New Brunswick’s NDP party has advanced a bill that would offer protection to students at PSE institutions during labour negotiations. The Student Protection Act serves as a “student bill of rights providing both financial and academic protection to students
in the event of a labour-related classroom shutdown.” The Act would ensure students receive compensation for tuition and housing fees if a labour stoppage causes more than 5 days of class cancellations. It would also require universities to provide “make-up”
instruction “at no additional cost to any student whose completion of a program is threatened by the labour stoppage.” The New Brunswick Student Alliance is applauding the bill, stating that it “provides students assurance that both their dollars and their
education will be protected as much as possible during labour negotiations.” Academic staff at UNB went on
strike early last week.
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