It’s been a long, long year.

As editor, I set out to maintain my section’s role as the home for labour stories. Conflicts between workers and their employers are never-ending, and this year proved no different. Among others, we published a piece on USW 1998’s success in removing an attendance policy, and articles updating readers on CUPE 3902’s and USW 1998 Residence Don’s units’ ongoing efforts to sign new collective agreements with the university.

My biggest goal for the section was to emphasize governance coverage. The university makes a lot of conventionally wise financial decisions using your tuition money, and I wanted to provide a watchful eye on that. We achieved this by publishing an article breaking down three separate lawsuits the university faced from construction companies, as well as a slew of articles updating readers on Business Board and Planning and Budget Committee meetings. 

I’d like to thank my governance correspondent, Jessie, for helping me make this volume happen. Your enthusiasm for attending Business Board meetings and initiative in finding reluctant interviewees for articles is inspiring.

A huge thank you goes out to my associate editors: Aunkita, who constantly ran around campus to cover entrepreneurship events; and Medha, who provided a careful eye to every article she edited. 

Another well-deserved thank you goes to our hard-working senior copy editors, Ozair and Bella — your ability to edit many articles on very little sleep is terrifying, yet impressive.

Most importantly, I’d like to thank all of my contributors who have flavoured the section with thoughtful and intelligent articles. I have learned a ton from your takes on matters ranging from labubu dolls to the unionization of reality dating shows. 

I had fun, and I look forward to seeing what’s next both for the section and my life.

— Rubin Beshi, Business & Labour Editor, Volume CXLV