OISE Students Collective

We are a grassroots initiative for #OISE and #UofT students to engage, organize and care for each other during & beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

[OISE Students Collective @OiseStudent]

1/ OISE students have raised their financial precarity for the past years with senior admins. Yet, admin have repeatedly passed the ball🏐 when it comes to whose responsibility is to address this

A 🧵on income inequality in #onpse👇 #AcademicChatter #phdlife #weareuoft

[CUPE 3902 @cupe3902]

The mask mandate at @uoft is set to be “paused” on May 1. In this 6th wave, simply encouraging people to wear masks inside is not enough. We are calling on #UofT to maintain the requirement to be masked in indoor University spaces. Please sign & share! https://t.co/KOljvF1M4R

[No Precarious Employment @NoPrecarityUofT]

Ensure students are involved in transparent decision making processes that determine the outcome of non tenure- track professors livelihoods;

[No Precarious Employment @NoPrecarityUofT]

We are making the urgent demand to @OISESJe @UofT and @OISE takes seriously addressing precarious employment practices which result in adverse effects on students, staff and faculty. Read, sign and share our letter that demands:

[No Precarious Employment @NoPrecarityUofT]

Support our campaign #NoPrecariousEmployment at @OISESJE, @OISEUofT, and @UofT and demand improved labour practices for all!

Send a message using our easy email tool: https://t.co/mkmpZ1igYN

[CUPE 3902 @cupe3902]

🎉 BIG NEWS from #CUPE3902: OISE Graduate Assistants have officially joined CUPE 3902 as the new Unit 7! Welcome! We are united, stronger, and more powerful together. @cupe3907 @OISEUofT #canlab #onlab #onpoli #UofT #OISE

[OrganizeUW @OrganizeUW]

Talking about unionization is uniquely challenging for international graduate student workers. International graduate student workers face complications with visas, different tuition structures, and alternative healthcare plans, among other challenges. Let’s do some quick-hit FAQ

[Spring Magazine @springmagca]

Migrant students, farm workers and sex workers out to #UniteAgainstRacism and call for #StatusForAll at the rally in Toronto

[Migrant Rights Network #StatusForAll @MigrantRightsCA]

Today, we are taking action in 10 cities in Canada & 16 places in Jamaica, Trinidad, St Vincent & Cayman Islands to #UniteAgainstRacism and call for #StatusforAll.

https://t.co/OhI9cGItlb
Join an action
Sign a petition
Make a phone call
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[inefficient rhubarb snackowski @snackowska]

re: that job posting for assistant adjunct professor without compensation. i taught a course once and made about $8000. then, my university charged me $8000 in tuition. so, anyway, grad students are already not compensated, it's just called "tuition fees"

[Spring Magazine @springmagca]

The Justice for Workers' Building Workers Power organizer training in Toronto is 🔥... building a movement to fight higher wages, stronger rights and workers' power! #Justice4Workers

[CUPE 3902 @cupe3902]

Save the date & join this major labour action! @ScholarStrikeCa is hosting two days of teach-ins led by scholars, activists, artists and students on March 21–22 followed by a day of action on March 23 to Defund, Demilitarize, & Abolish Police, Prisons, & all forms of Carcerality.

[CUPE 3902 @cupe3902]

Join the powerful delegation representing your Local at the CUPE Ontario Convention on April 27-29! You’ll debate, prioritize, and vote on key resolutions from your Local and allies across Ontario–before the pivotal June election. Email [email protected] by Monday, March 28! 1/2

[CUPE Local 3907 @cupe3907]

1/ We have some EXCITING news!

It's now official: OISE GAs are now members of @cupe3902 🥳👏

CUPE 3907 members voted unanimously at our March 8 GMM to transfer our jurisdiction to CUPE 3902.
Today, CUPE National has officially gotten back to us approving this request.

[Spring Magazine @springmagca]

The Liberals passed legislation for 10 employer-paid sick days for federally regulated workers in December, yet workers are still waiting on paid sick days. #PaidSickDays #canpoli
https://t.co/iPweTXaerQ

[OrganizeUW @OrganizeUW]

Paying more in taxes this April? Thank the clawbacks. When #UWaterloo increased TA pay rates last spring, they also engaged in scholarship and grant clawbacks to offset the wage increases:
https://t.co/rISGvOk7Ie

[CUPE 4207 @cupe4207]

How do we build solidarity with Palestine on campuses? - Tonight, 7pm EDT @springmagca panel will look at the history, achievements, challenges, and opportunities for building campus based movements in support of Palestine
https://t.co/q5rW8Kwl4l

[YUFA @YUFAyorku]

#Facts The labor crisis is bigger than #YorkU @YUFAyorku stands with colleagues across the sector to #ReclaimHigherEducation from intransigent Employers and managers. #onlab #canlab #OurStrengthOurUnion #YorkStrike2022 #AttackOnTheMind

[The University of Toronto Law Union @UTLawUnion]

📢 Curious why so many (including @UofT, @FacultyJewish and @CAUT_ACPPU) reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism?

Join us as we explore how IHRA impedes our collective struggles against both antisemitism and anti-Palestinian racism.

Register at https://t.co/WsNDxaiQGr

[Asmita @awxbee]

Truth. While institutions cry poor when it comes to resolving student financial precarity, in the same breath, they send emails on investing in grand ornamental capital projects.