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This is a photo of the picket line at the SFU Surrey campus. Picketers are pacing in front of the main entrance, they are holding signs that read “ON STRIKE”
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TSSU engages strike action at Surrey campus

Peak Web August 1, 2023

By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Editor’s Note: The Peak would like to acknowledge and apologize for misgendering one of our interviewees. Their correct pronouns have been added to the web-version of the article. On July 19, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) took strike action at SFU’s Surrey campus. Their actions included picketing outside the campus and teaching assistants (TAs) stopping work. These measures are part of the ongoing strike among TSSU members across all three SFU campuses, which officially began on June 12. “We are striking to address overwork and striking to address unpaid work, we’re striking to address wage theft,…

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