Know your rights!

Committee to Organize UWaterloo
Illustration of several raised hands, with text: Hosted by GSA Labour Coordinator. April 28, 11am ET, Online. Know Your Rights! Learn how to exercise basic labour rights, and navigate the tricky landscape of being both a graduate student and a worker. Panelists include experts in Human Rights & Labour Law

Abstract

Learn about your basic labour rights under your TA, RA, or Sessional contract, how to exercise those rights, and how to navigate the tricky landscape of being both a graduate student and worker. Event speakers include top professionals in Labour Law and Human Rights, as well as campus allies from grassroots advocacy organizations. Labour rights will be discussed in the context of both domestic and international student experience. Bring your questions!

Date
Apr 28, 2022 11:00 AM
Event
Live event with Organize UW
Location
Online webinar
This live event has ended.

Speakers:

  • Sophia Sanniti, GSA Labour Coordinator
  • Ashley Ryan, GSA Student Wellness Coordinator
  • Aditya Rao, Senior Research Officer - Human Rights & Labour, Canadian Union of Public Employees
  • Lara Mekkawi, PhD Candidate, English, UWaterloo
  • David Steele - Legal Representative, Canadian Union of Public Employees
webinar
Committee to Organize UWaterloo
Committee to Organize UWaterloo
supported by CUPE

The Committee to Organize UWaterloo is a grassroots campaign to unionize the academic workers at the University of Waterloo. The campaign is supported by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Canada's largest union.

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