Solidarity

QUFA:Letters of support and solidarity

The following are letters of support and solidarity:

Events

  • September 13, 2018 QUFA BBQ
  • September 3, 2018 Labour Day in the Park
  • August 24, 2018 QUFA Walks/QUAFF
  • May 21, 2018 KDLC Meeting
  • April 28, 2018 National Day of Mourning – OPSEU Regional Office 824 John Counter Blvd 11:30am-1:00pm
  • April 16, 2018 KDLC Meeting
  • April 6, 2018 QUFA’s Annual Academic Lecture “Virtue Signals: Anti-Intellectualism and the Weaponization of Free Speech on Campus” Speaker: Ira Wells (English, University of Toronto) 2:00pm-3:30pm at the University Club followed by QUAFF with QUFA 3:30pm-4:30pm
  • March 19, 2018 KDLC Meeting
  • March 8, 2018 “Pharmacare: A Plan for Everyone” Town Hall meeting at the Ambassador 6:30pm-8:30pm
  • February 19, 2018 KDLC Meeting
  • February 13, 2018 Show Tim’s Workers Some Love, Valentine’s Day Event
  • January 31, 2018 Unity Council Meeting
  • January 22, 2018 KDLC Meeting
  • January 19, 2018 National Day of Action for Tim Horton’s Workers – 681 Princess St 5:00-6:00pm
  • December 18, 2017 KDLC Meeting
  • December 8, 2017 Oliver Doyle Activism and Recognition Banquet
  • December 1, 2017 Fair Copyright 2:00pm-3:30pm followed by QUAFF with QUFA 3:30pm-5:30pm
  • November 20, 2017 KDLC Meeting
  • November 20, 2017 OFL Convention
  • November 17, 2017 Solidarity Rally at St. Lawrence College- Main Entrance 11:00am-1:00pm
  • November 3, 2017 OPSEU Rally at St. Lawrence College – Main Entrance 12:00pm
  • November 2, 2017 OPSEU Rally at Queen’s Park 7:30am-5:00pm
  • October 26, 2017 Adjunct Reappointment/Con’t Adjunct Appointment Orientation Workshop 1:00pm-3:00pm followed by QUAFF with QUFA at Grad Club 3:00pm-4:30pm
  • October 16, 2017 KDLC Meeting
  • October 10, 2017 Unity Council Meeting
  • October 6, 2017 World Day for Decent Work – Corner of Union and University 11:00am-1:00pm. Stop by and show your support and sign the $15 and fairness petition.
  • September 26, 2017 Unity Council Meeting
  • September 22, 2017 Racialized Work, Precarious Work – Workshop exploring the precarious working conditions of racialized and women workers are shaped by Ontario’s labour law and how reforms such as those proposed by the Fight for $15 and Fairness campaign can be tools for fighting racial and gender inequality in Ontario.
  • September 18, 2017 KDLC Meeting
  • September 4, 2017 Idle no More – group supporting the Indigenous Peoples’ Resurgence Movement for land, life & liberation staged a protest outside of Sir John A Public House
  • September 4, 2017 Labour Day in the Park
  • September 3, 2017 Anti-misogyny protest rally
  • August 19, 2017 Anti-Facism rally – protest against fascism and Hate
  • April 28. 2017 National Day of Mourning: Remember Westray – Enforce the Law 11:30 am-1:00 pm 824 John Counter Blvd. Light lunch will be provided.
  • April 11, 2017 Equal Pay Day Join us in front of Stauffer Library on the corner of University Avenue and Union Street, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

    • February 15, 2017 QUFA Academic Freedom Lecture Agnes Etherington Atrium 3:00 pm

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    • November 29, 2016 Fight for 15 & Fairness Kingston Social & Fundraiser Grad Club (2nd Floor) 8 pm, hosted by Kingston Fight for $15 campaign
    • October 11, 2016  World Day for Decent Work – Co-sponsored campus only event with PSAC, USW and CUPE,  lunchtime rally that will take place outside of Richardson Hall  11:30-1:00. Come out and show your support!
    • October 6, 2016 Free Screening of Salt of the Earth
    • September 5, 2016 KDLC Labour Day in the Park

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    • May 19, 2016 – Information picket at the Royal Military College held by the union representing the Commissionaires. They have been without a contract since 2014 and their primary roadblock to reaching one is their employer’s refusal to provide them with paid sick days.
    • May 11, 2016 – QUFA Distinguished Service Award – University Club, George Teve Dining Room 12pm-3pm
    • May 1, 2016 – May Day March – Free BBQ at noon in Skeleton Park, March at 1:00 pm
    • April 28, 2016 – The Kingston and District Labour Council invites you to a Day of Mourning Ceremony at City Hall, Memorial Hall on April 28th from 11:30 am to 1pm. Guest Speaker will be Nancy Hutchison from the United Steel Workers. A light lunch will be available.
    • April 19, 2016 – USW  Equal Pay Day – Join USW 2010, the Alma Mater Society, PSAC 901, and the Queen’s Faculty Association for an outdoor event at the corner of Union and University (in front of Stauffer Library). We will have a tent, refreshments, music, and Equal Pay Coalition bags and buttons. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wear red to show how far women, and especially racialized and Aboriginal women, are “in the red” with their paycheques!

