{"id":100,"date":"2023-06-11T00:54:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T00:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2023-06-15T04:28:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T04:28:24","slug":"supporting-as-a-community-member","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/supporting-as-a-community-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting as a Community Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b42ef0125388deb5be074c989e9e1b2c wp-block-paragraph\">The TSSU is on strike and our members are taking strike action on all three Simon Fraser University campuses. The employer has consistently refused to meet our <a href=\"https:\/\/bargaining.tssu.ca\/employer-refuses-to-address-fundamental-issues-faced-by-workers\/\">demands<\/a>, despite us having gone through several rounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/bargaining.tssu.ca\/category\/2022-bargaining-updates\/\">bargaining<\/a>. We have been left with no choice but to take strike action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you stay near any of the campuses, know anyone who is currently on strike, or are just a kind hearted person who is concerned about helping graduate students workers\u2013who are among the most precarious workers at SFU\u2013fight for a living wage, you can help out in the following ways. We appreciate your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\" style=\"min-height:375px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-strike-branding-cream-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill has-custom-strike-branding-cream-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:47% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/picket-line-picture.jpeg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/picket-line-picture.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.938), 32px);\"><strong><strong>What are some of the problems faced by TSSU members?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TAs typically make approximately<strong> $750-$850 biweekly<\/strong> (depending on if they are a MA\/PhD student)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These wages are used to pay for <strong>housing<\/strong>, <strong>food<\/strong>, and <strong>tuition <\/strong>&#8212; all of which have increased dramatically in the past few years despite wages staying constant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many members must take on <strong>multiple jobs<\/strong> in addition to our studies just to afford to live in this province<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ee856660 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/why-tssu-voted-to-go-on-strike\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\" style=\"min-height:375px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-custom-strike-branding-cream-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill has-custom-strike-branding-cream-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 52%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.938), 32px);\"><strong>Respecting Picket Lines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Join us on our picket lines in solidarity! <\/strong>We would appreciate friendly support and a large part of our efforts have been to ensure that we are heard by the larger community, and not just SFU <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bring <strong>food and cold beverages <\/strong>for our members who will be picketing for long hours outside in the heat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>Above all, DO NOT CROSS our picket lines! They are our greatest tools and best strategy for keeping pressure on the employer<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/picket-line-picture.jpeg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/picket-line-picture.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>How else can community members support the strike?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Support your loved ones<\/strong>, if you are related to or are friends with any of our members. A phone call or a text could go a long way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ee856660 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/donate-to-strike-fund\/\"><strong>Donate to our Strike Fund<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/kCseHLdz6UdKvzXi8\"><strong>Sign an open letter from the community in support of TSSU<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gov.bc.ca\/ministries\/post-secondary-education-and-future-skills\/biography\"><strong>Write to the Minister of Advanced Education about strike<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TSSU is on strike and our members are taking strike action on all three Simon Fraser University campuses. The employer has consistently refused to meet our demands, despite us having gone through several rounds of bargaining. We have been left with no choice but to take strike action. If you stay near any of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-100","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227,"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}