On Mar. 19, Queen’s ratified a new collective agreement with graduate student workers following PSAC 901’s ratification of the agreement on Mar. 8.Continue...
On Mar. 8, PSAC 901’s membership voted in favour of ratifying a collective agreement with the University. A tentative agreement between Queen’s and PSAC 901 was reached Feb. 21, after which both parties left the bargaining table to ratify the agreement.Continue...
Unionization in Canada isn’t uncommon, with the number of workers represented by a union holding steady at about 30 per cent for the last decade. Most of this is in the public sector.Continue...
PSAC 901 members—including teaching assistants, teaching fellows, research assistants, and post-doctoral students—voted to strike on Feb. 14.Continue...
Graduate student workers at Queen’s, led by PSAC 901, have continued their bargaining efforts for increased mental health support, paid sexual violence training, and gender affirmation leave.Continue...
On Jan. 17, PSAC 901 released a bargaining communique stating that they have received no comments from Queen’s as they seek out a new collective agreement.Continue...
On Sept. 24, members of Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 901 (PSAC 901) and the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS) met through Zoom to discuss “ anti-oppressive survival on campus .”Continue...
After weeks of campaigning and years of fighting for fair wages, Queen’s research assistants have earned equal pay with teaching assistants.Continue...