Dear Neil and Brian:
As you'll see in the article linked below, Canadian faculty wages seem to be the highest in the world on a purchasing-power parity.
Thus, here's my interpretation of recent SFUFA surveys and yesterdays meeting: our members may actually be more interested in principles and values such as divesting from the oil industry and FAIRNESS in wages within Canada. That is to say, it is inaccurate to say that we are interested in salaries or money per se. What we don't like is that other people doing the same work as us are getting paid more. Perhaps it would be worth making this distinction, as evidently not many people were swayed by the trustees messenger about how costly it may be to have the option to divest from oil.
Great meeting yesterday, by the way!
Best, Gerardo
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Gerardo Otero, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
and Associate Member of the