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Notes
from March 16th
Notes
from March 17th
Monday, March
20, 2006
Hello
Everyone,
I hope you had a quiet and
restful weekend.
Today, a good number of us joined faculty from Loyalist, La Cite,
and Algonquin at a rally outside of Dalton McGuinty’s office in
Ottawa
. We were pleased to have the
opportunity to picket with so many other people despite the bitterly cold
weather. I’d like to thank
all of you who joined the rally, and all of you who braved the cold to
keep the picket lines open in
Brockville
. Your commitment is amazing!
We were horrified and saddened
to learn about the accident on the picket line at
Centennial
College
. For those of you who were
unaware, one of the faculty was struck by a vehicle that gunned the line.
This faculty member was badly injured and in critical care at
Sunnybrook
Hospital
, with what we have heard is severe head injuries.
The Centennial local has asked for all who are so inclined, to
please offer prayers for this faculty member.
Additionally, the person who hit this gentleman apparently was
quite young, and has been charged.
All of this begs a reminder to please, above all else, stay safe on
the lines.
Announcements:
1)
The first week pay is in!
Please see Jim Miller for your cheques (2 – one from OPSEU, one
from the LEC).
2)
This week,
the strike pay will be increased so that you’re receiving $300 from the
LEC, $125 from OPSEU, and your dependents allowance.
Hopefully this will help ease some of the financial pressures
people are experiencing.
3)
This weeks’ picket duty is now posted
in the trailer.
4)
There are extra raincoats in the trailer.
Please feel free to use them at any time – even if you just need
to have an extra windbreak.
5)
Please help me out by keeping record (in
the trailer) of all the donations to the line.
We have a couple of people working on thank you notes for the
donations thus far, and I really want the donors to be aware of our
gratitude.
In solidarity,
Lynne |