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 21^st,  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