The Cord Weekly: Part-time faculty strike: Day two
A rally of unprecedented size was held on campus Thursday afternoon in support of the CAS strike.
Part-time faculty strike: Day two355 activists provided their support for the contract academic staff (CAS) strike through a large protest on Thursday.
Beginning at noon in the parking lot of the St. Michael’s campus building, protestors including students, both full-time and part-time faculty and community members, showed up with signs, whistles and a variety of other noisemakers to display their solidarity alongside those on strike.
Also present were members of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and activists from universities including Memorial University, University of Prince Edward Island, University of Moncton, University of Guelph, Brock University, University of Western Ontario, York University and University of Ottawa.