Sunday, March 4, 2007
SFX University staff vote on strike
More than 80% of the 120 member bargaining unit of trades, grounds, cleaning staff, represented by the Canadian Auto Workers, have voted in favour of strike action at the Nova Scotia university. There is some debate over whether or not classes will be affected. While the workers seeking a contract are not academic staff, I hope that the academic staff show solidarity with these workers and hit the bricks with them in the event of a strike. I'm not the the terms of the other unions' CBA, but I hope that they can find a way to do this. In any event, even if they can't withhold their services, I hope they spend some time on the line before, after, and between their classes. The longer the line, the shorter the strike. But let's hope that the university administration offers a fair contract before it reaches that point.
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as a St.FX student, I can tell you how the facilities management staff deserve everything they can get. The university administration has treated them terribly for the last couple years. Any cuts to the university budget always start with them resulting in a number of layoffs over the years, and their salaries are not enough to live on. I am going to look into this issue further for the school paper... stay tuned
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