MEDIA ADVISORY: McMaster Teaching and Research Assistants continue strike: CUPE 3906
Event Information
Begins: 5-9 December 2022 @ 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Location: Hamilton, ON
HAMILTON, ON –/COMMUNITYWIRE/– 2,800 teaching and research assistants at McMaster University continue their strike, begun on November 21st, for better wages.
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: Teaching and Research Assistants at McMaster University, members of CUPE Local 3906.
What: Striking University workers calling for better wages in a time of inflation.
When: Monday-Friday, from 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Intersection of Forsyth Ave N & Sterling St.
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For more information, contact:
Daniel Tseghay
Communications Representative, CUPE
dtseghay@cupe.ca | 647-220-9739