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“I am a math professor, and my field is in crisis,” Steven Strogatz writes of the introduction of AI into mathematics. He argues that his field is as much an expression of the human spirit as music and literature:

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Stand in support of Algoma faculty! Add your name today! actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

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Across Canada, contract staff teach post-secondary courses but still face low pay, limited benefits and insecure employment. It’s time to challenge precarious work in higher ed. Find out if your campus has an active Fair Employment Now! campaign: buff.ly/30oAYUQ

Is your university using external consultants? Faculty, students, and staff are invited to take part in a 5–7 minute survey examining how universities in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK use external consultants. Take the survey: buff.ly/oJcX8iU

"Protecting Diverse Programs, Sustaining Ontario’s Economic Future" By @ocufa.bsky.social President Rob Kristofferson in this year's "Educated Solutions", the review of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance - assets.nationbuilder.com/ousa/pages/5... / @cuasa.ca @cclh.bsky.social

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Glad to represent @cuasa.ca today at the Annual General Meeting of @cautdefencefund.bsky.social in Montreal, with External Relations Officer M. Chakravorty. With 71 member unions representing over 41,000 academic staff, the Defence Fund pools resources for striking friends & sends flying pickets.

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Rally to Protect the Right to Strike! Thursday October 15th at Prime Minister Carney’s constituency office - 240 Kennevale Drive in Barrhaven noon to 1:00pm. See you there! @oflabour.bsky.social

Ontario’s child care system doesn’t work without the workers who make it possible. It’s time to tell the Ford government: Care counts. Wages matter. 📅 Oct. 29 | 12 PM 📍 Queen’s Park, South Lawn ✊ Join us. Let’s make some noise! Click here to RSVP! events.aeceo.ca/2026_rally?u...

Ontario’s average domestic undergrad tuition fees ⬆️ 3.5% last year to $10,655 – 1 of 4 provinces over $10,000. The 10-year ⬆️ was 17.6% (provincial inflation ⬆️ 30.9%). All Canadians deserve access to education – tell the government to invest in public colleges and universities.

Come out for coffee with your colleagues! Chat with CUASA's president!

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Listen, learn and take action toward reconciliation, today and every day. #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

Take action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Join us to protect the right to strike. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-u...

Come out on the 5th and meet Carleton's unionized workers! Together we make Carleton work!

This update to existing grants provides helpful tuition credits, but OSAP cuts have made university more expensive. While studying, students need more grants, not loans, to complete their education. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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Newly funded postsecondary seats are welcome, the government must recognize that all university programs produce graduates with skills needed for Ontario’s diverse economy. Read our media release: ocufa.on.ca/press-releas...

RALLY in support of SEIU Local 2 member: tomorrow, Saturday, September 12 at 12pm in front of Fairmont Château Laurier (1 Rideau St). Sign the petition here and tell Fairmont Château Laurier: Bring back fired steward! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Open House today - Sep. 10 12:00-1:00pm CUASA Boardroom, 2009 Dunton Tower

"September brings much anticipation as we welcome thousands of students for the attentive and demanding work of passing on knowledge, exchanging and investigating together, making the world more intelligible, and wrestling with the future." Read more: cuasa.ca/fall-welcome...

CUASA members were proud to join the @ottawalabour.bsky.social Labour Day March and Picnic yesterday in Ottawa. ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿 #solidarity

Municipal Elections 101 presented by @canadianlabour.bsky.social Sep. 9, 6:30-8:30pm This workshop explores the importance of local elections, how municipal government affects workers and our communities, and how workers can make their voices heard. Register: us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../W...

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Workers Together: Unions Deliver! Join CUASA Monday Sept 1 for this year's Labour Day March and Picnic! The march begins at noon at City Hall (intersection of Lisgar and Cartier). Come a little early or meet us along the way!

CUASA at Capital Pride Parade!

The latest from #OCUFAReport: Ontario’s universities remain Canada’s least funded, plus a call to action for teacher education and new bargaining updates at NOSM and @bufa.bsky.social ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report/

20-08-1937 CANADA: Millworkers and longshoremen on the Miramichi River in New Brunswick strike for better wages and hours and for recognition of the New Brunswick Farmer-Labour Union. Their success helps bring about new labour laws in the province. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/m...

HONG KONG / GLOBAL: Global Trade Unions Rally to Demand Release of Hong Kong Activist Lee Cheuk-yan hklabourrights.org/news/global-...

CANADA: Union ties National Steel Car strike to unsafe incentive pay program www.thesafetymag.com/ca/news/gene...

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"There is no substitute for long-term political organisation on the grounds of policy that focuses on material concerns conjoined with solidarity with all those on the sharp end of discrimination because of their identity." via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @cuasa.ca

Lakehead has the money. It chooses not to spend it on faculty. Read the report here: lufa.org/every-budget... #LUFA #LakeheadUniversity #Lakehead #Union #WorkersRights #LabourUnion #Faculty

Affordability isn’t only about lowering prices. It’s also about raising pay. @hshierholz.bsky.social argues that rebuilding union power is one of the clearest ways to do that. “It’s high time lawmakers translate the public’s near-record support for unions into policy.”

"The internet represents hegemonic views. It does not represent [everybody] in the world." AI researcher Timnit Gebru untangles the deceptive nature of large language models like Chat-GPT, and explains how so-called "superintelligence" entrenches societal biases and inequality.