Come salary negotiation time, every faculty union wants to be paid based on what “comparable” universities are getting.  It was … Continued

There’s a strike on at UNB.  I won’t get into the ins and outs of it because both sides have … Continued

So, you may have heard that the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) is threatening a strike, starting tomorrow.  What … Continued

I often write about the unsustainability of university finances, the lunacy of its cost base, the fact that Canadian profs … Continued

Reading Peter C. Kent’s book on the Strax Affair at UNB – in which the case’s denouement was significantly affected by the … Continued