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    • April 18, 2016 – KDLC Meeting- OSSTF office @735C Arlington Park Place 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    • March 21, 2016 – KDLC Meeting- OSSTF office @735C Arlington Park Place 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    • March 10, 2016 – Evening Remembering Prison for Women Solidarity, Robert Sutherland Hall, 138 Union St, Rm 202 (main floor, accessible) 4pm -8pm.  Dr. Bonita Lawrence, Indigenous scholar/activist, will speak on “Honouring the Sisterhood: P4W and Beyond”, a light supper will follow.  All are welcome.  Come listen, share your stories of solidarity, and continue the work for prison justice.
    • February 16, 2016 – KDLC Meeting- OSSTF office @735C Arlington Park Place 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    • February 8, 2016 – Unity Council Meeting – QUFA Boardroom 9 St. Lawrence Ave 12pm-1pm
    • January 11, 2016 – Unity Council Meeting – QUFA Boardroom  9 St. Lawrence Ave 12pm-1pm
    • November 20, 2015 – Oliver Doyle Activism and Recognition Banquet
    • September 24, 2015 – Get Science Right – 3:00-5:00 Botterell Hall, Room B143

    Campaigns

  • November 29, 2017 Justice for Hassan Diabappeal from the Canadian Association of University Teachers to support justice for Dr. Hassan Diab by petitioning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to intervene directly with the President of France to secure Diab’s release from prison.
  • October 16, 2017 Copibec Opt-Out
  • October 7, 2017 World Day for Decent Work – Corner of Union and University 11:00am-1:00pm. Stop by and show your support and sign the $15 and fairness petition.
  • August 19, 2017 Anti-Facism rally protest against fascism and Hate
  • Stand Against the Ban: The Canadian Association of University Teachers is urging all members to sign the American Association of University Professors petition opposing Donald Trump’s unconstitutional and discriminatory ban on entry into the United States for people from some Muslim-majority countries. The petition can be found here.
  • As you may know we have had one day of conciliation with the employer. The session ended early, however, and we have scheduled strike mandate votes for Oct 13, 14 and 17th (see below). Negotiations have come to a halt due to these key issues:*   We are asking for an increase to the minimum salary for postdocs, currently at $32,174., which does not reflect living expenses in Kingston – we have members going to the foodbank. This is clearly not productive and should not happen. We are not asking for a “25% increase” of salary for all postdocs as stated by Queen’s Faculty Relations to the media.*   We are asking for childcare benefits comparable to those enjoyed by other Queen’s employees. Childcare is key in helping postdoc parents be productive researchers and everyone benefits. The employee’s offer on the table is not comparable to other employee groups, as stated by the Queen’s Faculty Relations to the media.We continue to stand by QUFA members and stress that the employer needs to assist supervisors whose funds pay for postdoctoral scholars. It is not acceptable that this should solely fall on the principal investigators who do their very best to ensure their postdocs are compensated properly and fairly. On our members’ behalf PSAC 901 thanks postdoc supervisors and QUFA for their continued support.Thank you,
    Craig Berggold
    President
    PSAC Local 901
  • Petition for Fair Wages for Academic Assistants – USW Local 2010 & 2010-01
  • Make it Fair Local Union Resolution
  • At the request of Sessional Instructors at First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), the University of Regina Faculty Association (URFA) announced its commitment to supporting a campaign to attain workplace representation and collective bargaining rights through certification under The Saskatchewan Employment Act. Representation with URFA would allow Sessional Instructors at FNUniv to collectively determine the workplace issues important to them, and to work in concert with their employer to negotiate fair and equitable working conditions.Please let Sessional Instructors at FNUniv and URFA know that you support their unionization efforts by April 8, 2016. Information about the campaign can be found on-line at www.fncampaign.org and on Twitter (@ fncampaign #FairnessForFNUniv). We also ask that you help the campaign by signing our petition here
  • 11 Feb. is OCUFA day of action on precarious academic work
    • Queen’s term adjuncts stand in solidarity for fair employment

    Queen’s term adjuncts stand in solidarity for fair employment

    Links

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