Citing an increasing tendency of Canadian universities to hire part-time poorly-paid teaching staff, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is calling on students and parents to make their voices heard as part of the association’s Fair Employment Week, October 27-31.
According to the association, not only are they poorly paid, but often contract academic staff has access to few resources on campus, may not have an office or library card, and are excluded from departmental discussions on academic matters. In addition, because of their workloads, and temporary assignments, have little opportunity to get involved in academic research in their fields.
RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda talked to David Robinson, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, about the challenges facing contract academic staff, the “invisible” academics, and the impact of this trend on university education.
ListenMore information:
Fair Employment Week website – www.fairemploymentweek.ca
Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) website – www.caut.ca
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