More faces of protests…
Published on 31 Dec 2008
Archive for December, 2008
An Appeal to Members and the Public
Published on 31 Dec 2008
As many of you are already aware, the CUPE 3903 Bargaining Team will be meeting with the bargaining representatives of York’s administration on Saturday, January 3. We sincerely hope that the administration’s representatives will present our BT with a progressive offer: an offer developed with the sincere aim of ending the strike and helping all of us at York return to our important work of teaching, learning and research.
In the meantime, we urge all CUPE 3903 members and their supporters to do their part to aid our Bargaining Team. For this purpose, we invite you to communicate to York administrators your request that they work hard to see that their negotiators bargain seriously and in good faith with CUPE 3903 representatives. For this action, you may either use the (updated) action letter on CUPE’s website, found at http://cupe.ca/action/3903-york.
Foggy lens from the cold weather!
Published on 31 Dec 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Negotiations to Resume Jan. 3rd, 2009
Published on 30 Dec 2008
York U starting year off right; agrees to resume talks with CUPE 3903
DECEMBER 30, 2008 - TORONTO, Ont.
After weeks of waiting, CUPE 3903 has finally heard from the provincially-appointed mediator that the York University administration is ready to resume talks aimed at ending the strike that began almost two months ago.
“We have done our work to revise our proposals and have been ready to meet for more than two weeks,” said Graham Potts, lead negotiator for the union. “We can only hope that the university’s negotiators have done the same kind of work and are ready to move toward a settlement.”
The sit-in, carolers, and a flying picket rally…
Published on 30 Dec 2008
Analysis: Labour, the University, and the CUPE 3903 Strike
Published on 29 Dec 2008
On December 15 - week six of the strike - a public forum on “Labour and the University” was held at Concorde Café in downtown Toronto. More than 35 students, CUPE members, York Faculty, labour activists and other members of the public were in attendance.
This panel discussion, convened and sponsored by Upping the Anti: A journal of theory and action, featured:
Brian D. Palmer, Canadian labour movement historian
Janice Newson, YUFA member & researcher of neoliberal restructuring in universities
(LINK: listen to Janice’s presentation 21:30)
Punam Khosla, striking CUPE 3903 member and media spokesperson
(LINK: listen to Punam’s presentation 24:13)
Excerpts from the slide show “My First Strike and Picket-line Duty”…
Published on 29 Dec 2008
More line walking at the main gate…
Published on 29 Dec 2008
Rally at First Canadian Place
Published on 28 Dec 2008
CUPE takes their message to the York Board of Governors, beginning at the First Canadian Place. Will they hear our voices?
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