« I have coworkers who are homeless, who live in their cars or sleep on friends’ couches, because they aren’t being paid enough to afford rent,” CUPE 1259 President Dawn Vardy said. These are long term care workers, severely underpaid. An essential public service. #nspoli @cupens.bsky.social

The info and petition below concerns arrested academics in Iran. Please consider signing/sharing it with colleagues. Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran: iranhumanrights.org/2025/11/writ... Link to petition: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Choirs for Change Concerts in support of the #Halifax Refugee Clinic.

In honour of @cupe3912.bsky.social and all the unions in #nspse and beyond who pushed back and smacked down overweening management and their consultant handlers this year:

Thank you for all your support in making this possible, @cupescfp.bsky.social, @cupens.bsky.social, @caut.bsky.social, @cautdefencefund.bsky.social! We went from being the lowest paid in the region to being among the highest paid! 🎉🤩 😎 #CDNPSE #canlab

We are happy to announce that SMU PT Faculty members have ratified the Tentative Agreement. Members will return to work and classes will resume on Monday. Congratulations everyone! #cdnpse #canlab @caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cupescfp.bsky.social

"They [international researchers] are being welcomed to a system that is facing a funding crisis, where existing researchers are struggling," Robin Whitaker, CAUT President. Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Coverage of the SMU tentative agreement in CTV today: https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/part-time-faculty-saint-marys-university-reach-tentative-agreement-over-wages-vacation-pay/ #SMUstrike #FairDealNow #cdnpse #canlab

SMU Part-Time Faculty have a tentative agreement! SMU PT members, check your email for more information. #SMUstrike #FairDealNow #cdnpse #canlab

REVISED picketing schedule for Thursday, November 13: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Regular picketing at SMU and MSVU sites. ALL members are invited to join the MSVU line to support the negotiation committee as they continue to fight for a fair contract.

The employer and SMU CUPE 3912 Part-Time Faculty return to the Bargaining Table today. We trust that the SMU Senior Admin and BOG will offer a fair deal so SMU students can get back into the classrooms next week and PT Faculty can be appropriately respected. #solidarity

#SMUstrike It’s time for a #FairDealNow #cdnpse #canlab @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social

#SMUstrike It’s time for a #FairDealNow #cdnpse @caut.bsky.social

#SMUstrike It’s time for a #FairDealNow @cupe3912.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social

Today 36 years ago, the Berlin Wall came down. The Eastern German people had stood up against oppression and dictatorship all year and the pressure became too big. The rest is history. Never say the people don't have power. I remember those images and being reunited with our Eastern German cousins ❤️

"Without stable financial support, [Canada's] university sector — an economic driver orders of magnitude larger than any resource sector — is under existential threat." This is excellent.

“Fighting for the right to a public university”, written about the Dal Faculty strike, also applies to @cupe3912.bsky.social's strike mandate, which can “be seen as strong resistance to right-wing neoliberal tendencies that strangle universities”. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #Nspoli

Dalhousie University part-time faculty gain wage improvements, job security in new deal: union #Halifax #NovaScotia www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

#FairDealNow #SMUstrike @cautdefencefund.bsky.social #cdnpse #canlab

Striking SMU Part-Time Faculty aren't just fighting for pay, they are also fighting for access to a pension plan and healthcare support—stuff employees should have access to! Sign to support striking Nova Scotia part-time faculty here: https://cupe.ca/for-our-future

Please send a letter to support our @cupe3912.bsky.social colleagues! Enough is enough! It’s time to take remember the mission of our institutions and who delivers it!

#FairDealNow #SMUstrike #cdnpse #canlab @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

President Sheinbaum Celebrates Day of the Dead with National Palace Offering “We honor those who cared for the cornfields, those who healed with herbs, those who told stories under the moon, those who defended their land and dignity,” Sheinbaum declared.

This is fabulous news. The deal was hard fought, and it has some huge gains that set us up well for future negotiations. On top of that, it’s definitely a relief to be able to plan Shirley Jackson lectures instead of strike tactics!

Members of @cupe3912.bsky.social are striking for a fair deal from @smuhalifax.bsky.social and @msvuhalifax.bsky.social , and need your support. Visit cupe.ca/for-our-future and take action to stand up for our future!

Thank you to the NSGEU President, Sandra Mullen, and their Political Action Committee for joining us at the MSVU Picket line today!

