TSSU
SFU administration caught paying TAs with Canadian Tire money
September 12, 2016In a shocking turn of events, investigations undertaken by The Peak have revealed that the SFU administration has been paying its teaching assistants and sessional instructors with coupons for Canadian Tire. The investigation comes in the wake of continued labour disputes between administration and the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU), which represents teaching assistants and sessional instructors on campus. “We’re used to mistreatment by the administration, but this is just ridiculous. I mean, come on,” TSSU president Trish Everett-Kabut told reporters. “If they were going to pay us in fake money, they at least could have given us something more…
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Letter to the Editor
May 30, 2016Dear editor, Re: “TAs should be taught to teach” A previous editorial in The Peak outlined symptoms of worsening quality of education SFU students’ experience. As SFU students and members of TSSU’s contract committee, we’ve seen these symptoms progress despite…
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Letter grades won’t give us a competitive edge
November 9, 2015“What the hell am I paying this institution for if I am not getting my grades?” This is what I wondered after writing a midterm conceived in the fiery depths of hell. With the TSSU still struggling to reach an…
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HUMOUR: TSSU aligns with Prince of Darkness to settle university dispute
October 26, 2015With the recent loss of their health benefits, SFU’s Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) has stepped up their game like never before against Andrew Petter: starting October 31, a partnership between the TSSU and Satan will add further pressure on…
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HUMOUR: TSSU furthers job action by locking students in tutorial rooms until demands have been met
September 28, 2015Starting last Monday, in a surprising move by the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU), teaching assistants began locking students inside of tutorial rooms in a way to further negotiations with the SFU Board of Governors. The TSSU has been on…
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My university is letting me down
August 4, 2015Recently, I have taken no pleasure in telling people that I am an SFU student. The source of my newfound shame stems entirely from the university’s union busting and poor labour relations with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). In…
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Guard.me arbitration results in no settlement
January 6, 2015Negotiations between the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) and the university regarding the Guard.me insurance plan will continue in 2015 after both parties failed to reach a settlement in early December. The TSSU filed a grievance on July 16, 2013,…
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TSSU files grievance over international student health plan
September 8, 2014SFU’s Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) has filed a grievance against the university based on the claim that SFU is exploiting its international students by imposing an over-costly mandatory health plan. TSSU spokesperson Melissa Roth stated at a recent town…
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Leyland Watch: November 13, 2012
November 13, 2012Tony Leyland explains the biomechanics of him putting his foot up your ass.
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Petter Watch: November 13th, 2012
November 13, 2012Petter decides, “Fuck it” and just changes his SFU e-mail.
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