For all those who haven't checked, the university posted information to might what happen with our terms.
Now why didn't they have this up two weeks ago?
No, it's not negotiating in bad faith about speculating about the repercussions of a strike.
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Friday, March 21, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
The CAS Final Request
The rally was great! Lots of amazing student support.
I also talked to a few of the CAS negotiators in the picket lines today and asked them, to the concern of many students, what was the CAS final request and if I could share it. I got this information from Jonathan Haxell (Anthropology and Archaeology department) and with permission of Judy Bates, the president of WLUFA, I can share it with all of you.
Basically, the CAS, on Tuesday, held a meeting and decided that they will ask for three things:
1) An increase in pay somewhere between 6,400 and 6,600. Which would put them above the minimal CAS wage of Western, Guelph, and Toronto (not UW).
2) Graduated income system - so people starting out in teaching a course would get less than people who have been doing it for many years.
3) Better seniority system that's not just applicable to a particular course, but spills over a little bit into the department in which they teach.
They agreed that a win on one of those points and a partial win on another would have them agree with the administrations offer. The administrations offer gave them none of that. No graduated income, no better seniority system, and the wage increase to only 6,211 (the 3% improvements are there as a regular thing of collective agreements to counter inflation/cost of living). How very, very disappointing.
Also, in our conversation, Jonathan Haxell said that the administration did move at the bargaining table on their final offer. Do you know much they moved? 30 dollars. Yep. From 180 to 210 in six months. Also, very, very disappointing.
Oh well, I'll see you all on the picket line.
I also talked to a few of the CAS negotiators in the picket lines today and asked them, to the concern of many students, what was the CAS final request and if I could share it. I got this information from Jonathan Haxell (Anthropology and Archaeology department) and with permission of Judy Bates, the president of WLUFA, I can share it with all of you.
Basically, the CAS, on Tuesday, held a meeting and decided that they will ask for three things:
1) An increase in pay somewhere between 6,400 and 6,600. Which would put them above the minimal CAS wage of Western, Guelph, and Toronto (not UW).
2) Graduated income system - so people starting out in teaching a course would get less than people who have been doing it for many years.
3) Better seniority system that's not just applicable to a particular course, but spills over a little bit into the department in which they teach.
They agreed that a win on one of those points and a partial win on another would have them agree with the administrations offer. The administrations offer gave them none of that. No graduated income, no better seniority system, and the wage increase to only 6,211 (the 3% improvements are there as a regular thing of collective agreements to counter inflation/cost of living). How very, very disappointing.
Also, in our conversation, Jonathan Haxell said that the administration did move at the bargaining table on their final offer. Do you know much they moved? 30 dollars. Yep. From 180 to 210 in six months. Also, very, very disappointing.
Oh well, I'll see you all on the picket line.
Monday, March 17, 2008
A Bit More Math
This is my (Anatoly's) own tinkering based upon the previous post.
Our part-time faculty gets 7.8 million from the administration for earning them 52 million.
They teach a third of the courses, so in total the university is getting 156 million (this is rounding down from tuition fees and government subsidies and excluding donations both big and small).
So 7.8/156 is five percent (5%) of the university's total income.
They're asking for a plan that will shift 1.5 million more to them - so the university will spend 9.3 million on the part-time faculty.
9.3/156 is 5.96 percent, let's round up to six. They're arguing over a percent?
And here's something more - higher pay does not correlate with higher tuition (per 0.5 arts credit):
Laurier (pays 6,001 per half credit course): 512.25
Western (pays 6,226 per half credit course): 452.10
Guelph (pays at least 6,356 per half credit course): 457.00
Waterloo (pays 6,708 per half credit course): 520.00
Toronto (pays at least 6,275 per half credit course): 522.60 -555.80
York (pays at least 7,195 per half credit course): 527.80
Queen's (pays at least 6,741 per half credit course): 457.90
Our part-time faculty gets 7.8 million from the administration for earning them 52 million.
They teach a third of the courses, so in total the university is getting 156 million (this is rounding down from tuition fees and government subsidies and excluding donations both big and small).
So 7.8/156 is five percent (5%) of the university's total income.
They're asking for a plan that will shift 1.5 million more to them - so the university will spend 9.3 million on the part-time faculty.
