Labour
Your cashier is not your therapist
June 17, 2025By: Yulissa Huamani, Peak Associate and Zainab Salam, Opinions Editor The checkout line at the local grocery store might seem like a pleasant opportunity for a friendly conversation. Chatting with the cashier at the register while going grocery shopping can be a great moment of connection. However, this is only true if both parties feel comfortable. Being kind to customers is part of the job for the person behind the register. Though essential to the customer experience, these conversations are a labour that remain invisible. As customers, we need to extend kindness to workers by understanding the inherent power dynamics that…
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SFU labour studies seminar navigates oil and gas
May 22, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On May 8, SFU held a labour studies seminar, “Shutting Down and Cleaning Up: The Labor Regimes of Oil and Gas Decommissioning.” Peder Østring from the University of Oslo in Norway led the discussion to…
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SFU community demands reinstatement of over 23 cleaning workers
May 6, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer On April 10, Contract Worker Justice (CWJ) @SFU hosted a rally at Convocation Mall to demand the restoration of cleaning services and reinstatement of SFU’s contract cleaning workers. They were laid off by Best Service…
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We need more supports for dealing with COVID-19
January 10, 2024By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor Recently, Global News reported that BTNX, “a small rapid test supplier based outside Toronto, deleted dozens of specimens, or samples, from a study it submitted to Health Canada.” In turn, this meant these tests were…
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Women in the workforce are still not equal
October 30, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, staff writer Most of us remember walking through toy stores as kids and seeing various toys sectioned off based on gender. Mini kitchens, dress-up kits, and dolls were kept in one area, while toolbelts, race cars, and…
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Canada’s agricultural worker program violates migrants’ rights
September 21, 2023By: Andreea Barbu On September 8, The Peak attended a talk discussing Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). The panel was hosted by the SFU School of International Studies. The talk was moderated by professor Gerardo Otero and joined by…
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SFU Research Assistants successfully unionize after three month campaign
November 25, 2019By: Gurpreet Kambo, News Editor Research assistants (RAs) at Simon Fraser University have successfully unionized with SFU’s Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). Though RAs are an important part of virtually every research university in Canada, SFU’s RAs are the first…
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What students need to know about the possible TransLink strike
October 20, 2019By: Gabrielle McLaren, Editor-in-chief UPDATE, 10/31/2019: The first phase of the Metro Vancouver transit strike is set to begin Friday, November 1 as a partial strike—with workers refusing to wear uniforms or work overtime. Have you ever watched bikers, joggers,…
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The Peak’s Guide to Collective Bargaining for Students
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Contracts, time, and money: the largest issues that educators face in the world of labour
September 16, 2019By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer Amongst the tourists, families, cyclists, couples, and curious wanderers, a Labour Day event hosted by the Vancouver District and Labour Council took place at the Jack Poole Plaza on September 2. Booths of various…
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