U of A Grad Student Collective

Alberta 2030: A Yoke for the University Marc Schroeder (2021-09-26) An earlier version of this opinion piece appeared on May 28, 2021 as an invited contribution to Arts Squared, “A Virtual Square for the Faculty of Arts at the University…

The University of Alberta is undergoing a massive structural change — but for better or worse? | CBC News The University of Alberta has undertaken a massive restructuring to deal with financial shortfalls — but the changes could threaten the institution's cherished culture of collaboration, some academics warn.

The University of Alberta must do more to allow us to return safely this fall - The Gateway students and faculty are returning to campus with no mask mandate, no rapid testing, and no vaccine requirement for residence or any other context

University of Alberta outsourcing the last of its cleaning staff "These are the university's lowest paid employees. They're our most vulnerable employees. Many of them are women, new Canadians.”

ANNOUNCED TODAY: UofA cleaning staff who have kept campus safe during pandemic will no longer have jobs in October unless we GET LOUD. Please sign/share this petition to tell the UofA not to outsource these jobs!!

Stand with Building Service Workers: Rescind the Outsourcing! (function(n,e,w,m,o,d){m=n.createElement(e);m.async=1;m.src=w; o=n.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];o.parentNode.insertBefore(m,o); })(document,'script','//engage.newmode.net/embed/26362/34169.js');

‘The province is falling apart’: University members condemn Alberta’s 'brain drain' in town hall - The Gateway Rachel Timmermans — CAUS chair — said with brain drain, PSE students will leave Alberta and tell others that “the province is falling apart."

‘No Cops on Campus’ collective releases statement in wake of LRT stabbing - The Gateway The ‘No Cops on Campus’ collective has released a statement in the wake of calls for heightened security on the University of Alberta campus.

U of A opens bargaining with proposal that staff pay back money already earned University of Alberta proposes faculty and non-academic staff take a pay cut, accept reduced benefits and pay back wages they’ve already received as bargaining process begins

Thank you to the 3,261 of you who have signed our Change.org petition so far, but there's still plenty of time to tell the Alberta Government and U of A to STOP RAISING OUR TUITION if you haven't yet. 📈🚫

Sign the petition at: https://bit.ly/ualbertatuition