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Media Advisory - NSCAD Rally

HALIFAX, NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Striking Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) workers and their allies are rallying tomorrow, March 13, at 11:00 AM outside NSCAD’s Fountain Campus at Granville Mall in Halifax.

NSCAD workers and their allies are rallying tomorrow, March 13, at 11:00 AM outside NSCAD’s Fountain Campus at Granville Mall in Halifax.

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Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3912 NSCAD Vice President Lachlan Sheldrick and CUPE 3912 President Lauren McKenzie will be available for interviews, along with striking workers, alumni, current undergraduate students, labour movement leaders, and other community supporters.

CUPE 3912 represents 160 teaching assistants, research assistants, and independent course appointees at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

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Contacts

Mary-Dan Johnston
CUPE Atlantic Region Communications
mjohnston@cupe.ca

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Canadian Union of Public Employees

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Mary-Dan Johnston
CUPE Atlantic Region Communications
mjohnston@cupe.ca

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