Post-secondary education
An open letter to the Québec government: Defend public, accessible post-secondary education now
Apr 30, 2012 11:06 AM On behalf of workers, academic staff and students across Canada, we jointly call on Québec Premier Jean Charest and Minister of Education Line Beauchamp to promptly resolve the student strike by reversing the decision to increase tuition fees in Québec. more »
Quebec student organizers share inspiring stories with CUPE’s post-secondary task force
Apr 20, 2012 09:42 AM Post-secondary institutions across the country are facing major funding shortages, and students—already struggling with major debt loads after graduation—are being asked to pick up even more of the tab. But students in Quebec are fighting back in impressive style. Student activists Roxanne Dubois and Ariane Campeau were hosted by CUPE’s newly-formed national post-secondary sector task force at the all-committees meeting in Ottawa, where they provided updates on the mass student protests happening across Quebec. more »
CUPE 3903 reaches tentative agreement with York University
Apr 12, 2012 10:25 PM CUPE 3903, representing Teaching Assistants, Graduate Assistants, and contract faculty at York University, has reached a tentative agreement with the university. more »
Post-secondary members outline challenges, offer hope
Nov 24, 2011 03:19 PM Members from post-secondary education locals met in a sector meeting at CUPE’s national convention to address some of the common issues members are facing on campuses across the country. more »
- CUPE marching in rally against Quebec’s Bill 78 on May 22 05/21/12
- Tell the University of Guelph it’s time for a fair collective agreement 04/25/12
- Post-secondary employer group in B.C. abandons provincial template table negotiations 04/13/12
- Tell York University to settle a final agreement 04/11/12
- Brock strike ends, CUPE 4207-Unit 3 ratifies first collective agreement 04/10/12
- CUPE 2081 slams BC Liberals for cuts to post-secondary education: Students will feel the pain 04/04/12
- 200,000 march against tuition hikes in Montreal 03/23/12
- CUPE Local 4207 accuses Brock University of duplicitous behaviour – strike could be pending 03/21/12
- Don’t make Teaching Assistants pay for Carleton’s mistake 02/27/12
- CUPE 3902 reaches tentative agreement with University of Toronto 02/25/12