Staff and students at one of Calgary's largest post-secondary institutions are protesting a recent provincial bill they fear will limit academic freedom and threaten funding.
Staff and faculty at Mount Royal University held a rally on Tuesday to protest a recent provincial bill. They say the bill will limit their academic freedom and threaten funding. Michael King is on campus with the details.Staff and students at one of Calgary’s largest post-secondary institutions are protesting a recent provincial bill they fear will limit academic freedom and threaten funding.
“Alberta’s government provides bargaining directives to public sector employers, including post-secondary institutions, which use them to devise their negotiation strategies,: said Varun Chandrasekar, the press secretary for Advanced Education Minister Rajan Sawhney.
Earlier this year, Smith addressed those concerns, saying she’s heard from other professors who claimed they haven’t received grant proposals because those proposals don’t align with the federal government ideology. Those at Mount Royal University said on Tuesday if they don’t see any progress on collective agreements and collective bargaining, they will be looking at job action such as a strike.
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