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TSSU gets victory on RA arbitration
Peak Web October 11, 2022Editor's Note: The article was updated on November 15 to indicate that RA's will be considered part of the union, only once a collective agreement is negotiated. By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer The recent arbitration to include research assistants (RA) within the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) has achieved a “monumental victory.” RA’s will now be considered as part of the union once a collective agreement is negotiated. The judgment called for clarification on the disagreement between SFU and 800 science and applied science RA’s. These RA’s were previously excluded from union and its recognition demands because their payment…
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Research assistants and TSSU rally outside Strand Hall
News November 20, 2021By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer 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…
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