🎉 MSVUFA members ratified our agreement (93%)! Strike ends with an agreement with the BoG, moving towards equity & fairness. Thanks for the support from students, community, and fellow unions. There will be more news to follow in the comming days. But for today, Thank You.
Spirits are high on the picket line 🚩 as our bargaining team returns to the table, bolstered by strong community support 👥 and the power of our collective voice 🗣️. Together, we’re making a difference! 💪
#SupportMSVUFA
While we're no strangers to singing in the rain ☔🎶, for safety's sake, there will be no picketing this morning. Stay safe and keep dry, everyone.
#supportMSVUFA
After marathon negotiations over the weekend, we have yet to reach an agreement. 🚫 Back to the picket line for us. MSVU strike 2024 continues: where every day is leg-day. 💪.
#supportMSVUFA
✊
Bargaining in bad faith stalls progress ⏰. We call on the BoG to step up 📢, commit to fairness ❤️🔥, and end this strike through genuine, good-faith negotiations 🤝. It’s the only way forward.
#supportMSVUFA
📣 Feb 16, 2024, Noon! Rally for MSVUFA at 166 Bedford Highway. Join us, make noise, and stand in solidarity with supporters from across Canada. Students, community, alumni, all welcome. Big announcements planned! Don’t miss it.
#SupportMSVUFA
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🚨 Notice for MSVUFA Members & Students! 🎓
🔊 The STRIKE has been declared for February 12th at 12 NOON! 🕛 Faculty members will be walking off campus at noon. 🚶♀️🚶♂️
👩🏫👨🏫 Our unity is our strength! 💪 Let's stand together for our cause. 📣
#supportMSVUFA
,
@MSVU_Halifax
@MSVUSU
MSVU Faculty miss their classrooms and students deeply. 📚💔 From the picket line, they share heartfelt messages, yearning to return. Ready to stand with them? Find out how you can help at
#supportMSVUFA
We know you saw some updates over the weekend. Today, both parties back at the table. We are ready to negotiate with the support of conciliators. Our goal: striking a fair deal to get back to work and support the mount community. Let's make it happen! 💪
#supportMSVUFA
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🔍 Where is President Dickinson?
@PresD_MSVU
? Over 22 days of silence. Her MSVU profile promises 'meaningful collaboration with faculty' and a 'commitment to engaging with faculty, staff, and students.' Time to walk the talk. Call her at 902-457-6115.
#supportMSVUFA
It’s heartwarming to see symbols of solidarity all over our campus. A huge thank you to the students who have shown their support and solidarity. Your actions make a difference! 🤗🎓🙌
#supportMSVUFA
🌟 MSVUFA leads the way in equity, standing firm in decolonizing academic spaces. Together, we support this vital mission. Thank you for standing with us.
#supportMSVUFA
🌐
"Thank you 🙏 to our visiting picketers 🚶♂️🚶♀️ - Nipissing University Faculty Association & Memorial University of Newfoundland FA (
@MUNFaculty
) - for their support ✊
#Solidarity
#supportMSVUFA
The UMFA flags were flying all day on the pickets line in support of
@MSVUFA
We’ll be there every Friday with the
@CautFund
for as long as it takes for you to secure a fair deal and advance EDI
#supportMSVUFA
Solidarity!
🙏 Grateful for media exposing delay tactics & obfuscation by MSVU BoG and Administration. 📚 MSVUFA is ready to return to bargaining, teaching, and community-based scholarship.
#supportMSVUFA
Hey all, we need your help locating the MSVU President to help bring an end to the strike! 📢🎓 Your support is crucial in these times. Let’s work together for a resolution.
#supportMSVUFA
Feeling disappointed as a deal with the BoG remains elusive. The MSVUFA is eager and ready to get back to work. Let's come together and get the Mount back up and running. 📚✊
#supportMSVUFA
🚨 Urgent Call to Action 🚨 Let's end this strike for good! Urge the President of MSVU & the Board Chair to finalize this crucial deal. Your voice matters. Join our letter campaign now 📝✊
#supportMSVUFA
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Yet another disingenuous notice in the campus bulletin 🚨. Don’t be swayed by the rhetoric. The BoG is shirking its fiduciary duty in bargaining negotiations. We urge the MSVU community to make their voices heard. Join our online letter-writing campaign 📝
Finding our president was like playing Where's Waldo? Please call 902-457-6115 so we can conclude the strike action. Your support can make a difference.
#supportMSVUFA
As we await the outcome of the conciliation meetings, our faculty stands united 💪. Our strike HQ is set, demonstrating our commitment to the core values of Mount Saint Vincent University. Let’s stand together for a fair agreement! 🎓✊
#supportMSVUFA
Waiting for updates from the conciliation talks. Meanwhile, our Job Action Committee is all set at StrikeHQ. We’re committed to our mission in EDIA leadership. Immense thanks to the student societies for their support. Forward together! 🎓🤝🌍
#supportMSVUFA
MSVUFA leadership walking the talk 🚶♀️📢 Thrilled to announce our president, Dr. Susie Brigham, won the MSVU monthly cash prize and donated it all to the MSVUFA strike fund! 💰👏 True leadership in action. We're putting our money where our mouth is. Your move, BoG.
#supportMSVUFA
🔍 Where's President Dickinson?
@PresD_MSVU
? Over 22 days of silence. On her LinkedIn, she seeks 'better access to education' as a 'reluctant university administrator.' Leadership demands courage. It's time to step up. Call her at 902-457-6115.
#supportMSVUFA
🚨 Rally Alert! 🚨 Join us TODAY at 12 Noon for the MSVUFA Union Rally at 166 Bedford Highway. Stand with us to show your support for fairness and unity. Your voice matters! 📣
#supportMSVUFA
📢The campus wide bulletin reported that a full agreement has been sent to our bargaining team (BT), and we are carefully reviewing. While this review is underway, we note that we are seeking collective agreement consistent with the values of MSVU.
