Erica Fischer

If you know other people, faculty associations/unions in #Canada that are on bsky, please let me know so I can add them. Thanks! 😊 go.bsky.app/6pAv8PV #cdnpse #canlab

Un système universitaire qui repose sur des emplois précaires compromet la qualité de l’enseignement offert aux étudiants. Une plus grande sécurité d’emploi favorise un enseignement de meilleure qualité. Vérifiez si une campagne est en cours sur votre campus: buff.ly/H4LGBCa

Living with a baseline of uncertainty is an extremely heavy load to carry alongside trying to build a career and contribute meaningfully to research and to my students.

Precariousness is something I think about and talk about a great deal. For me, it means a lot more than just not having a permanent position.

Contract academic staff bring lasting knowledge, mentorship, and expertise to our campuses and communities. Their contracts shouldn’t be disposable. Find out if your campus has an active Fair Employment Now! campaign: app.sosha.ai/s/i12OlrOh

Contract academic staff often lack essential resources and support but are still expected to complete substantial unpaid work on short notice. All work deserves fair pay. Find out if your campus has an active Fair Employment Now! campaign: app.sosha.ai/s/QuvPMyIS

A university system that relies on insecure employments has consequences for the quality of education students receive. Greater job security supports better education. Find out if your campus has an active Fair Employment Now! campaign: app.sosha.ai/s/4T7z4XIA

Across Canada, contract staff teach post-secondary courses but still face low pay, limited benefits and insecure employment. It’s time to challenge precarious work in higher ed. Find out if your campus has an active Fair Employment Now! campaign: app.sosha.ai/s/y3JtAS8C

A university system that relies on insecure employment affects the education students receive. Job security supports better working conditions for faculty and better learning conditions for students. Join us at the SSC Kiosk tomorrow 11–130 to chat with Contract Faculty during Fair Employment Week!

Contract academic staff bring lasting knowledge, mentorship, and expertise to our campuses and communities. Their contracts shouldn’t be disposable. Find out if your campus has an active Fair Employment Now! campaign: buff.ly/30oAYUQ

Le personnel académique contractuel enrichit durablement nos campus et nos communautés par son savoir, son accompagnement et son expertise. Leurs contrats ne devraient pas être considérés comme jetables. Vérifiez si une campagne est en cours sur votre campus: buff.ly/H4LGBCa

Partout au Canada, le personnel académique contractuel donne des cours tout en devant composer avec de faibles salaires, des avantages sociaux limités et la précarité d’emploi. Vérifiez si votre campus participe à la campagne « L’emploi équitable, dès maintenant! » : buff.ly/H4LGBCa

Across Canada, contract staff teach post-secondary courses but still face low pay, limited benefits and insecure employment. It’s time to challenge precarious work in higher ed. Find out if your campus has an active Fair Employment Now! campaign: buff.ly/30oAYUQ

Join us this Thursday, october 22 at 5 pm in SN-2109 for a screening of “In Search of Professor Precarious”, RSVP link: forms.gle/4yamuHJpcNHy....

La Semaine de l'équité d'emploi a lieu LA SEMAINE PROCHAINE. Inscrivez-vous à la conférence virtuelle consacrée à l’IA, la protection des travailleuses et des travailleurs, et le rôle des syndicats dans la définition de l’avenir du travail. Pour plus d'info et s'inscrire: buff.ly/8vIR7GW

The right to strike gives workers power to stand up to big corporations and demand better wages. The federal government shouldn’t take that power away. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/GC7J66gE

Is your university using external consultants? Faculty, students, and staff are invited to take part in a 5–7 minute survey examining how universities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK use external consultants. Take the survey: buff.ly/oJcX8iU

Make your voice heard in advance voting or on referendum day October 19!

Fair Employment week is NEXT WEEK. Register now for a virtual keynote on AI, worker protections, and the role of unions in shaping the future of work. For more information and to register: buff.ly/cD6lusi

Part-Time Faculty play a vital role in Algoma’s academic community. They are now bargaining to achieve fairness and recognition for their work and contributions. Support them by sending a letter to University senior admin actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

Nova Scotia’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 1.0% last year to $11,295 – the highest in the country. The 10-year ⬆️ was 39.0% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 35.0%). All Canadians deserve access to education - tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.

New Brunswick’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 5.0% last year to $11,248 – second highest in the country. The 10 year ⬆️ was 54.9% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 33.2%). All Canadians deserve access to education - tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.

Ontario’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 3.5% last year to $10,655 – 1 of 4 provinces over $10,000. The 10-year ⬆️ was 17.6% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 30.9%). All Canadians deserve access to education – tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.

