Kristine Smitka

Our colleagues in @theaasua rallied today to mark one year of bargaining with #UAlberta, and NASA was there with them! Staff, faculty, and students won't fall for divide-and-conquer tactics aimed at pitting us against one another.

Working conditions are learning conditions! We stand with @NAIT’s Academic Staff Association (NASA) as they bargain for smaller class sizes, fair workloads, and strong counsellor-to-student ratios! #solidarity #abpse

Watch the free screening of In Search of Professor Precarious at 4 PM, Oct. 23 at the Myer Horowitz Theatre #MakeItFair

Join EFS Assistant Lecturer Erina Harris on Saturday, November 2 from 3:00-4:30 pm MT at Audreys Books (10702 Jasper Ave) for the launch of her new poetry collection Trading Beauty Secrets with the Dead. Learn more: ow.ly/wGPq50TOTTF

Notre objectif était de syndiquer 45 professeurs de droit à #McGill. Nous avons fini par faciliter la syndicalisation de plus de 500. #solidarité @AMPE_AMPE, @CAUT_ACPPU @FQPPU

Hundreds of AASUA and @UnionNASA members showed up today because we're not backing down. Increasing workloads, precarious employment, and stagnant salaries all pose a risk to #ualberta's high-quality education. Thanks to all fellow unions who came out in support! #solidarity

Join NASA and our colleagues in the Association of Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA) at a noon-hour rally in support of our bargaining teams! October 9 | Noon-1 pm Corner of 87 Ave & 112 St Full details at nasaunion.ca/nasaaasua-rall…

Grant funding for academic research should be distributed by academic experts, not blocked by the government. @ksmitka is at @MountRoyalU today protesting Bill 18, which poses a threat to academic freedom by creating the potential for political censorship of uni research.

#Poets: our poetry window runs Sept 1 to 30. We welcome submissions by poets from diverse and marginalized backgrounds. We appreciate a broad range of experiences and aesthetics. Must be Canadians or landed immigrants. Apply online, Sept 1 to 30: bit.ly/3PG4yw5

Grande participation aujourd'hui pour protester contre les mesures antisyndicales de @mcgillu, avec la participation de tous les syndicats de McGill, des professeurs de tout le Canada et du Québec, ainsi que des collègues de @CupeuMtl en grève à @Concordia. #NoContractNoCourses

Priya Gupta, McGill Faculty of Law, offers a teach-in on corporatized universities and the relevance of unions as an effective response. ⁦@CAUT_ACPPU⁩ ⁦@AMPL_AMPD⁩