Monday, November 3, 2008

Postdocs unionize at two Ontario universities

They say their ambiguous status at universities leads to low pay and other concerns
Nov 3, 2008
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/2008/11/03/postdocs-unionize-at-two-ontario-universities.aspx
Calls for moratorium on deregulation
Nov 3, 2008
SARAH SCHMIDT
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=b5895f0f-611f-47de-ae2d-f61937222e81
Nov 3, 2008
Reuters
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=8e304764-8f7c-417a-bd0d-42ead2810fd5
Nov 3, 2008
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/529252
With endowment funds taking a beating, student aid, scholarships, hiring and academic programs could all be on the chopping block
Nov 2, 2008
ELIZABETH CHURCH AND PAUL WALDIE
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081102.wuniversities1103/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081102.wuniversities1103
Protesters call for halt to new development
Nov 2, 2008
TAMAS VIRAG
SUN MEDIA
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/11/02/7281366-sun.html
Nov 2, 2008
Steve Rennie
The Canadian Press
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081102/national/energy_enviro_security_1
Nov 2, 2008
Alexis Madrigal
Wired
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/11/physics-the-nex.html
Nov 2, 2008
Deborah Zabarenko
Reuters
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/081102/us/politics_us_bush_1
Nov 1, 2008
Rod Charlton
The Recorder & Times
http://www.recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1277271
Nov 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/10/31/nuclear-ontario.html
Two-day voyage shows how diversity and abundance of species off our coast reveal important changes in our marine ecosystem
Nov 1, 2008
Larry Pynn
Vancouver Sun
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=15fa4725-8706-46de-beca-e85c53c05130&k=30169
Nov 1, 2008
AFP
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/081101/usa/us_vote_energy_warming_2
Oct 31, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/10/31/edm-syringe-predy.html?ref=rss
Oct 30, 2008
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
http://www.aucc.ca/publications/media/2008/st_minister_10_30_e.html
Oct 30, 2008
Léo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/blog.aspx?id=4548&blogid=86