Laurentian University Faculty Association member Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara argues the institution’s administration is ignoring both the past and current realities in the offers it is making to striking professorsAs we begin the third week of the Laurentian University Faculty Association’s strike, I am witnessing problematic math coming from the Laurentian administration. Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Laurentian University. During the same period at Laurentian, faculty lost 2.2-per-cent of their salary. Even with the percentage wage increases currently being offered by the administration, faculty salaries at Laurentian would remain at the bottom of the sector. Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Laurentian University.

Source: CBC News February 04, 2026 16:31 UTC