After a long final day of conciliation, we were unable to reach a fair agreement with our employer, and as of tomorrow morning, Thursday, 23 October, we will officially be on strike.
You have already received communication about what this means for your labour and about where to meet to begin picketing and other strike duties. When you arrive at the picket line, please check in with a picket captain to make sure your picketing hours get correctly recorded. For those picketing outdoors: please dress comfortably and appropriately for the weather. If you have been assigned for other strike duties after 4:30 PM or if you have any questions about your schedule or the location, please email Erica or Neil. You can also call Neil at 416-906-3006.
Once again, if you are reading this notice and haven’t provided a non-university contact email, please do so by filling out this form.
You can keep your students informed without crossing picket lines by setting your out-of-office reply to the following message:
Dear students and colleagues,
I will not be responding to work emails for the time being, as I am on strike in pursuit of a fair working contract. I will address your email once an agreement has been reached with Saint Mary’s administration. For regular labour updates, visit CUPE3912.ca or follow us on social media @CUPE3912.
In solidarity,
[Your name]
Your efforts matter to our collective bargaining process. Our victories are our students’ victories, because our working conditions are their learning conditions. Our fight today makes for a better classroom in future.