Rally Downtown in Solidarity with CUPE 3903 on Strike at York University

Fight against the Casualization and Devaluation of Educational Work

On Nov. 6th Contract Faculty, Teaching and Graduate Assistants at York University walked out.

December 3rd will be Day 28 of our strike.

We are calling on all unions, allies & supporters to come out to show your solidarity on:
Wednesday December 3rd, 1pm Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities 900 Bay St. (Bay and Wellesley) Toronto



For updates and online action visit: www.3903strike.ca

Help CUPE 3903's Google Rankings

Please help CUPE 3903. They're in week two of a strike and they've
been sideswiped by someone who registered cupe3903.ca and pointed it
at the university web site.

While they pursue their complaint with the Canadian Internet
Registration Authority, they're looking to improve their ranking on
Google, so that people searching for information about the York
University strike find their information, not the university's, or the
anti-strike student groups'.

>> Additionally, another way to boost search engine ranking is from
>> inbound links. The more websites that link to www.3903strike.ca
>> the better... and even more than quantity of links are quality. If
>> we can get a couple of very popular sites to link to us the more
>> google will like our new page! So get the word out!

Please put a link to the real CUPE 3903 site (www.3903strike.ca) on
your website, using "York University strike information" as the link
text. Not sure how to do that? Take the following code:

York University strike
information and get your web worker to put it on your page.

Thanks for your help!

cmkl

York and 3903 talking again

CUPE 3903 got York University back to the table this week in a bid to end their strike, which began November 6.

CUPE 3903 spokesperson Rafeef Ziadah said the union's main issues were:

* benefit funds just above 2005 levels;
* job security for contract faculty;
* subsistence wages that meet the real cost of living in Toronto.



CUPE National President Paul Moist walked the picket lines at York, November 23.

From an internal email from CUPE National - FastFacts

The York University Staff Association (YusApuY) and CUPE 1356 Joint Communication

The York University Staff Association (YusApuY) and CUPE 1356 Joint Communication

We are writing this communiqué to our respective memberships to advise you of your right and responsibilities in the event that CUPE 3903 is on strike.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact you union through regular channels; voice mail and email will be checked regularly.

It is expected that you will report to work at your regularly scheduled time. It is likely that you will encounter delays at all of the entrances of the University – please exercise patience and understanding while waiting to gain entrance to the University.

In the event that you are late as a direct result of the labour dispute, please contact your Supervisor upon your arrival. You will not suffer any loss of compensation, nor will your time be deducted.

It is important that you recognize the legal right to strike of our CUPE 3903 brothers and sisters.

We should all recognize that this action is not the first choice of CUPE 3903, or that of any union. After many months of negotiating with this employer, similar to that of YusApuY and CUPE 1356, this employer continues to demand concessions.

All of the bargaining units have been under attack in recent months and it is crucial that we demonstrate to this employer our support and solidarity for our fellow community members.

In Solidarity,

Jack McCann.......Joanie Cameron Pritchett
President..........President
CUPE 1356...........YusApuY