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December
20
20
December

Post-secondary education and northern housing need strong federal support [1]

The government’s legislation to implement their fall economic statement contains welcome measures to provide financial relief to post-secondary students and to begin addressing Canada’s housing cri

October
13
13
October

What unionization can do for postdocs – national meeting discusses successful collective bargaining [2]

Post-doctoral scholars from PSAC locals across Canada came together to share why unions are so important for workers in the post-secondary education sector.

September
1
1
September

PSAC demands Chief Electoral Officer reinstate campus polling stations [3]

Elections Canada has no plans for on-campus voting this election, affecting thousands of workers and students who work and live on campus.

May
7
7
May

PSAC disappointed by ruling on Bill 21 [4]

The Quebec Superior Court has recently ruled on Bill 21, the Act respecting the laicity (secularism) of the State.

April
13
13
April

PSAC stands in solidarity with workers, students and families at Laurentian University [5]

 

8.7.3
March
30
30
March

PSAC wins tuition parity for international students at Queen’s University [6]

In a historic win, PSAC has brought an end to sky-high tuition fees for its international PhD members at Queen’s University.

March
12
12
March

Education For All report highlights urgent need for national post-secondary education strategy [7]

Federal and provincial governments need to step up to fix serious issues in post-secondary education (PSE), says a new report

February
11
11
February

Victory: Université Laval Postdoctoral Fellows Recognized as Employees [8]

After a thorough investigation, the CNESST (commission on workplace standards, fairness, health and safety) has found that U

January
27
27
January

Students and workers join forces in Education For All coalition campaign [9]

Last week saw the launch of the new Education for All [10] coalition campaign.

September
14
14
September

David and Goliath: PSAC member challenges New Brunswick premier [11]

Just weeks before the provincial election in New Brunswick, post-graduate student Caitlin Grogan was saddled with a nearly impossible task. Nominated as the NDP candidate for the riding of Quispamsis, just north of Saint John, Grogan had to scramble to gain support and share her vision – all without holding rallies or going door to door due to the pandemic. 

8.3.2
August
19
19
August

PSAC challenges discriminatory provisions of Quebec's Professional Syndicates Act [12]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is the first union to legally challenge the fundamentally discriminatory sections of t

August
4
4
August

PSAC members at Concordia University make big gains in first collective agreement [13]

PSAC local Concordia Association of Research Employees (CARE) was awarded their first collective agreement through arbitrati

June
9
9
June

PSAC backs constitutional challenge to Quebec’s ban on religious symbols [14]

PSAC has filed an application to intervene in the constitutional challenge against Quebec’s discriminatory religious symbol

May
15
15
May

Postdoctoral fellows at École de technologie supérieure are PSAC’s newest members [15]

In another organizing victory, 50 salaried postdoctoral fellows from the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) have won union representation.

April
29
29
April

PSAC post-doctoral researchers developing COVID-19 vaccine [16]

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Links
[1] https://psacunion.ca/post-secondary-education-and-northern-housing-need
[2] https://psacunion.ca/what-unionization-can-do-postdocs-national-meeting
[3] https://psacunion.ca/psac-demands-chief-electoral-officer-reinstate
[4] https://psacunion.ca/psac-disappointed-ruling-bill-21
[5] https://psacunion.ca/psac-stands-solidarity-workers-students-and
[6] https://psacunion.ca/psac-wins-tuition-parity-international-students
[7] https://psacunion.ca/education-all-report-highlights-urgent-need
[8] https://psacunion.ca/victory-universite-laval-postdoctoral-fellows
[9] https://psacunion.ca/students-and-workers-join-forces-education-all
[10] https://www.educationforall.ca/
[11] https://psacunion.ca/david-and-goliath-psac-member-challenges-new
[12] https://psacunion.ca/psac-challenges-discriminatory-provisions-quebecs
[13] https://psacunion.ca/psac-members-concordia-university-make-big-gains
[14] https://psacunion.ca/psac-backs-constitutional-challenge-quebecs-ban
[15] https://psacunion.ca/postdoctoral-fellows-ecole-technologie-superieure
[16] https://psacunion.ca/psac-post-doctoral-researchers-developing-covid-19
[17] https://psacunion.ca/print/8745?page=1