Michael Shaw
@shawmp.bsky.social
Academic union member at UMFA. Active in CAUT and the CAUT DF.
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My latest investigation for @winnipegfreepress.com
A now-senior exec at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the instructor’s concerns & is raising qs about marking #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
A now-senior exec at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the instructor’s concerns & is raising qs about marking #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Former Brandon University dean accused of ‘mathematically impossible’ grade change
A now-senior executive at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the course instructor’s concerns and is raising question...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My latest investigation for @winnipegfreepress.com
A now-senior exec at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the instructor’s concerns & is raising qs about marking #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
A now-senior exec at Brandon University turned a student’s failing grade into an A+ when she was the dean of science, a move that overrode the instructor’s concerns & is raising qs about marking #mbed #wfp www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
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Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
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November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
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As universities and colleges cut academic programs, close programs, and slash 13,000+ jobs, Budget 2025 halves international student enrolment without boosting core funding.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
As universities and colleges cut academic programs, close programs, and slash 13,000+ jobs, Budget 2025 halves international student enrolment without boosting core funding.
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Thank you to the NSGEU President, Sandra Mullen, and their Political Action Committee for joining us at the MSVU Picket line today!
October 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Thank you to the NSGEU President, Sandra Mullen, and their Political Action Committee for joining us at the MSVU Picket line today!
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#solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social members at MSVU and SMU who are on strike! Stay safe in the storm! @munfaculty.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social members at MSVU and SMU who are on strike! Stay safe in the storm! @munfaculty.bsky.social
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"Post-secondary education is foundational to Canadian democracy and quality of life."
The @policyalternatives.ca Alternative Federal Budget today is out today and lays out real solutions to protect public and affordable PSE in Canada.
Read more:
The @policyalternatives.ca Alternative Federal Budget today is out today and lays out real solutions to protect public and affordable PSE in Canada.
Read more:
Alternative federal budget 2026: Post-secondary education | CCPA
What the Canadian government should do on post-secondary education. Because true independence needs a new economic model.
www.policyalternatives.ca
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"Post-secondary education is foundational to Canadian democracy and quality of life."
The @policyalternatives.ca Alternative Federal Budget today is out today and lays out real solutions to protect public and affordable PSE in Canada.
Read more:
The @policyalternatives.ca Alternative Federal Budget today is out today and lays out real solutions to protect public and affordable PSE in Canada.
Read more:
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OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
OK folks, here's the deal. Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads and has ignored asks to stop. It's time to tell them we won't stream fascism - by cancelling our subscriptions. Here's how to get started: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
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Still feeling the love from amazing SMU students who brought us solidarity and picket line treats today!
You can come by to support us, or sign: https://bit.ly/EmailForPTSMUFaculty
You can come by to support us, or sign: https://bit.ly/EmailForPTSMUFaculty
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Still feeling the love from amazing SMU students who brought us solidarity and picket line treats today!
You can come by to support us, or sign: https://bit.ly/EmailForPTSMUFaculty
You can come by to support us, or sign: https://bit.ly/EmailForPTSMUFaculty
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Day two of the strike. Great turn out in support of part-time faculty at Saint Mary's University. Solidarity to those also striking at Mount Saint Vincent University. ✊🏻 @cupe3912.bsky.social #smu
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Day two of the strike. Great turn out in support of part-time faculty at Saint Mary's University. Solidarity to those also striking at Mount Saint Vincent University. ✊🏻 @cupe3912.bsky.social #smu
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Our colleagues at SMU and MSVU are fighting for equitable pay and working conditions. The professorate represented by CUPE 3912 are among the lowest paid precarious academics in Canada. If you're in Halifax, please support our friends! @cupe3912.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Our colleagues at SMU and MSVU are fighting for equitable pay and working conditions. The professorate represented by CUPE 3912 are among the lowest paid precarious academics in Canada. If you're in Halifax, please support our friends! @cupe3912.bsky.social @smufu.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social
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The NSTU stands in solidarity with CUPE 3912 members on strike at Mount Saint Vincent University. These part-time faculty, TAs, and course instructors play a vital role in students’ learning and deserve fairness, respect, and a fair collective agreement. @cupe3912.bsky.social @peterday6.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The NSTU stands in solidarity with CUPE 3912 members on strike at Mount Saint Vincent University. These part-time faculty, TAs, and course instructors play a vital role in students’ learning and deserve fairness, respect, and a fair collective agreement. @cupe3912.bsky.social @peterday6.bsky.social
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In solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social SMU
@ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social
@ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
In solidarity with @cupe3912.bsky.social SMU
@ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social
@ansut.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social
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Come and support Part-Time Academics at MSVU as they strike for a fair deal!
