Academic unions protect academic workers and, by extension, higher education, students' learning, and publicly-funded research.

These are valuable sources of knowledge and skills that aren't (yet) beholden to political whims and social fads.

#AcademicUnions #AASUA #UAlberta

An employer trying basic math tricks on a union of folks with advanced degrees.

Here's a communication about the attempted trick with benefits, from our President (PhD Math) and Vice-President (PhD English)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T1KQ3clw5sU

#AASUA #AcademicUnions

Rally for a better contract!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xBaYdItrVaM

#AcademicUnions #PostSecondary #FairDeal #AASUA

Heading to a rally for #AASUA and #NASA (the academic and non-academic unions at #UAlberta.

Want to join in?

We'll be in front of the Timms Centre, 87Ave and 112St NW by the UofA campus, from noon to 1pm today.

https://aasua.ca/Web/Communications/AASUA-News-Articles/UAlberta-unions-to-rally-in-support-of-improved-job-security-better-pay.aspx

I'm here for better job security for contract academics, and to show that we're all in this together - from the tenured profs to the sessional instructors to the folks who maintain the grounds.

#UniversityUnions #AcademicUnions #CollectiveBargaining