Transit strike

Large group of people hiking up Burnaby Mountain. They all look unhappy and tired.
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SFU Alert: Transit strikes again

Sonya Janeshewski February 6, 2024

January 23, 2024, 8:20 a.m.: All students are required to join the hiking club in light of the transit strike Students If you are enrolled in at least one course for the Spring 2024 term, you are now legally required to join the SFU hiking club due to the transit strike. Given that students attending class at the Burnaby campus were already used to a lack of accessibility, no accommodations will be made. This fitness extracurricular aims to strengthen our students both mentally and physically and weaken them financially and geographically, as everyone who doesn’t live in residence will surely…

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Accessibility, environmentalism, and safety are missing from SFU’s transit strike response

Gabrielle McLaren November 3, 2019

For a school that embraces its multi-campus nature and celebrates environmentalism, SFU’s reaction to the transit strike is remarkably hands-off. No matter how the strike proceeds, it’s important to remember that our university’s first stance was that, “operations at SFU…

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What students need to know about the possible TransLink strike

Gabrielle McLaren October 20, 2019

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, or hikers make their…

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