What does it mean to be misclassified?
Being misclassified means, usually, that you are classified as a GRAF/ GRF but either all or parts of your duties should actually be done under an RA contract. This means that you should be a unionized employee who is protected by our Collective Agreement, but these rights have not been granted to you because of your misclassification.
PSAC 901 has worked for almost nine years to unionize Research Assistants at Queen’s University. Now that we have won the right to unionize as of May 2019, the protection of our graduate employees who assist research is our priority