Simon Fraser University has laid off of dozens of staff across its three B.C. campuses in Burnaby, Vancouver, and Surrey.
The university said it eliminated approximately 85 jobs since Monday due to budgetary challenges. The positions include instructors, administrative support staff, and custodial workers.
SFU announced in April it would be restructuring areas of its operations, noting it would lead to administrative job losses. The university says it is supporting impacted employees in accordance with collective agreements and labour codes, but union leaders say the process lacked empathy and transparency.
Shaneza Bacchus, president of CUPE Local 3338, said she has been in wall-to-wall meetings with laid-off union members, some of whom had worked at SFU for decades.
“They felt dehumanized. They felt that their years of service didn’t matter. One of them said they felt like they were treated like a criminal,” Bacchus said.
Not to be callous, but newsflash: businesses don’t care about the person, and your service does not matter to them. The old days of a owner valuing employees is gone as soon as you introduce MBA types just looking a budgets
Sounds like they need to be reminded why those things used to matter.
Not really possible when share holders want profit every quarter and company is run by MBA types and not an owner with integrity.