hasn’t offered us a penny more than the $7.25 we were
already making. This is
especially disgusting as U of T is the
richest university in Canada and can
easily afford our extremely modest demands.
Last Friday the strikers held a
membership meeting where we unanimously
voted to not only continue our strike
but to increase the pressure on both U of T
Press and U of T. The message
coming out of the meeting was clear: we
will not stop until we get
justice and dignity! The mood coming out of
the meeting was incredibly
upbeat. We are determined to increase our
militancy and bring greater numbers
of our supporters out to meet management’s
offensive.
This is an important moment in our
struggle. The back to school rush is just
around the corner and this is when the
bookstore is most vulnerable. We need
your help! Please come to our rallies held
every Wednesday at noon outside
the bookstore. Join our picket lines
whenever you can. Tell as many people as
you can about our struggle. Even if you
have already, please email the
president of the Press, George Meadows, and
the president of U of T, Dr.
Birgeneau. Tell them to meet our modest
demands and to end union busting at U
of T.
George Meadows, the President of the Press,
can be reached at:
gmeadows@utpress.utoronto.ca
Dr. Birgeneau, the President of U of T, can
be reached at:
president@utoronto.ca
Please remember to cc all communications to
us at:
service.workers@utoronto.ca
******Rally*******
Our rallies are held every Wednesday at
noon, outside of the Bookstore
(corner of College and St. George st.). We
are pleased to announce that at
this weeks rally noted TV personality,
journalist and author Judy Rebick
will be speaking out on our
behalf.
In solidarity
Paul Lykotrafitis
CUPE 3261 picket captain