> From: Mehdi Kouhestaninejad <service.workers at utoronto.ca>
>
> michelle lowry wrote:
>
> > Please distribute
> >
> > November 29, 2000
> >
> > Dear Sisters and Brothers,
> >
> > Re: A Call for Solidarity from CUPE 3903 at York University
> >
> > CUPE local 3903, representing Teaching Assistants, Contract (non-tenured)
> > Faculty, and Graduate Assistants at York University have been on strike
> > since Thursday October 26, 2000. We will be picketing the entrances to
> > York University, Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., until the
> > University offers us a collective agreement that - as a minimum - does not
> > include rollbacks. We are fighting for job security for contract faculty,
> > protection from tuition increases for teaching assistants and graduate
> > assistants (who perform research for faculty), a fair first contract for
> > graduate assistants, smaller class sizes, and a modest wage increase.
> >
> > We are calling on community organizations, social justice groups, unions,
> > and others to confirm your solidarity with us. Please send us a fax,
> > email or letter, outlining your support for us. You can also forward that
> > correspondence to any media outlets or listserves that you deem
> > appropriate. We are also asking you to write a letter to Lorna Marsden,
> > President of York University, confirming your solidarity with CUPE 3903.
> >
> > Please tell President Marsden:
> > · Who you are
> > · That you fully support CUPE's reasonable proposals
> > · That your group's members will join our picket lines in solidarity
> > · That you want President Marsden to settle the strike by giving CUPE 3903
> > a fair settlement NOW!
> >
> > How to contact President Marsden
> > · Phone: (416) 737-5200
> > · Fax: (416) 736-5641
> > · E-mail: presidnt at yorku.ca (Note: there is no second "e" in the spelling
> > of this address).
> > · Mail: Office of the President, York University, 4700 Keele Street,
> > Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3.
> >
> > For more information please review the attached background sheet or
> > contact us at our Strike Headquarters at (416) 636-5974, or email us at
> > mlowry at yorku.ca. Also, you can check out our website at
> > http://3903.cupe.ca.
> >
> > Thank you in advance for your support.
> > In solidarity
> >
> > Michelle Lowry
> > Co-Chair of the Women's Caucus
> > CUPE 3903
> > Michelle Lowry
> > Co-Chair CUPE 3903 Women's Caucus Ph.D.3 Women's Studies York University