Rachel Aleks, University of Windsor

Research

sexual harassment labour union trade union feminism duty of fair representation (1) sexual harassment (2) labour union (3) trade union feminism (4) duty of fair representation

Latest funding

An Imperfect Union: Sexual Harassment and Organized Labour
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$63,112

All 1 grants and awards

An Imperfect Union: Sexual Harassment and Organized Labour

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Aleks, Rachel

Keywords: sexual harassment; labour union; trade union feminism; duty of fair representation

$63,112

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: sexual harassment Dear Professor Aleks, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on sexual harassment connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "An Imperfect Union: Sexual Harassment and Organized Labour" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]