https://ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/workplace <p>Workplace is a refereed, open access journal published by the Institute for Critical Education Studies (ICES) and a collective of scholars in critical university studies, or critical higher education, promoting dignity and integrity in academic work. Contributions are aimed at higher education workplace scholar-activism and dialogue on all issues of academic labor.</p> Institute for Critical Education Studies en-US Workplace: A Journal for Academic Labor 1715-0094 <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p> <ol type="a"> <ol type="a"> <li>Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution License </a>that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.</li> </ol> </ol> <ol type="a"> <ol type="a"> <li>Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.</li> </ol> </ol> <ol type="a"> <li>Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.</li> </ol> https://ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/workplace/article/view/187172 Ali Shehzad Zaidi Copyright (c) 2024 Ali Shehzad Zaidi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-11-19 2024-11-19 35 1 10.14288/workplace.v35i1.187172 https://ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/workplace/article/view/187063 Ali Shehzad Zaidi Copyright (c) 2024 Ali Shezhad Zaidi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-11 2024-07-11 35 1 10.14288/workplace.v35i1.187063 https://ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/workplace/article/view/186917 <div><span lang="EN-US">In 2021-22 there were an unprecedented six faculty association strikes across Canada. These strike actions took place during a period of crisis and transition in Canadian news industry. The consolidation of traditional media outlets meant that these venues were even less reliable for the extensive or effective coverage of the strikes, trends in post-secondary education, or faculty experiences as workers. Concurrently, the proliferation of social media platforms allowed faculty associations to reach audiences directly, bypassing the traditional news media. This paper presents results of our study of Canadian faculty associations’ communication strategies in this period of transformation in Canadian media structures. Based on interviews with members of the communications teams of faculty associations on strike in 2021-22, we identified three key issues that communications teams grappled with during their strikes: the “neutral” approach of the traditional media, a concern with maintaining professionalism and transparency, and the increasing need to use social media to reach important stakeholders. We conclude that although communicating with members remains the most critical task for faculty associations’ communications teams during negotiations and job action, it is a benefit to overall support to have robust external communications as well. In an ever-changing media environment, this means focusing on communications strategies well before beginning the bargaining process.</span></div> Rachel Brickner Andrew Biro Joseph Hayes Copyright (c) 2024 Rachel K. Brickner, Andrew Biro, Joseph Hayes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-07-08 2024-07-08 35 1 10.14288/workplace.v35i1.186917