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Thursday, August 29, 2019

In Search of Professor Precarious fundraiser

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Sessionals at MacEwan University celebrate winning greater rights. A documentary film about precarious employment in post-secondary ed...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Alberta Labour's 2018/19 Annual Report

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A few months back, the Ministry of Labour’s 2018/19 annual report was released. This report represents the best window we have into the gov...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

More OHS violations at Athabasca University

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Last week, I wrote about Athabasca University’s awful new OHS training . One positive outcome of staff outrage about the training is that t...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Athabasca U's new worker safety training is terrible

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On June 1, 2018, changes to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act took effect. A key change was the requirement for employers with ...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Unions and the USS Enterprise

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A friend passed me this 1977 song about organizing a union on the USS Enterprise (ST:TOS). The absence of unions in Star Trek (excepting one...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Athabasca U survey reveals lack of trust in senior executive

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Earlier this spring, Athabasca University undertook an external survey of staff engagement. The results are below the industry average and...
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Bargaining retrospective: AU Xmas Eve Massacre

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Neil Fassina. Photo courtesy David Climenhaga One of the more interesting episodes in the last round of bargaining between the Athabasca...