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Fast-Food Education: How Teachers and Students Get Screwed Over by the University

Which job is more likely to result in a stable and well-paying career: working at a fast-food restaurant, or working at a university? Trick question. While the university teacher has more prestige than the person who makes our burgers and fries (nice classism, there), university jobs are less secure and less profitable than they used […]

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From Textbook Pages to Institutional Places: the Structural Violence of Unpaid Work

On November 3, Bank of Canada Governor, Stephen Poloz, gave a speech in the House of Commons that enraged, rather than enlightened, young adults in the workforce. Offering advice on how discouraged youth can tackle the dwindling economy by finding a job, Poloz stated, “Having something unpaid on your CV is very worth it because

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