Wednesday afternoon the TA union officially called off their strike and authorized the bargaining committee to sign the contract. They did not accept the administration’s back to work protocol, but the protocol isn’t necessary for a return to work. <a href=”http://www.agsem-aeedem.ca/” target=”_blank”>Full details here.</a> Although I got a long letter from the provost last night, …
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Latest on TA Strike
I’m very pleased that both sides have reached agreement on a contract, though there are still ongoing talks about the back-to-work protocol.
Grad Students: Record Your Meetings With Your Profs
I know the headline sound paranoid, but it’s not. Just think about it. You’ve written a chapter of your dissertation, a seminar paper, whatever. You go in and meet with your prof for an hour or more and have a great discussion about it. You take some notes. You’re excited. You get busy. You leave …
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TA Strike Exchange
If my count is right, the McGill TA strike is in its 6th week. When the strike started, the bargaining went on more or less in secret in mediated negotiations. Now, the debate is getting more and more public. Today, McGill Provost Anthony Masi sent AGSEM an open letter. AGSEM responded with an open letter …
I didn’t know you could do that in Musicology
In all the commotion around here I haven’t had much of a chance to say anything about my trip, which was delightful. My tour of Europe (okay, the UK and the Netherlands) was one of the most intellectually rewarding experiences of my life. Partly, it was the timing. In the last 3 weeks of April …
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More on the Strike
from Saturday’s Gazette
I hate not being able to blog about this in more detail
In the meantime, a story from MacLean’s, which is sort of like a Canadian Newsweek.