9.3/156 is 5.96 percent, let's round up to six. They're arguing over a percent?
And here's something more - higher pay does not correlate with higher tuition (per 0.5 arts credit):
Laurier (pays 6,001 per half credit course): 512.25
Western (pays 6,226 per half credit course): 452.10
Guelph (pays at least 6,356 per half credit course): 457.00
Waterloo (pays 6,708 per half credit course): 520.00
Toronto (pays at least 6,275 per half credit course): 522.60 -555.80
York (pays at least 7,195 per half credit course): 527.80
Queen's (pays at least 6,741 per half credit course): 457.90
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Dr. Horton, you don't scare me
Dear Students,
Here is a small piece of truth:
The administration can choose any resolution for our credits that they may desire. One common one is to grant everyone a "P" (pass). The implications of this are not ideal as it does devalue our degree, and any work that we may have done. A few other options exist and every academic facility in our position that I have read about has come to some sort of resolution for class-time lost due to labour disputes.
Dr. Horton's comment in the Cord outraged me. After a week of trying to explain that "losing" our terms wasn't likely, and demanding the administration for an answer, she attempts to scare us! You can't make us "lose our semester" due to a labour dispute. This isn't the answer we were looking for or the one we deserve.
Dr. Horton, I Don't Buy It. You have to do better for us than that.
Is this the rearing of the force that the WLUFA negotiating team has been up against? Is this a pitiful tactic to draw support away from the CAS? Is this administration really going to make us pay for the damage that they have done, e.g., punish us?
Students, be outraged. If they think that we are so simple minded as to not see through this, then they had better reconsider the true value of the Laurier student. They are training us up to be some of the best thinkers on the planet, and well, here we are, actually thinking and evaluating critically.
Fellow students, if the issue with the CAS doesn't make you angry, then this abuse of power should. They hold all the cards when it comes to our time here at Laurier, but making us lose our term is one thing that they cannot, and won't do.
Laurier administration,
What will you do if some of us have ethical issues with crossing a picket line? Will you penalise us for evaluating, thinking critically, and making an ethical decision by failing us?
York University faced a similar issue, and decided that they couldn't penalise students who in good faith could not cross a picket line. I challenge you to do the same for us.
Also, when are we going to get some answers from you? We rely on you for keeping our university a safe, sane, and reliable place. All I feel right now, is scared, nervous, tense, and a lack of confidence that we will be at all protected by those who have the power to do so.
Here is a small piece of truth:
The administration can choose any resolution for our credits that they may desire. One common one is to grant everyone a "P" (pass). The implications of this are not ideal as it does devalue our degree, and any work that we may have done. A few other options exist and every academic facility in our position that I have read about has come to some sort of resolution for class-time lost due to labour disputes.
Dr. Horton's comment in the Cord outraged me. After a week of trying to explain that "losing" our terms wasn't likely, and demanding the administration for an answer, she attempts to scare us! You can't make us "lose our semester" due to a labour dispute. This isn't the answer we were looking for or the one we deserve.
Dr. Horton, I Don't Buy It. You have to do better for us than that.
Is this the rearing of the force that the WLUFA negotiating team has been up against? Is this a pitiful tactic to draw support away from the CAS? Is this administration really going to make us pay for the damage that they have done, e.g., punish us?
Students, be outraged. If they think that we are so simple minded as to not see through this, then they had better reconsider the true value of the Laurier student. They are training us up to be some of the best thinkers on the planet, and well, here we are, actually thinking and evaluating critically.
Fellow students, if the issue with the CAS doesn't make you angry, then this abuse of power should. They hold all the cards when it comes to our time here at Laurier, but making us lose our term is one thing that they cannot, and won't do.
Laurier administration,
What will you do if some of us have ethical issues with crossing a picket line? Will you penalise us for evaluating, thinking critically, and making an ethical decision by failing us?
York University faced a similar issue, and decided that they couldn't penalise students who in good faith could not cross a picket line. I challenge you to do the same for us.
Also, when are we going to get some answers from you? We rely on you for keeping our university a safe, sane, and reliable place. All I feel right now, is scared, nervous, tense, and a lack of confidence that we will be at all protected by those who have the power to do so.
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