The London Free Press: Unions back college strikers
Local unions picketed with striking Fanshawe faculty yesterday, as negotiations between community colleges and faculty restarted after two weeks of silence.
Dozens of union members from the auto, postal and education sectors showed up on the picket lines with flags and signs to show support for striking college staff.
“We’re coming together in solidarity to tell the community we support these teachers,” said London District Labour Council president Joe Wilson.
Though spirits on the picket line remain high after two weeks on strike, Tom Geldard, first vice-president of Local 110 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, said the local unions’ aid bolsters the strikers’ resolve.
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