Research is work
Why all SFU research assistants must act now to finally win a union
Opinions July 29, 2023By: Kelvin Gawley, SFU Student Editor’s note: While this piece was published in The Peak’s Features section, it was edited by Opinions Editor Michelle Young. This is in place of Features Editor Daniel Salecdo Rubio, who is both a teaching and research assistant, to avoid conflict of interest. In 2019, research assistants at SFU made a bold declaration: “research is work!” While that may not seem like such a controversial statement to anyone who has spent hours toiling over a lab bench, poring through archives, or analyzing reams of data — it’s a lesson SFU still refuses to learn four…
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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…
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