In a turbulent time for job-hunters, it’s hard to believe that a student group would actively seek to prevent a company from hiring from their university. Nonetheless the Strax group at the University of New Brunswick last week invited students to protest a recruitment event planned by Lockheed Martin, a major developer of aerospace and military technologies. It worked–the company announced that it would cancel the event and “reschedule the visit [for] a time when it makes sense to everyone.”
UNB notes that a motion to oppose Lockheed’s campus presence was previously defeated, and maintains that it had, until now, maintained a cordial relationship with the company.
Lockheed Martin has not stopped hiring UNB students, but its recruitment events will be postponed indefinitely.
