Gathering to Show Faculty Member Solidarity with CUPE 3906 TAs and RAs in lieu

HAMILTON, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McMaster University faculty members are holding a march and rally in a show of solidarity for the 2,800 teaching and research assistants who’ve been on strike since November 21^st.

The union representing the striking workers, CUPE Local 3906, is on strike for wage increases; extended funding and guaranteed work; protection against wages being lost to tuition increases in the form of reimbursements; and a closing of the pay gap between graduate and undergraduate assistants.

Who:	A group of McMaster faculty members
What:	A march and rally to show striking TAs and RAs that they have the support of faculty members and that they oppose the university administration’s efforts to divide them.
When:	Friday, November 25, 12 p.m.-2 p.m.
Where:	The march begins at Oakwood Place Park (Sterling at Whitton).
	It continues to the Sterling Street entrance and then Cootes.

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