Second of the day: the non-faculty union is on the verge of striking. Apparently we (faculty) won't get paid for work already completed unless we "cross" a picket line every day, even though we aren't actually working at the moment.
This seems like a pretty shit deal. Had I known I'd be forgoing my prorated salary for the next month or two, I'd have liked not to complete the work I won't be paid for.
Wait, how is this legal? Withholding pay you've already earned sounds like wage theft.
That's my thinking as well.
Interesting addition: since my pay is prorated monthly, and since I'm between teaching semesters, I'm also having my future pay docked, even though if the strike is resolved before I teach again, then I'm presumably expected to do everything. Between that and not paying me my full parental leave, I have to say, it's a pretty shitty university to work at.
Our employer has refused to return to the bargaining table with the staff union for weeks, so they've just walked out (as of minutes ago). Since faculty are also re-negotiating our contracts, and since that's not been going well, I imagine we'll soon be walking out, too.
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