Join us for a yoga session tomorrow Wednesday, October 29 at 8:30AM. It will be in Gorsebrook Park on Inglis on the park side of the #SMUstrike picket line. Bring a mat or towel, comfy clothes and water!

#SMU students have been supporting us on the picket line, and honestly? It fills our hearts as we fight for better learning conditions for all. ❤️ ✊ Thank you to all the students who came by to say hi, hold a sign, take a selfie, or drop off some treats! #SMUstrike @cupe3912.bsky.social #cdnpse

End of day for picket week 2, day 1! Rally with the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, so much #solidarity, smiles, commitment to fighting for better working conditions. It’s time for a #FairDeal #SMUstrike #MSVUstrike #canlab #cdnpse @cupe3912.bsky.social

Canada's delay in processing immigration applications forces people into precarity. 10 years, 50 years to wait for the IRCC is not good. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New venue for the @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social Gala Dinner Fundraiser in #solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social #MSVUstrike #canlab

#Solidarity with striking members of @cupe3912.bsky.social ✊🏼

First week in the books! Thanks to colleagues at @smufu.bsky.social, @dalfaculty.bsky.social, @caut.bsky.social, @cupens.bsky.social and many more, as well as our fantastic #TAs and students. We'll be back on the picket line tomorrow—come by and say hi! #SMUstrike #FairDealNow #cdnpse #canlab

Thank you for coming to support @cupe3912.bsky.social! @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @aasua.bsky.social @wlufa.bsky.social @munfaculty.bsky.social @upeifa.bsky.social @uwofa1.bsky.social @sgppum.bsky.social @astfassoc.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social #YUFA #BCITSFA #appbusa @dalfaculty.bsky.social

#Fairness4CAS #MakeitFair #FEW #FairEmploymentWeek

What horrendous obfuscation!

Contract Academic Staff - they publish, mentor, innovate - all on precarious contracts. More than 80% of CAS surveyed consider their work vital to their university’s mission. Let’s treat it that way. #FairEmploymentWeek#[email protected] @dalfaculty.bsky.social@cupe3912.bsky.social

CAUT flying pickets out on the picket lines this morning in support of @cupe3912.bsky.social as they fight for a fair deal!

Job security, fair pay, and benefits for contract faculty will deliver fairness for workers and protect the high‐quality education our students deserve. #Fairness4CF #MakeItFair @caut.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social

WLUFA stands with @cupe3912.bsky.social . Our @cautdefencefund.bsky.social, Cameron McKenzie, is on the picket lines in Halifax. PT faculty at MSVU and SMU are on strike for fair wages and job security. Their fight is about dignity and the future of public education. #Solidarity @caut.bsky.social

With all the labour actions in Halifax this fall, we should just start calling it Fair Deal Friday! Every Friday, there’s sure to be a #Solidarity rally somewhere you can join to show your support! @cupe3912.bsky.social @cupens.bsky.social

Dropping some facts about sessionals at OCADU. Learn more about the rules and regulations that govern the 600 Faculty and Academic Staff at OCADU: www.ocadfa.ca/ocadfa-zine-know-your-moa #fairemploymentweek #makeitfair @caut.bsky.social

Day two of the strike. Great turn out in support of part-time faculty at Saint Mary's University. Solidarity to those also striking at Mount Saint Vincent University. ✊🏻 @cupe3912.bsky.social #smu

#SMUstrike #FairDealNow @cupe3912.bsky.social

#SMUstrike 🧵👇 Thank you for your support, smuTAs! #FairDealNow @cupe3912.bsky.social

“Respect means fair wages, real job security, and access to benefits and pensions #CUPE members can count on. Coordinated action all across #NovaScotia proves how strong we are when we stand together. #Solidarity!” @cupescfp.bsky.social #canlab #MakeItFair #FairDealNow @cupe3912.bsky.social

“The university @smuhalifax.bsky.social says dozens of courses have been paused due to the strike, but classes taught by full-time faculty members will continue as scheduled.” Dozens? Hundreds, actually👇 www.smu.ca/labour-relat... #SMUstrike @cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social

The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Fair Employment Week is from October 20 to 24, 2025 @caut.bsky.social Learn more tinyurl.com/yw5fdn3u

La semaine de l’équité d’emploi de l’Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université (ACPPU) a lieu du 20 au 24 octobre 2025. @caut.bsky.social Suite: tinyurl.com/yrcyw3uw

#SMUstrike #MakeItFair #FairDealNow @cupe3912.bsky.social