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The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)
Independent, Non-hierarchical, Directly Democratic and Feminist Since 1978
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8:30 am - 4:30 pm
TA/TM Day
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast with the President – SFU’s Burnaby Campus 2020
SFU's Burnaby Campus - 8888 University Drive - Burnaby
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
TA/TM Day Social!
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Special General Meeting – AQ 4150
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Special General Membership Meeting
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Language Instructors meetup HC 3100
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Vancouver Stewards Meeting
HC 1520
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GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP
MEETINGS
Burnaby: Wednesday, January 22, 11:30 - 1:30 pm, WMC 2220
Vancouver: Tuesday, February 25, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, HC 7000
Surrey: Thursday, March 26, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, SUR 5080
STEWARDS
MEETINGS
Vancouver: Thursday, January 16, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, HC 1520
Surrey: Wednesday, February 12, 4:30 - 6:30 pm, SUR 2740
Burnaby: Tuesday, March 10, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, TBD
BARGAINING
SESSIONS
Wednesday, January 15, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Lib 7200, Burnany
Monday, January 27, 9:00am - 5:00pm, EDB 7600, Burnany
Wednesday, January 29, 9:00am - 5:00pm, HC 1520, Vancouver
In the Spotlight
Spring 2020 TA/TM Day + Social!
January 1, 2020🤓 TA/TM DAY 🤓 Friday, January 10 will be the 24th Annual Spring TA/TM Day at the SFU Burnaby campus. Presented in collaboration with Centre for Educational Excellence, TA/TM Day is a perfect opportunity to learn more about your TA or TM responsibilities, develop your teaching skills, grab a free lunch, and get a handle on the particularities of teaching at SFU. All TA/TM Day sessions are free to TSSU members, and no registration is required. All members are entitled to up to 6 hours of paid professional development time per appointment. So make sure to keep track of those TA/TM Day hours! To see the schedule: https://www.sfu.ca/sfu-community/events.html#!view/event/event_id/8102 🥳 TA/TM DAY SOCIAL 🥳 **All TSSU members are invited, regardless of
Events
Spring 2020 TA/TM Day + Social!
2020-01-10
🤓 TA/TM DAY 🤓 Friday, January 10 will be the 24th Annual Spring TA/TM Day at the SFU Burnaby campus. Presented in collaboration with Centre for Educational Excellence, TA/TM Day is a perfect opportunity to learn more about your TA or TM responsibilities, develop your teaching skills, grab a free lunch, and get a handle on the particularities of teaching at SFU. All TA/TM Day sessions are free to TSSU members, and no registration is required. All members are entitled to up to 6 hours of paid professional development time per appointment. So make sure to keep track of those TA/TM Day hours! To see the schedule: https://www.sfu.ca/sfu-community/events.html#!view/event/event_id/8102 🥳 TA/TM DAY SOCIAL 🥳 **All TSSU members are invited, regardless of
RAs at SFU Win Historic Unionization
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In a joint communication released today, SFU and the TSSU announced that they have come to an agreement of voluntary recognition, which is when an employer expedites the union certification process and agrees to acknowledge the union as the representative bargaining agent for a group of employees. This means that the Labour Board will not need to hold a certification vote at the end of the month. Through the union’s democratic and member-driven process, RAs can begin building a bargaining committee, surveying workplaces in all departments, engaging faculty, and setting bargaining priorities – starting today. The voluntary recognition process is initiated by the employer, though it is by no means an indication of their virtue or generosity. We won this agreement
In the News
RAs at SFU Win Historic Unionization
November 19, 2019In a joint communication released today, SFU and the TSSU announced that they have come to an agreement of voluntary recognition, which is when an employer expedites the union certification process and agrees to acknowledge the union as the representative bargaining agent for a group of employees. This means that the Labour Board will not need to hold a certification vote at the end of the month. Through the union’s democratic and member-driven process, RAs can begin building a bargaining committee, surveying workplaces in all departments, engaging faculty, and setting bargaining priorities – starting today. The voluntary recognition process is initiated by the employer, though it is by no means an indication of their virtue or generosity. We won this agreement
Open Letter to President Petter Opposing the new MSP Health Coverage Fee for International Students
October 30, 2019Dear President Andrew Petter, We, the international students community at Simon Fraser University, strongly oppose the imposition of the new MSP health coverage fee and condemn the University for failing to take proactive steps to ensure international student workers, including TAs, TMs, and Sessionals, have these required premiums paid by the University. Starting on September 1, 2019 an additional premium component, a Health Coverage Fee of $37.50/month, was added to the cost of MSP for international students. This fee increases to $75/month as of January 1, 2020. International student workers are currently receiving letters from Revenue Services BC indicating payment will be due in November 2019. Our understanding is that you have not yet agreed to: cover international student workers’
Simon Fraser University and TSSU collaborate to recognize the important contributions of research assistants at SFU
November 19, 2019On November 15, 2019, Simon Fraser University and the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) agreed to make research assistants (RAs) employees of the University and voluntarily recognize them as members of TSSU. This agreement was made to recognize the valuable contributions and important role RAs play in advancing SFU’s Research mission. It was signed by Sandi de Domenico, SFU’s Associate Vice-President, Human Resources, and Derek Sahota, TSSU’s Member Advocate on behalf of the Research is Work organizing team, and was endorsed by Jeff Derksen, Dean and Associate Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, SFU, Joy Johnson, Vice-President, Research and International; Dugan O’Neil, Associate Vice-President, Research, SFU, and Jonathan Driver, Vice President Academic and Provost pro tem, SFU. SFU and TSSU have
Statement On the Anti-Trans #GIDYVR Event
October 27, 2019The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) condemns the upcoming #GIDYVR event to be held at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus on November 2nd, 2019. The #GIDYVR “How Media Bias Shapes the Gender Identity Debate” event has raised concerns among LGBTQ2IA+ communities and allies due to the speakers’ histories with transphobic and other problematic discourses. Known transexclusionary radical feminist and SFU alumna Meghan Murphy is slated as a guest speaker at the event along with similarly controversial speakers, “free-speech” advocate Lindsay Shepherd, Quillette editor Jonathan Kay, and Post-Millennial journalist Anna Slatz. Though this panel is objectionable for several reasons, Murphy has been especially controversial, having been banned from Twitter as a result of their transphobic language, and having caused the Vancouver Public
Since 1978
The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)
An Independent, Non-Hierarchical Feminist Labour Union