ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Carnoy, Precarious Work, Ontario Health Insurance Plan
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Quality of university education, how university works. What is the difference between contract faculty in canada and/or the uk and adjunct faculty in the us: 2 similarities, 2 differences. Last minute decisions: 2. multi-year, renewable contract (often max 3 yrs) No way that contract can be lengthened college decides if want to renew them after every year. Major differences: not unionized (no qp3903), no possibility of strike **huge difference. Implications of no union, protest at nyu arrested while protesting to have a union at all: not regulated. Not paid same amount, wider range of pay scales: no government health insurance. No ohip, need to pay for private health care. People never go to doctors or dentist cuz too expensive. Huge difference between canada and us: services administration spend on. Speakers at ceremonies - spends a lot of money on these events, different from canada: tuition levels (still increasing) 2 and 3 times more than canada.