UMFA demands ring hollow
By refusing to accept the administration’s latest collective bargaining offer, University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) has left students wondering whether there will be a…
labour dispute
Students need to get off the sideline
As a third year student, only one aspect of university life concerns me: the quality of education. The budget cuts of the 2015-2016 year have…
UMFA is supporting students in its strike mandate
As most of the student body already knows, the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) – the union of full-time professors, researchers, and librarians at…
Protesters challenge budget cuts, fee hikes
A crowd of University of Manitoba community members demonstrated their dissatisfaction over the school’s budgetary process at a rally held last Tuesday afternoon. Participants protested…
Hundreds protest proposed University of Manitoba budget cuts
Early last week, hundreds of people gathered in the Engineering Atrium to rally against the proposed University of Manitoba budget cuts. Those in attendance included…
Top 25 Manitoba Employers distinction awards University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba has been named one of Manitoba’s Top 25 Employers for the third year in a row, prompting mixed reactions from unions…
UMSU neutrality sparks student criticism
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union has said that it will not condemn impending budget cuts at the University of Manitoba, sparking criticism from students…
Responding to Poloz
Last week Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada, said to a House of Commons committee that out-of-work students should work for free to…
Foreign workers deserve Canada’s respect, hospitality
Chris Hearn A small amount of Canadian corporations—a few Tim Hortons and McDonald’s franchises, for example—have reportedly been abusing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Some…
Forum draws attention to youth unemployment in Canada
The issue of youth unemployment was front-and-centre last Friday at a forum hosted by the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), the Canadian Labour Congress, the…