CUPE has taken its message to Queen’s Park when it comes to being on the picket line at Western University.
Local 2361 Vice-President Chris Yates was in Toronto on Tuesday with London North Centre MPP Terence Kernaghan, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and NDP Labour Critic, Jamie West.
The main part of the group’s message was about the absence of a provincial anti-scab law.
“Workers at Western University are on the picket line for a third week as they fight for a clean, safe and accessible campus for all. But as the university’s bosses continue to import scab labour from out of town, the need for anti-scab legislation has become ever more apparent,” said CUPE in a statement.
Speaking in Toronto, Yates said the union said it has the support of students and Londoners but doesn’t have support of the University.
“And by bringing in scab labour, they continue to …