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June 2, 2014
University
of Saskatchewan
deals with
firing fallout
Professor's temporary loss of tenure
leads to questions of academic freedom
BY LIZ FOSTER
AS A NAVAL OFFICER, Robert Buckingham was told it was his duty to
disregard any order from a commanding officer he deemed inhumane.
"We were told you are not to follow it and you are to report it. That's all
I did. It's a very simple concept," Buckingham said of the military training
that informed his decision to publicly speak out against the University of
Saskatchewan's TransformUS action plan.
The action plan — launched in an effort to address a projected $44.5
million deficit in the university's operating budget by 2016 — outlines 19
TRANSPORTATION
Chignecto-Central
Regional School Board
Pictou, N.S.
(530 bus drivers) and the Canadian Union of
Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3890
Renewal agreement: Effec-
tive April 1, 2012, to March 31,
2015. Signed on April 9, 2014.
Wage adjustments:
Militant stance
Hassan Yussuff has of cially taken
the reins of the Canadian Labour
Congress — and is vowing to be more
aggressive.
ARBITRATION
AWARDS
pg. 8
see University > pg. 7
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
Lack of email etiquette leads to ring pg. 6
Hamlet of Arctic Bay - Nunavut pg. 3 Saskatchewan Association of
Health Organizations - Saskatchewan pg. 4 Amalgamated Dairies Ltd.
- P.E.I. pg. 4 Wow! Factor Desserts - Alberta pg. 5 Toronto Hydro -
Ontario pg. 5
Time's up for schedule-
falsifying B.C. nurse
TIME HAS FINALLY caught up
to a nurse in British Columbia who
was fudging timekeeping records.
Parveen Gill, a licensed prac-
tical nurse, had worked at four
worksites under the Fraser
Health Authority before she was
fired for falsifying her report-
ing time. She was employed on
a casual and part-time basis at
the Chilliwack General Hospital
and Valley Home Support facility
when she successfully applied to
be a licensing officer at one of the
COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENTS
ColleCtive
Agreements
ArBitrAtion
AWArDs
Photo:
University
of
Saskatchewan
Robert Buckingham was red and stripped of tenure after he spoke
out against the University of Saskatchewan's TransformUS action
plan, sparking a debate about academic freedom at the institution.
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see Arbitration > pg. 6
