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Why all SFU research assistants must act now to finally win a union

By: Kelvin Gawley, SFU Student  Editor’s note: While this piece was published in The Peak’s Features section, it was edited by Opinions Editor Michelle Young. This is in place of Features Editor Daniel Salecdo Rubio, who is both a teaching and research assistant, to avoid conflict of interest.   In 2019, research assistants at SFU made a bold declaration: “research is work!” While that may not seem like such a controversial statement to anyone who has spent hours toiling over a lab bench, poring through archives, or analyzing reams of data — it’s a lesson SFU still refuses to learn four…

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