Stephanie Ross @stephross_mac
Labour Studies prof at McMaster University, tweeting on labour, social justice and working-class politics researchgate.net/profile/Stepha… Hamilton, Ontario Joined September 2011-
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Now others know what we’ve known for a long time, that our director Dr. Dave Goutor is a very good teacher. Join us to congratulate Dave for winning @OUSAhome’s Award for Teaching Excellence - an amazing achievement made more special because the entire process was student-led. ❤️
An excellent article which very much relates to our situation, as we currently don't have collegial governance; however, it is one of our demands in this upcoming round of collective bargaining.
An excellent article which very much relates to our situation, as we currently don't have collegial governance; however, it is one of our demands in this upcoming round of collective bargaining.
"To relegate our unions to bargaining wages and working conditions every few years is to miss an important opportunity to defend collegial institutional governance that gives the academic community its proper voice." Read more in the Bulletin: caut.ca/bulletin/2024/…
The preservation of meaningful collegial governance in universities and colleges increasingly rests on strong academic staff associations. Check out my latest contribution to @caut Bulletin with @stephross_mac. caut.ca/bulletin/2024/… #canlab #cdnpse
Support @CUPEOntario workers now. Sign and forward this petition in support of municipal workers. @stephross_mac @cupenat @MSPAlternatives peopleoverprof.it/campaigns/supp…
The federal government is finally going to do something about regulating social media platforms. Its Online Harms Bill has attracted lots of criticism, but most of it fails to deal with the most important reasons that the bill won't do what it should. theconversation.com/the-online-har…
As education sector bargaining in Ontario wraps up, I talk with @krushowy @TorontoStar about what it means for the future of public sector collective bargaining #canlab #onlab #onpoli thestar.com/politics/provi…
As the number of people in Canada working in the gig economy tops 1 million, I talked with @GhadaaSharif @TorontoStar about what it says about our labour market TLDR: flexibility without employment rights is a bad deal #canlab #gigeconomy #gigwork thestar.com/business/survi…
I just took action in support for #fairness4cf and a 11.75% increase in provincial funding to our public universities! Join the movement for strong universities and good jobs here: ocufa.on.ca/fairness?sourc… #Togetherwecan
My latest for @pressprogress A look at the 2024 Canadian labour forecast. What contract battles and potential strikes are ahead? 2023 was a great year for labour, and workers' momentum isn't slowing. A few upcoming fights below 🧵: pressprogress.ca/its-going-to-b…
Excellent talk from @stephross_mac on "Strikes, Political Action, and the Fight for Democracy," with coverage of Canada + USA. (I watched it all right to the end!) youtube.com/watch?v=veWgb6…
“Workers’ expectations are much, much higher than even union leaders have come to understand. They want to fight back in this moment where it is felt the conditions are ripe.” Watch @stephross_mac speaking at Parkland’s conference. youtube.com/watch?v=veWgb6…
This is going on my must-read list ⚙️✊
“In other provinces, teachers’ unions have successfully argued that classroom size is directly related to workload, which has always been a collective bargaining matter.” Saskatchewan teacher strike: It's about bargaining for the common good theconversation.com/saskatchewan-t…
There's still time to submit a paper proposal for the 2024 CAWLS Annual conference. Abstracts are due Jan 31. cawls.ca/en/2024-annual… #LabourStudies
Interesting insights about union leadership, culture, and democracy in @GhadaaSharif's feature about #Unifor president Lana Payne. thestar.com/business/lana-… #canlab @TorontoStar
Quick, get a copy of the newest book from leading labour scholars in Canada, our own @stephross_mac and @BrockLabour @Prof_Savage ❤️ fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/building-…
It is with the heaviest of hearts that the Broadbent Institute announces the passing of our founder, Ed Broadbent. Read our full statement at broadbentinstitute.ca/statement-pass…
Indigo and Chapter are engaging in some of the very same union avoidance strategies @stephross_mac and I discuss in this piece for @ConversationCA. theconversation.com/the-advantages… #canlab
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This would be a really good "institutional mapping" / "thinking in place" exercise for any and every university classroom, just saying
Now others know what we’ve known for a long time, that our director Dr. Dave Goutor is a very good teacher. Join us to congratulate Dave for winning @OUSAhome’s Award for Teaching Excellence - an amazing achievement made more special because the entire process was student-led. ❤️
Watch professor emeritus Dr. Wayne Lewchuk talk about what happened after Ontario ended its Basic Income Pilot. 👀 👀
"Basic income gave these people who were working a floor below which they couldn't fall, and that floor then gave them opportunities." — Wayne Lewchuk (@MacLabour) at 8/11pm with Bonnie Krysowaty, Dana Bowman, Stephen Moreau (@CavalluzzoLLP) & @JeyanTVO | Producer: @bweaver08
Thanks for having us at the Partners in Higher Education Dinner @OUSAhome to celebrate educators and higher education sector partners!
