Paddy Musson, Local 110 President and
Co-coordinator, OPSEU provincial strike committee |
OPSEU Researcher Brenda Wall and
bargaining team chair Ted Montgomery:
"Hold the fort, for we are coming!" |
Ted Montgomery:
“We’re delivering a very
clear
message to the minister, to the premier, and to the
government of Ontario: Settlement lies in addressing
the quality of education issues.” |
Terry Downey, Ontario Federation of Labour:
“Education isn’t a luxury. It’s a fundamental need to
succeed in our society.” |
John
Cartwright,
Labour Council of Toronto and York Region: “We will be there on
behalf of the labour movement, supporting to you on the picket
lines, to take the message to Queen’s Park, that they’ve got to get
the community colleges back, because they are the foundation of
education and the very future of the economy of this province.”
|
Nancy Pridham, OPSEU Region 5 (Toronto) |
George Brown dog supports Quality Education
|
 |
 |
 |
Sheridan strikers may have been
the most animated |
This Sheridan striker is
not actually from
Saskatchewan |
The Samba Squad:
Not many bands have 16 drummers |
 |
 |
 |
Strikers from Cambrian College got up at
3 A.M. to bus in from Sudbury
|
Ottawa is pretty far away, too. |
Trinity - Spadina NDP MP Olivia Chow
with Paddy Musson
|
It's not too late for Dalton. |
Marching students:
Faculty with the
students!
We want more faculty! We want smaller classes!
Lower tuition fees! We want better access!
Education for all! Quality in the classroom!
|
 |
Leah Casselman: “It is the best of times,
and it is the worst of times.
It is the worst of times that the
government would be so ignorant as
to ignore the situation that made you
come out on to the street.
But it is the best of times because there is a
premier who not only commissioned the
Rae Report, but I think he actually read it,
and agrees that there needs to be an investment.
And we’re here to say,
‘Action those words, premier, Get these
people off the street and back into
classrooms and make quality education
number one in the colleges of Ontario.’ ”
|
Jesse Greener,
Canadian Federation
of Students (Ontario):
"For every two per cent increase in the number
of students at college, we see a one per cent
decline in the number of faculty. That’s a shame.
That’s not right." |
NDP MPP Peter Kormos:
“I salute your courage, your
tenacity, your professionalism,
and your commitment to quality education –
and your sacrifice as you embark
on this struggle. New Democrats are pleased that
finally you’ll have an opportunity for at least
a Cabinet minister to sit down with you tomorrow.
But I want to tell you, you don’t want to
sit down
with the monkey, you want to be
sitting down with
the organ grinder,
and it’s time for Dalton McGuinty
to come to the table.”
|
Donna-Marie Kennedy,
Ontario English
Catholic Teachers Association;
"Our teachers are solidly behind you!"
|
Jim Turk, Canadian Association
of University Teachers:
"The people of Ontario owe a huge debt to every
one
of you, because you are the people who are
defending education in this province."
|
 |
Megan Park, lead OPSEU Campaigns Officer
for the college facility strike, is getting married. |
Myles Magner an OPSEU Campaigns Officer
and lead organizer for the Thursday rally
and march, trying to look serious. |
