CFS supports York strike, gives CUPE $2,500
According to a report in The Excalibur, the Canadian Federation of Students - Ontario* has given CUPE 3903 a $2,500 donation which is assisting the union to provide free lunches to striking TAs, GAs, and contract faculty at York.
I bet York students are thrilled to learn their student fees are helping keep them out of class.
Update:
The Canadian Federation of Students national headquarters says it was the Ontario branch, not the "Canadian Federation of Students." READ MORE HERE
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