As Queen’s faces a $456 million pension solvency deficit, many full-time jobs at the University have been reduced to part-time positions, according to the president of the local Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE).Continue...
Ongoing labour disputes were cited as limitations to Woolf’s year plan throughout a letter sent to William (Bill) Young who chairs the Board of Trustees.Continue...
In the early morning of Sept. 9, a vote count indicated three bargaining victories for the University and the public employees who serve its needs.Continue...
The Ontario University Workers' Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) — an association of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) university workers — launched a social media campaign this week to promote transparency on university campuses in Ontario.Continue...
A tentative agreement between Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Queen’s administration was reached at noon on Aug. 6, avoiding a possible strike or lockout.Continue...
Though labour talks between Queen's administration and CUPE representatives were extended past the original July 29 deadline, a communications ban prevents any updates on negotiations until the new, Aug. 8 deadline.Continue...