#supportMSVUFA
#StayTuned
SMUFU will be sending a second $1000 donation to our colleagues in
@MSVUFA
in support and solidarity for their labour action.
We stand with all of our colleagues at MSVUFA and hope they are able to secure the respectful, responsible and equitable deal that they deserve.
After another week away from teaching, research, and service at MSVU, our professors keep reaching out to students. We're eager to return and continue our work. Your support means everything. 📚✊
#supportMSVUFA
📢 Join us in the fight for an equitable collective agreement! 🤝 Rally with MSVUFA today at noon on the picket line. Your support matters!
#supportMSVUFA
Great to get out on day 1 with
@MSVUFA
on strike. It’s an amazing team - lovely to connect with colleagues and friends
@jlmcisaac
@DrConnyS
Jonathan Roberts and Maya Eichler.
📣 Week 2 of strike action! Time to shatter BoG myths! 🛠️ Their delays stall progress. ⏳ Let's get them to the bargaining table! 💼
#SupportMSVUFA
#BreakDownBoGMyths
💰💡 Salaries matter, but they're not the whole story. 🌱 Investing in faculty health, managing workloads to nurture both students and scholarship - that's the real key to success. Let's prioritize holistic support for our academic community!
#supportMSVUFA
📢 Calling on Mr. Tyrone Cotie, Chair of MSVU's BoG! 📢 Let's unite forces with Susie Brigham, President of MSVUFA, to end the faculty strike and restore normalcy to our university. Your leadership is crucial in this endeavor.
@TCotie
@MSVU_Halifax
#supportMSVUFA
Big shoutout to the amazing
@MSVUSU
& all the students of
@MSVU_Halifax
! 🌟 Your support for our faculty is outstanding. Together, we embody the spirit of our university - united, strong, and determined. 🎓🤝
#supportMSVUFA
Just released: Increased administrative layers at the cost of faculty investment. A critical look at the shifting priorities at MSVU. 📘🔍🎓
#supportMSVUFA
Find it here:
📚 MSVUFA cares about MSVU students! 🤗. Get our strike info brochure 📖 & FAQ 🤔 co-created with
@cfsns
. Information on classes, assignments, and helping bring this job action to a conclusion. Stay informed, stay ahead! 🌟
#supportMSVUFA
📣 Entering week 2 of strike action, we're busting BoG myths! 🛠️ Their delays only slow progress. ⏳ Let's urge them to join the bargaining table! 💼
#SupportMSVUFA
#BreakDownBoGMyths
🔍 Where is President Dickinson?
@PresD_MSVU
? It's been over 22 days since any word from her. The silence speaks volumes to students, faculty, and the university community. Let's rally and 📞 call her at 902-457-6115. Faculty is ready to get back to work.
#supportMSVUFA
Estimated cost to the university for current negotiations for the BoG: $200,000 in estimated lawyer fees. 💰 💸
Estimated cost to the university for current negotiations for the MSVUFA: $0
#supportMSVUFA
#BoGDown
A big thank you to a Mount faculty family member for crafting a striking haiku for our cause. Your words bring perspective to our struggle. We appreciate your support!
#HaikuForChange
#supportMSVUFA
Sending extra love to our Applied Human Nutrition students! 🍎💖 We're eagerly anticipating the moment we can return to the classroom and continue our journey together.
#supportMSVUFA
It took 150 days for the BoG to accept FA's proposal to include the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a paid holiday. 🕰️
#supportMSVUFA
#BoGDown
🚨 March's BoG meeting at MSVU has been cancelled. 🤔 Where's the Board of Governors during this critical time? Stay tuned for further developments...and some education on who is the BoG, and what they are they responsible for...
#supportMSVUFA
#BoGWatch
#BoGDown
BoG approach to EDIA: Do the bare minimum and brag about it in the campus bulletin ❌
MSVUFA approach to EDIA: Do the work, consult with members, make substantive changes to the way the university operates ✅
#supportMSVUFA
#BoGDown
On behalf of the Saint Mary's University Faculty Union (SMUFU), we will be making an initial $1000 donation in support of our colleagues
@msvufa
. We stand in solidarity as you strike for fair wages, social justice and the working and learning conditions you all deserve.
📣 Week 2 of the strike is here! We're smashing BoG myths! 🛠️ Their delays are roadblocks. ⏳ Let's push for negotiations! 💼
#SupportMSVUFA
#BreakDownBoGMyths
📣 Week 2 of the strike! We're tearing down BoG myths! 🛠️ Their reluctance hampers progress. ⏳ Let's demand their presence at the bargaining table! 💼
#SupportMSVUFA
#BreakDownBoGMyths
BUFA stands in solidarity with Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty Association. We have donated $1000 to support our colleagues and hope for a speedy resolution!
@MSVUFA
The irony on this day is that I mistakenly thought my workplace would lock arms with us to achieve and educate about social justice but instead the
@MSVUFA
have to educate the BoG on the importance of social justice. Shameful, really.
Just dropped off some Tim’s to the
@MSVUFA
this morning - respect labour rights and collective bargaining. Disability Justice is labour Justice - solidarity!
ULFA stands in solidarity with Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty Association, now entering its second week of job action. We are donating $500 to support your strike and will donate an additional $500 each week of the strike.
@MSVUFA
#supportMSVUFA
#solidarity
@HailieTattrie
@DrConnyS
Our bargaining team is actively negotiating with the employer bargaining team, with conciliation meetings planned tomorrow. Negotiations will not stop, even if a strike is held. We will continue until an agreement can be reached!