Western CUPE rally turns tense [Video]

They were out making noise along Wellington Street over the noon hour on Friday – lots of noise.

The rally on Wellington Street, near London City Hall, was in support of striking CUPE local 2361 members, who are now entering their third week on the picket line.

The union represents grounds keepers, caretakers and tradespeople at Western University with university leadership coming under fire. Ontario Federation of Labour President Laura Walton was explicit, “It’s clear that they have no respect for workers, and when they don’t respect us, what do we do? We shut it down.”

Along with Ontario Federation of Labour President Laura Walton, those gathered heard from CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Remnick, the number two person in CUPE’s national office, with CUPE being the largest union in the country, “You will never be alone. You will have the support and the backing of three quarters of a million …