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My university is letting me down

Recently, I have taken no pleasure in telling people that I am an SFU student. The source of my newfound shame stems entirely from the university’s union busting and poor labour relations with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). In April 2014, the collective agreement between the TSSU and the university expired. Considering SFU prides itself on becoming Canada’s leading “engaged university,” I had no reason to believe that negotiations would be delayed and that the union would have to wait so long without an agreement. Sadly, negotiations were, and the union is still waiting. For over a year now,…

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