Hello Xaverians!
It has been a while since I have blogged and I will not be
able to share everything in this post today. I want to discuss three things
though: collective bargaining, and our upcoming lobby conference, and Students
Nova Scotia’s first position paper.
The Students’ Union release its first briefing note on the
current Collective Bargaining Negotiations which are being held between the St
FX Association of University Teachers and the university Administration on
Friday. This document can be found here: http://theu.ca/?q=node/298.
The Students’ Union is committed to updating this information as often as
needed so that all members are informed. Please check theu.ca often for
updates.
Secondly, I wanted to discuss the lobbying conference that
Patrick Carruthers, VP Finance and I will be attending next week. This is a
week long Advocacy Week which the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
(CASA), organizes. Pat and I will have meetings with MPs, senators, and others
who work on Parliament Hill to discuss Post-Secondary Education in Canada.
In the lobbying document which we will be using this year
the topics covered are: better funding grants, in-study income exemption,
exempting one vehicle, open access, protecting student intellectual property,
and the student voice in Canadian research. These six topics will form the
framework around which we have discussions with those on Parliament Hill. If
you have any questions about these topics, or the conference, please don’t
hesitate to contact me (su_pres@stfx.ca)
or Pat (su_tres@stfx.ca).
Finally, Students Nova Scotia is about to release is first
position paper. This has been apriority of Students Nova Scotia since the
rebranding I spoke about in the summer. Position papers allow for our group to
take a stance on certain issues affecting students in Nova Scotia. The first
paper is a position paper on Funding and Accountability. Pat and I will be
hosting a discussion period this Friday at 4:30 PM during which we will present
a briefing on the paper followed by discussion about the content. After the
meeting, we will be submitting St. FX’s thoughts to Students Nova Scotia so that
they can make any changes before the Board approves the paper later this month.
If you are interested in participating in this discussion, please email Pat or
I and we will send you the full paper.
That is all for now, as always, if there is anything that
you have a question about or want to discuss further please let me know!
Cheers,
Nick
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