York University strike is CUPE’s Waterloo
Thursday, on the first day of the strike, The Star‘s editorial board decided Friday’s editorial would be critical of the actions of CUPE 3903: Union representatives say they’ll resume negotiations when the university makes a “serious offer.” In fact, the university’s final offer of 9.25 per cent over…
Join the discussion at In the classroom!
Annie Prud homme Genereux asks “Is there room for private universities in Canada? Are there benefits? Should it be allowed?” I say yes, there is room for private universities and will contribute to the discussion. What do you think? Add your throughts: Private vs. public education – start…
Four cases of E. coli confirmed for U of Guelph students
Public health officials have confirmed four University of Guelph students are suffering from an infection caused by E. coli 0157. Public health officials are in the preliminary stages of their investigation and presently know of only one commonality among the four students; they all consumed food at the…
CUPE 3903 has the wrong Minister
I’m taking a look at the blog of York University’s striking CUPE 3903. One of the posts calls on people to support the union by writing to Ontario’s Minister of Education. If you want to support the union by lobbying government, you actually want to contact the Minister…
More Day of Action photos coming
I’ve uploaded more photos today and have a final batch coming tonight. They are on the Flickr group. Included in this batch is a photo of two counter-protesters who showed up at Queen’s Park yesterday. There will be an interesting story in the morning when I finally get…
York U Strike Q&A I: GO Transit
I have a few friends who attend York University and two of them asked me about getting refunds for their transit passes. Both of them travel to York University using GO Transit and pay for a student monthly pass. I called GO Transit to inquire about refunds for…
York U Strike Q&A I: GO Transit
I have a few friends who attend York University and two of them asked me about getting refunds for their transit passes. Both of them travel to York University using GO Transit and pay for a student monthly pass. I called GO Transit to inquire about refunds for…
Ont. Gov: Not our problem, they are autonomous
Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges, and Universities is dismissing the idea of provincial bargaining for university employees in Ontario. He cites the “autonomy” of universities as one of the reasons the provincial government will not involve itself. When did academic freedom (autonomy) include the finances of the university…
York U strike is a power struggle, not about wages
Students at York University should expect a long strike, as both sides have a lot to lose if the other side gets what it wants in the single issue that actually matters in this dispute: the length of the contract. See also: 2008 York University strike is CUPE’s…
Computer problems
My laptop has been on the fritz all day. Yesterday, it stalled a few times as I tried to transfer photos to my computer at the same time as I was processing other photos and upload to Flickr. I went to pick up a new RAM stick this…