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Mark Carney wants AI flight attendants for Air Canada

Sasha Rubick November 8, 2025

The Air Canada strike may be over, but the lingering reasons for the strike aren’t resolved — or are they? Recently, 10,000 flight attendants hit the bricks in protest of low wages and unpaid labour, amidst new contract negotiations. The federal government ordered them back to work only hours later. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announced their intention to defy the back-to-work order. At the end of the day, a tentative agreement was signed, ending the labour dispute.   In the aftermath, Prime Minister Mark Carney raised some eyebrows with his Labour Day address, where he suggested artificial intelligence…

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Six people forming a picket line with two people in the front holding an orange bucket as a drum. The location is at AQ Shrum Science building.
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TSSU members form picket line in labour action

Olivia Sherman June 22, 2023

As of June 12, the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) has gone on strike, with an overwhelming 94% vote to take this action. Leading up to the strike, teaching assistants (TAs) began their labour action by refusing overtime pay for…

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Wake Up Rally cancelled after Compass agrees to negotiate contract with SFU food services workers

Karissa Ketter February 15, 2021

SFU cafeteria workers had planned a delegation on February 4, 2021 in protest of unfair wages. In an email to The Peak, organizer Fipe Wong noted that “Food Services haven’t gotten a raise in three years” despite working throughout the…

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SFU White Student Union is an opportunity for dialogue, not anger

EIC November 30, 2015

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Tuesday November 24, a group called the SFU White Student Union surfaced on Facebook, bringing the issue of white privilege and ignorance to the forefront of discussion on campus. Unsurprising in the least, student responses to the page have…

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Why I’m voting ‘no’ to Build SFU

EIC September 19, 2015

In 1965, SFU opened its doors for the first time and filled its lecture halls. Since then, the school has developed a reputation as being one of the leading comprehensive universities — notable politicians, artists, athletes, and researchers alike call…

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What’s next for the Build SFU projects?

EIC February 2, 2015

Earlier this month, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) did not receive permission from the students present at their Special General Meeting (SGM) to pursue a loan for Build SFU’s Student Union Building (SUB) and Stadium projects. The motion only…

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Student poets spit verse at SFU’s inaugural Grand Poetry Slam

Peak Web November 17, 2014

The English Student Union (ESU) held their first annual Grand Poetry Slam on Thursday, November 13 at Highland Pub on SFU’s Burnaby campus. The upper level of the pub was filled at the event’s beginning, with a group of about…

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