to study at a Canadian university for a year is $6,186, not factoring in the cost of books and living expenses. A recent study…
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CUPE pickets, TSSU withholds grades, SFU silent
October 19, 2012[gallery] Job action escalates as both CUPE and the TSSU attempt to come to a collective agreement with the university By Graham Cook By Alison Roach Photos by Graham Cook Tensions between Simon Fraser University and both the Canadian Union…
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University Briefs
October 15, 2012By Graham Cook Trinity Western faculty contemplate unionization Faculty members at Trinity Western University have informally approached the Christian Labour Association of Canada to discuss how they could make changes within their workplace. According to employees, the university administration…
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JumpStart helps students create businesses
October 15, 2012JumpStart is a portion of Simon Fraser's SEY program By Graham Cook Students from the group Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) at Simon Fraser University, the local branch of the international not-for-profit organization, have decided to launch a new component…
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Canvas chosen to replace WebCT
October 8, 2012Decision described as ‘bold’ by communication prof By Graham Cook Following a lengthy decision-making process, the IT Strategies Committee at Simon Fraser University has selected a new Learning Management System to replace WebCT. Canvas, an open source program,…
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