{"id":141,"date":"2023-06-09T21:48:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T21:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2023-06-12T17:33:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T17:33:31","slug":"__trashed-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/__trashed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting as a Faculty 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\">SFU has sent out many contradictory, inconsistent, dishonest communications, so we wanted to offer faculty an avenue to ask questions and voice concerns. We recognize that you are all busy and may not have the time to sort through all of this information, so we hope this website can serve as a one-stop shop for strike information and updates. We appreciate your support!<\/p>\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 can Faculty members support the strike?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Respect <\/strong>and even <strong>join our picket lines<\/strong> (see below for details)!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Talk to the students <\/strong>who you are supervising and understand their perspectives on these issues; conversations around bargaining cannot and should not be one sided!&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show the world and your graduate students that you support us by putting up <strong>TSSU stickers <\/strong>and <strong>flyers<\/strong> outside your office doors!&nbsp;You can drop by the TSSU office in AQ 5129 to pick up stickers or flyers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Raise relevant TSSU issues<\/strong> at meetings with SFU administration, department meetings, and SFUFA meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage other faculty members to support TSSU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help us <strong>map faculty<\/strong> that might be supportive or who are curious about what TSSU is asking for&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allow and encourage your <strong>students to get involved<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invite TSSU representatives<\/strong> to speak during your classes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help us <strong>identify administrators<\/strong> or others who are <strong>misinforming <\/strong>the community (e.g., showing us the meeting minutes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-8e8fe183 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/donate-to-strike-fund\/\"><strong><strong>Donate to our Strike Fund<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1b_5NyPaYij1zdt5sVblfDHABOCXBZ7Ev9qYEByF0lLg\"><strong>Sign an open letter to the SFU President<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/faculty_poster.pdf\"><strong>Print out and post flyers in support of TSSU on your office door<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><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 the strike<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><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\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1.jpg);background-position:62% 46%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/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>Why should Faculty support the strike?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TSSU&#8217;s proposals seek to improve work conditions, ensure workers can afford to live in this city, and guarantee job security for teaching staff:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By reducing chronic overwork problems (particularly since the pandemic), TSSU\u2019s proposals, if implemented, will <strong>improve the quality of teaching <\/strong>at SFU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By simplifying the application process &amp; setting teaching schedules in advance, we can <strong>commit to teaching<\/strong> at SFU<strong> <\/strong>&amp; use extra time to <strong>better develop our craft<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite over 35 bargaining sessions, the Employer refuses to meaningfully bargain over the issues identified in our proposals, rather&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Employer&#8217;s current monetary proposals remain <strong>below the rates of inflation<\/strong>, effectively producing a wage cut for members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Employer has also proposed to <strong>eliminate the scholarship portion<\/strong> of TA wages, which would further lower take-home pay and worsen the already significant financial crisis faced by graduate students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we do not exercise our collective power, graduate student workers and our work will suffer, with our working conditions not only not improving, but actually worsening:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Graduate student workers will be further <strong>overworked <\/strong>and <strong>underpaid<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate student workers will be forced to continue <strong>working multiple jobs<\/strong> and <strong>cutting meals<\/strong> to make ends meet, causing significant stress and occupying time that could otherwise be dedicated to their studies or teaching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With the cost of living crisis unlikely to abate any time soon, the <strong>quality of teaching and research will continue to suffer <\/strong>as graduate student workers face increasing pressures and struggles to continue in their programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite their best efforts, some graduate students may be<strong> forced to drop out <\/strong>of their programs because they simply cannot afford to continue, causing supervisors and departments to lose brilliants students, researchers, and teachers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The decreasing quality of teaching and research in addition to the poor working conditions of graduate students will make <strong>SFU uncompetitive<\/strong> in terms of attracting the best and brightest minds<\/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 has-text-align-center wp-element-button\"><strong>Learn more about TSSU&#8217;s proposals<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><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\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 56%\"><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>Above all, DO NOT CROSS our picket lines! They are our greatest tools and best strategy for keeping pressure on the employer<\/strong>.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>This includes not doing struck work (e.g., doing your TA&#8217;s grading)!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.234), 17px);\">.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-17.56.42-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/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. SFU has sent out many contradictory, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-141","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217,"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141\/revisions\/217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.tssu.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}