Join the NS Federation of Labour at a rally Friday, October 2 at 12pm at CIBC Building, 1809 Barrington Street, to defend the right to strike. RSVP for the Rally here: actionnetwork.org/events/hfx-rally-against-bill-c39

Manitoba’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 5.1% last year to $7,586 – 1 of 4 provinces to stay under the national average. The 10-year⬆️ was 57.8% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 33.2%). All Canadians deserve access to education — tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.

NS provided $590M in PSE operating grants in 2022/23. Spending tied to students from outside the province and university research generated an estimated $2.3B in economic activity across NS, supporting about 21,000 full-time equivalent jobs. Public Education Is Our Lighthouse. #BeaconforNSPSE

Faculty associations across the province are participating in the campaign to raise awareness of the value of post-secondary education. Follow and share! #keepdalstrong #BeaconforNSPSE

Students should be able to attend college or university without taking on massive debt. @pattyhajdu.bsky.social, don't cut student grants.

New data shows tuition has gone up more than 20% in the last 5 years. Starting next week, we’ll break it down by province. With tuition going up and student financial supports going down, fewer Canadians can access education. Tell the government to stop cutting student supports.

BC’s domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 2.9% last year (provincial inflation ⬆️ 3%). Provincial policy has frozen tuition at 2%. Some programs are excluded — accounting for the 2.9%⬆️. All Canadians deserve access to education — tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.

Alberta’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 2.4% last year and remains higher than the national average. The 10-year ⬆️ was 42.6% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 31.9%). All Canadians deserve access to education - tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.

Saskatchewan’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 2.8% last year to $10,778 – 3rd highest in the country. The 10-year ⬆️ was 44.5% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 29.8%). All Canadians deserve access to education - tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.

PM Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires." 🎥 Credit CBC News ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️

Two devastating deaths on HRM streets in under one week. We ask:  Why do our streets continue to allow simple human mistakes to kill people? We need our elected officials to take action - join us to demand it. visionzerohfx.ghost.io/two-more-pre... #VisionZero #RoadSafety

In memoriam: Dr. Nouman Ali, a member of Halifax's cycling community, was killed last week when a driver opened their door into his path on Strawberry Hill Street. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and everyone who is mourning his loss. 🕯️

"The driver of the vehicle was issued a summary offence ticket for not having a valid inspection sticker." I'm struggling with this one. A pillar of the community killed by a driver, a family mourning. The system's response feels grotesquely inadequate #VisionZero www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Thirteen candidate areas in Nova Scotia could become protected with your help, and now is the moment to act. The deadline for public consultation is Tuesday, July 28. Visit the link to fill out the survey: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac... Together, let's help get them across the finish line. 💪

UPDATE! Sunday, June 21 - Halifax Transit ferry service will pause earlier than originally planned today (Sunday, June 21) with the last departure from Alderney at 12:30 p.m., and the last departure before the pause from Halifax at 12:45 p.m. We apologize for the short notice.

In Canada, we are proud to be a country that welcomes immigrants and refugees, and we expect our leaders to carry on that legacy. Let’s get loud in support of refugees. Sign our open letter to PM Mark Carney today and show that we're better together. app.sosha.ai/s/voaW4WTM

“The decline of Canadian universities reflects years of inadequate funding, and the devaluation of science and education as public goods,” said Dr. Nadim Mahassen, president of the Center for World University Rankings. #cdnpse

A new special edition of the CAUT Journal guest co-edited by @profsavage.bsky.social & Susan Spronk all about organizing for power in Canada’s university sector is now online! Read it at journal.caut.ca

NUCAUT President Robin Whitaker speaking to a CLC resolution on precarious work, highlighting the realities of contract academic staff and “invisible job cuts” caused by public underfunding at the @canadianlabour.bsky.social's Constitutional Convention #CLC2026 #CTC2026

New report finds nearly 1 in 3 Nova Scotia workers in precarious jobs. Using a first-of-its-kind survey, this report reveals the lived experiences of those facing precarious work in Nova Scotia, with low wages, limited protection and job instability. About 43% are on the edge of precarity. #nspoli

“Canadian academics resisted unionization for decades and stubbornly clung to the belief that they were autonomous professionals and not “workers.”” Read more on the history of academic staff unionism in the latest issue of the Bulletin: buff.ly/EWPE36P

“[…] progressive leaders from around the world on Saturday called for concrete action to defend democracy and urged reform of the #UnitedNations to make it more democratic and capable of responding to wars and authoritarian trends.” #Barcelona #SummitInDefenseOfDemocracy efe.com/english/late...

2,200 nursing home workers at 22 sites in NS are on strike. Some of the longest strikes in Canadian history have been in LTC -- and that means that low-paid workers have struggled mightily for fair wages and better living conditions and care for residents. I stand with CUPE-NS.