Queen’s TA union vote too close to call
The Queen’s Journal is reporting the first round of counting in the Queen’s teaching assistants and teaching fellows union certification vote is inconclusive. 378 people voted against union certification, 332 for certification and 93 ballots were segregated pending Labour Board review of the eligiblity of the 93 voters…
Student politics junkie? Here’s your fix.
The Canadian University Press is live-blogging the Canadian Federation of Students national assembly in Ottawa this week. The blog is written en francais. (Google Translate here) UPDATES**Here’s a better link to follow the liveblog**.…
CFS says it never gave money to York strikers, Part II
We finally have confirmation from the CFS of what they allege is false in the Excalibur story. We received the following email today from Ian Boyko, CFS spokesperson: Every statement about the Canadian Federation of Students in the original post, including the title, is false. The Canadian Federation…
CFS: Didn’t make “any such financial contributions” to York strikers
We received a letter this afternoon from the lawyers for the Canadian Federation of Students. It says the CFS never gave $2,500 to the union representing York strikers, CUPE local 3903. “This passage is false,” reads the letter. “CFS has not made any such financial contribution to CUPE…
Finally, an apology
The president of the Carleton University Student Association, after days of public outrage and with a petition for her impeachment on its way, finally apologies for the blatant sexism and racism of the motion. The letter is online here: http://www.cusaonline.com/Downloads/shinerama_letter.pdf…
Dalhousie Student Union: We don’t support CUSA decision
From the blog of the DSU president on the Carleton University Student Association motion: Myself, other executives, councilors, and students all wanted to make it very clear to the CUSA’s student council that we did not support their decision and to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation that the…
CFS says it never gave money to York strikers
Yesterday, I pointed out an interesting article in the York University student newspaper stating the Canadian Federation of Students gave $2,500 to CUPE 3903. The following is an email exchange with CFS spokesperson Ian Boyko, who apparently has a problem with the story. At 19:27 EST, Maclean’s OnCampus…
Will Canada’s largest student union join the CFS?
This week, according to sources, a delegation lead by UBC AMS vp external Stefanie Ratjen is attending the Canadian Federation of Students general meeting in Ottawa. Considering the AMS recently left CASA, this could be the first step towards CFS membership for Canada’s largest student union.…
Anyone noticing a pattern?
“When contacted by the Fulcrum, YFS President Hamid Osman declined to comment.”…
Coleman on air: CHQR 770AM Calgary. Topic: CUSA
I will be live on The Rutherford Show at 10:30am Mountain Time. (12:30pm Eastern) The topic will be the Carleton University Student Association situation. You can listen to the live stream at http://www.qr77.com/ and click on the Listen Live link.…