“Secret mandates undermine what happens at the bargaining table; they make it almost irrelevant what individual employers and bargaining units want”: Parkland director Jason Foster, today, at the webinar “Bargaining in Alberta Universities.”
An excellent article which very much relates to our situation, as we currently don't have collegial governance; however, it is one of our demands in this upcoming round of collective bargaining.
"To relegate our unions to bargaining wages and working conditions every few years is to miss an important opportunity to defend collegial institutional governance that gives the academic community its proper voice." Read more in the Bulletin: caut.ca/bulletin/2024/…
"To relegate our unions to bargaining wages and working conditions every few years is to miss an important opportunity to defend collegial institutional governance that gives the academic community its proper voice." Read more in the Bulletin: caut.ca/bulletin/2024/…
The preservation of meaningful collegial governance in universities and colleges increasingly rests on strong academic staff associations. Check out my latest contribution to @caut Bulletin with @stephross_mac. caut.ca/bulletin/2024/… #canlab #cdnpse
What happens when a union tries to take on one of the biggest companies in the world? Had a chance to share my thoughts (and practice my rusty French) with @CBCRadioCanada on efforts to unionize Amazon in BC: ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/20658… #BCLab #CanLab
In a historic victory, an overwhelming majority of Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted to join the UAW. uaw.org/in-historic-br…
New from me, @bobbarnetson and Susan Cake: a piece on public sector bargaining in Alberta in @ConversationCA. It ain’t going to be pretty. theconversation.com/the-alberta-go…
I've just posted some important personal and professional news about my health crisis on my website.janemcalevey.com please read and share with relevant folks in our struggle for justice. My best to you all--
Went out to celebrate a successful PhD defence last night (not one of my students, but an excellent archaeologist doing work outside my area). Being chair these days is too much doom and gloom, so especially good to see someone who worked so hard celebrate at the finish line.
On a scale of "I got my eclipse glasses a month ago" to "I'm frantically emailing friends the morning of the eclipse to see if anyone has a spare pair", how much do you have your shit together?
Wonderful place to see #TotalSolarEclipse2024 — Bay St Lawrence, NS Less crowded than Niagara Falls…
Support @CUPEOntario workers now. Sign and forward this petition in support of municipal workers. @stephross_mac @cupenat @MSPAlternatives peopleoverprof.it/campaigns/supp…
@TheLawofWork on how @mcgillu is possibly kickstarting a faculty unionization drive. Sometimes management is your best organizer.
Situation at @mcgillu is nutty. McGill says a 1980 (!) doc declares that anyone who refuses to perform “their academic duties” during a strike by other McGill employees will be placed on unpaid leave. McGill says TA work is professors’ duty. Profs say it isn’t. 1/n
The federal government is finally going to do something about regulating social media platforms. Its Online Harms Bill has attracted lots of criticism, but most of it fails to deal with the most important reasons that the bill won't do what it should. theconversation.com/the-online-har…