OUWCC Conference 2016 – Rise, Resist, Reclaim
When:
February 18, 2016 – February 21, 2016 all day
Where:
Holiday Inn Toronto-Yorkdale, 3450 Dufferin St, North York, ON M6A 2V1, Canada
Join Us to Support CUPE Local 3903 York University Workers on Friday, March 1!
We will be taking the bus down to support our comrades from 3903 who are out on the line. Their employer, York University, has not made any significant proposals on salaries, benefits or job security, and only offered marginal increases to their retro wage proposal, despite Bill 124 being ruled unconstitutional. Our comrades are united…
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