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Come and support Part-Time Academics at MSVU as they strike for a fair deal!
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Screenshot and share this post to to your own page and tag MSVU and tell them CUPE 3912 Part-Time Academics deserve a fair deal now!
October 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Screenshot and share this post to to your own page and tag MSVU and tell them CUPE 3912 Part-Time Academics deserve a fair deal now!
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October 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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October 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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PT Faculty could be on strike or lockout on October 23.
Call all on @smuhalifax.bsky.social to bargain in good faith and reach a fair deal that improves the working conditions and job security for part-time faculty!
#FairDealNow! #canlab #cdnpse
@cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social
Call all on @smuhalifax.bsky.social to bargain in good faith and reach a fair deal that improves the working conditions and job security for part-time faculty!
#FairDealNow! #canlab #cdnpse
@cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social
![Poster with the cupe logo and text that says: We could be on strike or lockout on October 23. How can you support us? Share your support for our action on social media, sign our open letter [arrow to QR code and bit.ly link], join us on the picket lines."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u62ro3dvjoo4w53l36lya7ys/bafkreich36gzujxmyvxw5yrrrqh6gus73fxuwkzwg327insimf6lgp6a7m@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
PT Faculty could be on strike or lockout on October 23.
Call all on @smuhalifax.bsky.social to bargain in good faith and reach a fair deal that improves the working conditions and job security for part-time faculty!
#FairDealNow! #canlab #cdnpse
@cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social
Call all on @smuhalifax.bsky.social to bargain in good faith and reach a fair deal that improves the working conditions and job security for part-time faculty!
#FairDealNow! #canlab #cdnpse
@cupe3912.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social
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For too long, Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code has silenced workers and unions, stripping them of their most effective means to fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect on the job. MTS stands in solidarity with the CLC and calls for an end to this practice. buff.ly/8XZKixh
Statement from MTS in Support of Bill C-247 – The Manitoba Teachers' Society
The Manitoba Teachers' Society
www.mbteach.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
For too long, Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code has silenced workers and unions, stripping them of their most effective means to fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect on the job. MTS stands in solidarity with the CLC and calls for an end to this practice. buff.ly/8XZKixh
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@cuasa.ca @apuott.bsky.social @caut.bsky.social @cautdefencefund.bsky.social @ottawalabour.bsky.social
Higher education in Ontario is at a crossroads. This current government ignores the real problems. They offer stopgap measures. Not real solutions.
Underfunding is a significant threat. It starves research. It weakens teaching. It's impacting student access and success.
Underfunding is a significant threat. It starves research. It weakens teaching. It's impacting student access and success.
October 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Panel discussion to support contract academic staff - Oct 20. CAS across Canada face precarity. Find out what's happening in NS, w/research & solidarity. Full panel now confirmed. Register-ansut.ca @caut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @stfxaut.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social @cbufa.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Panel discussion to support contract academic staff - Oct 20. CAS across Canada face precarity. Find out what's happening in NS, w/research & solidarity. Full panel now confirmed. Register-ansut.ca @caut.bsky.social @cupe3912.bsky.social @stfxaut.bsky.social @msvufa.bsky.social @cbufa.bsky.social
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On this day of reflection, remembrance, and action, CAUT, together with academic staff associations, honours the survivors of Canada’s residential school system who endured racism, violence and forced family separation.
Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-st...
Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-st...
September 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
On this day of reflection, remembrance, and action, CAUT, together with academic staff associations, honours the survivors of Canada’s residential school system who endured racism, violence and forced family separation.
Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-st...
Read more: www.caut.ca/news/caut-st...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The 2026 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies takes place June 3-5 in Winnipeg.
This year's theme is Solidarity Unbound: Work and Labour in an Age of Intersecting Crises. Check out the CfP for proposal deadlines.
cawls.ca/en/2026-annu...
#canlab #LabourStudies
This year's theme is Solidarity Unbound: Work and Labour in an Age of Intersecting Crises. Check out the CfP for proposal deadlines.
cawls.ca/en/2026-annu...
#canlab #LabourStudies
2026 Annual Conference - Canadian Association for Work & Labour Studies
The Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS) is an academic association for scholars interested in work, workers, and labour.
cawls.ca
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The 2026 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies takes place June 3-5 in Winnipeg.
This year's theme is Solidarity Unbound: Work and Labour in an Age of Intersecting Crises. Check out the CfP for proposal deadlines.
cawls.ca/en/2026-annu...
#canlab #LabourStudies
This year's theme is Solidarity Unbound: Work and Labour in an Age of Intersecting Crises. Check out the CfP for proposal deadlines.
cawls.ca/en/2026-annu...
#canlab #LabourStudies