But the impasse wasn't about compensation, Hossain said.
"We are fighting for democracy, equity and fairness in this deal, money is just a distraction. They want to make it a money matter, it's not all about money."
@MUNFaculty President Ash Hossain says it clearly here - the employer will spin this as a money issue, but this is about so much more. Do we want a public university where a professor can be on contract for 5 yrs, 10 yrs, 15 yrs, with no hope of a permanent job?
Do we want a university where decisions are made by overpaid administrators behind closed doors. Collegial Governance doesn’t just mean more faculty involvement, it means students, workers, community, & alumni have a say. This is OUR university.
This is about transparency. About assurances that financial decisions are made with our students, educators, & community partners in mind.
This is about having a public university for the public good. As the only university in NL, every Newfoundlander & Labradorian should care about a #FairDealAtMUN & @MUNFaculty’s fight for the future of our only public university.
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One of the major roadblocks to a #FairDealAtMUN is the ability for contract academic staff to become permanent. Right now, it appears that there are >50 @MUNFaculty members with 4 or more years of work @MemorialU, & ~20 of them have 10 or more years.
This doesn't include faculty who move between @MUNFaculty & LUMUN (who are even more precariously employed). That's a best guess based on data available. Unfortunately, @MemorialU has been unwilling/unable to provide more accurate data.
But really, the data doesn't matter. @MemorialU wants the option to permanently keep faculty in precarious employment without the hope of career progression or the ability to gain a tenure-track appointment.