Download: PDF On March 20, in response to the UPEI Board of Governors’ utter failure to address the serious issues that are having an impact on the quality of educationat PEI’s only university, hundreds of UPEI Faculty Association members walked off the job. We initiated this legal strike reluctantly and in the hope that this action would make it clear that our working conditions are students’ learning conditions and business as usual is no longer
Despite the cool and foggy start, today was elation-charged and energy-filled: dancing – sort of a conga line – on the sidewalk, baked goods and cookies from students, and many loud horns from motorists passing. It could have been the cheques from the strike fund, the extra sugar in the cookies and chocolate mini-eggs, or the gallons of coffee and hot chocolate to keep picketers warm. Richard L. mentioned that, when he walked the line,
As many of you are aware, on Wednesday the UPEI Faculty Association sent a letter to the UPEI Board of Governors, inviting them to come back to the table on Monday, April 3. The FA did not put any preconditions on this invitation and subsequently made it clear that students, political leaders, and the Island community expect the parties to get back to the table and negotiate. Unfortunately, the Board of Governors, rather than accept
On the evening of March 24, 2023, the Students Support Faculty Association (SSFA) held a Concert Music event featuring performances by UPEI music students, followed by a talk to raise awareness on what’s happening at UPEI concerning the strike, negotiations, and UPEIFA. Client error: `GET https://graph.facebook.com/v10.0/instagram_oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FCqD1o28JrLW%2F&access_token=EAAG5hzKyxakBAIKTCCx5WZA9CjOHGpbxgqZCXM21ZCoSthJJpY42NiUY1fN8n23i35ncF1UYzImUlaF4UHEBDZCITNkFhxmlRZA8LZBZB1PLdFCDXbk2JtqQrlBpq6w75rTxCnXXxjOpxQsVrykhCwmmKZAZCe8yc5MZB4hDQhSW7Hkhk8v5QzaeiAJvlan12ABycvHZBUFGN0SPnpUWN6lp7r1yBrtNt4cKZCB2wXifCaC8ZBsTTrZAfWR6Ga` resulted in a `400 Bad Request` response: {"error":{"message":"The requested resource does not exist","type":"OAuthException","code":24,"error_subcode":2207045,"i (truncated…) The concert include performances by the following people: Luke Gillis, piano Zachary Ings, bass-baritone &