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The StFXAUT acknowledges it is operating in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaw people.
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Cutting 40,000 jobs would be more than just "regrettable": it's bad policy that will hurt workers, their families, and everyone who relies on public services. The budget has passed, it’s packed with austerity measures that hit people hard. We will fight back.
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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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...
Writers and Scholars Arrested and Held Incommunicado in Iran
Whereabouts Unknown, No Contact with Families or Lawyers Iranian Authorities' Attack on Intellectuals Meant to Silence Any Independent Thought November 6, 2025 — In a coordinated operation targeting m...
iranhumanrights.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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@mackinnonart.bsky.social, StFX / Antigonish’s own award winning editorial cartoonist, will receive an honorary degree this December. More: www.stfx.ca/news/StFX-Br... #stfx
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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(1/4) The Government of Ontario has been interfering systemically and structurally with the Laurentian University Faculty Association’s free and fair collective bargaining rights.
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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This isn’t “efficiency” it’s an ideological shift towards a Little England university system.

Nottingham is set to become the only Russell Group university with no modern languages or music degrees.

48 courses on the line. We’re fighting it.

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
University of Nottingham considers axing language and music degrees
Total of 48 degrees could disappear from Russell Group institution, with falling revenues and rising costs blamed
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Appointment booked!
Hey Antigonish! There's a blood donor clinic at St Ninian's! It's on this afternoon, tomorrow, and Thursday and there are still lots of open spots.

Pssst, students: free snacks

Make an appointment here www.blood.ca/en/blood/don...
Donating blood or plasma for the first time
Donating blood or plasma is a real action that has a big, positive effect for people across Canada who need your help, and for you.
www.blood.ca
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Belatedly posting last week's interview on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Breakaway with Alison Brunet on the pernicious effects of repeated government intervention in labour disputes, particularly as it relates to the STM negotiations in Montreal:

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Great news!!
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
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Pleased to announce that the StFXAUT recently donated $500.00 to the Orange Shirt Society. The donation will be directed to this program: 2026 Graduating Class – Every Child Matters.

www.stfxaut.ca/stfxaut-spon...
Orange Shirt Society
Pleased to announce that the StFXAUT recently donated $500.00 to the Orange Shirt Society. The donation will be directed to this program: 2026 Graduating Class – Every Child Matters.
www.stfxaut.ca
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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"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/...
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On behalf of the StFXAUT, Dr. Michael Follert, Department of Sociology (right), presents a $1,000 cheque to Katerina Allan, Vice-President Mount Saint Vincent for @cupe3912.bsky.social

www.stfxaut.ca/stfxaut-supp...
StFXAUT Support for CUPE 3912
On behalf of the StFXAUT, Dr. Michael Follert, Department of Sociology (right), presents a $1,000 cheque to Katerina Allan, Vice-President Mount Saint Vincent for CUPE 3912. Read our earlier post to…
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November 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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“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
Fighting for the right to a public university - CCPA
The Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA) was locked out by the university three weeks ago (August 20th). The DFA’s calls for fair wages and supportive measures for newer and precariously employed facul...
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The St. Francis Xavier Association of University Teachers is pleased to stand with our colleagues at CUPE 3912 by making a donation of $1000 to support their ongoing efforts to achieve a fair and equitable agreement.
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social members at MSVU and SMU who are on strike! Stay safe in the storm! @munfaculty.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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CUPE 3912’s resolution at CUPE National Convention adopted. Read more here: cupe3912.ca/2025/10/28/c...
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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VENUE CHANGE: In solidarity with CUPE 3912’s strike action at MSVU, the CCPA-NS Gala Dinner Fundraiser will be moved from MSVU to the NSGEU conference space located at 255 John Savage Avenue in Dartmouth.

#nspoli
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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"Post-secondary education is foundational to Canadian democracy and quality of life."

The @policyalternatives.ca Alternative Federal Budget today is out today and lays out real solutions to protect public and affordable PSE in Canada.

Read more:
Alternative federal budget 2026: Post-secondary education | CCPA
What the Canadian government should do on post-secondary education. Because true independence needs a new economic model.
www.policyalternatives.ca
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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CBC coverage of MSVU and SMU Part-Time Faculty on strike, featuring an interview with CUPE 3912 President Lauren MacKenzie.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/many-classes-suspended-halifax-universities-part-time-faculty-strike-9.6950234
Many classes suspended at 2 Halifax universities as part-time faculty strike | CBC News
Part-time academic staff at Mount Saint Vincent University went on strike Wednesday, and those at Saint Mary’s University followed suit on Thursday.
www.cbc.ca
October 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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CUASA calls on Carleton University to withdraw its “Policy of Institutional Impartiality” and to explicitly reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom as the foundation of teaching, research, and public engagement.

cuasa.ca/letter-to-ca...

@carleton.ca
Letter to Carleton’s President – Institutional Impartiality Policy
cuasa.ca
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Solidarity with our CUPE 3912 colleagues at SMU and MSVU in their efforts to secure fair and equitable contracts. cupe3912.ca/2025/10/22/s...
SMU Part-Time Faculty Officially on Strike Thursday October 23 - CUPE 3912
After a long final day of conciliation, we were unable to reach a fair agreement with our employer, and as of tomorrow morning, Thursday, 23  October, we will officially be on strike. You have already...
cupe3912.ca
October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM