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TSSU speaks on latest updates to IP policy
July 29, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer As recently reported by The Peak, the Senate reviewed and discussed a new draft version of its intellectual property (IP) policy solely focused on the commercialization of inventions and software. Based on community feedback, they split the IP policy into two: one for inventions and software, and the other for educational material and general IP issues. The Peak spoke with Ciaran Irwin, Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) trustee, and Derek Sahota, TSSU member representative, to learn about their thoughts on the latest updates. Sahota said they met with Dugan O’Neil, SFU vice president research and…
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Research assistants integrated into TSSU Collective Agreement
May 13, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer On March 28, SFU announced they reached a Memorandum of Settlement with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) to add about 1,000 research assistants (RAs) to the current TSSU collective agreement. This is a historic…
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TSSU rejects SFU’s proposed changes to its IP policy
May 13, 2025By: Corbett Gildersleve, News Writer Earlier this year, SFU released an updated version of their Intellectual Property (IP) Policy for community feedback. The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) released a public petition on March 14, stating that, among other things,…
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Dismantlers of SFU — The Red Leafs’ Catan
April 3, 2025By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer In a stuffy boardroom on SFU’s Burnaby campus, our most esteemed president Joy Johnson listened to interns pitch new ideas about streamlining SFU’s budget. “Make governance easier and more convenient for SFU’s executives by…
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SFU increases car allowance perk for executives amid summer layoffs
December 2, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Editor In July, The Peak received word from the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) that SFU decided to increase the vehicle allowance perk for SFU executives by about $75,000. A vehicle allowance is a payment made by…
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Voting “yes” on the TSSU BDS referendum is a concrete step towards ending the genocide
October 22, 2024By: Nick Gottlieb and Omri Haiven, SFU students “It’s like we’re watching Auschwitz on TikTok.” That’s how Canadian physician Dr. Gabor Maté, himself a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust, described the horrific videos coming out of north Gaza this week.…
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The TSSU returns to bargain with SFU to secure research workers’ rights
September 21, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) returned to bargain with SFU, beginning with the non-substantive terms of their collective agreement. On their website, the TSSU refers to this period as the first stage of bargaining…
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Protest for Palestine held at SFU’s Employee Appreciation BBQ
September 14, 2024By: Tam Nguyen, Staff Writer and Hannah Fraser, News Editor Content warning: mentions of genocide. On August 14, SFU held its annual Employee Appreciation BBQ at the AQ Pond to celebrate faculty and staff. Around the start of the BBQ,…
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SFU announces language learning programs closure amid budget cuts
June 8, 2024By: Yashita Dhillon, News Writer SFU recently decided to close down the Interpretation and Translation programs by the end of May 2024 and the English Language and Culture program by the end of August. They cited recent budget cuts, but…
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2023 — A Year in Review
January 12, 2024By: Eden Chipperfield & Olivia Sherman TSSU Strikes for improving working conditions, June–October Learn more: The TSSU Strike Vote: A Timeline of Events TSSU members form picket line in labour action SFU’s response to the TSSU picket lines has been…
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