News Release
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“Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone?”
On Tuesday, April 14, the Nipissing University Faculty Association, in conjunction with the North Bay and District Labour Council, is hosting a panel on the subject of precarious labour from 7-10 p.m. at the North Bay Museum on Oak St. at Ferguson.
Precarious labour refers to insecure and unstable labour where employees do not have any guarantee of stable, continuous employment. Precarious workers often fill a permanent labour need, but do so without the benefits of permanent employment. Awareness about precarious labour in the education sector is on the rise following the recent strikes at universities in Toronto; however, precarious labour is a widespread problem that affects employment in a number of different sectors and is of particular concern to residents of the north.
The panel will feature Nicole Beaulieu, from the Sudbury Workers’ Advocacy Centre, Dr. Mark Crane, chief negotiator for the Contract Academic Staff Bargaining Unit at Nipissing University, Rhiannon Don, contract faculty member at Nipissing University, and Henri Giroux, president of the North Bay and District Labour Council. The panel hopes to generate a broader discussion, with the goal of creating strategies to address the precarious labour problem in North Bay. A reception and cash bar will follow the discussion.
Everyone is welcome at this event.
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