Comments on: CUPE Local 3903 and York University's Long Drawn Strike: A Degradation to Education

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Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:02:49 +0000

[...] Dalton McGuinty, will soon announce plans to legislate the CUPE 3903 workers – who have been striking since November – back to work. The government is hoping students will be back in class by next week. MPPs have [...]

By: Josh Singh Atwal

Josh Singh Atwal — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:20:18 +0000

This is very well written and I feel it reflects student interests and the third perspective on the dot. So far, many people have been one-sided in thinking the Union is bad. Many people support the administration, which I find really preposterous. The administration charges us insane tuition fees so they can make tons of money. A true student perspective is one that stands strong against both sides.

The fact of the matter is, the administration makes tons of money off us, the students. The union wants to make more money off us because the admin do. Only the students lose out. The students are the majority, the third estate, the third world, the third perspective. So let’s hope our real voices heard. Not the YFS which simply supports the union, nor ‘York Not Hostage’ which simply supports the administration. The true student perspective is very properly outlined in this post.

Thanks a bunch for the articulation!

By: Maryam

Maryam — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:20:24 +0000

I am truly in shock by this whole situation, especially when knowing that the TAs are doing this to us. They are the ones always complaining because they have so much to do during the year, cry babies, these guys can’t handle studying and working at the same time, then why in the world did they take on that job? i don’t understand why these T As are even asking for any money, they are lucky to even hold these positions, but generally their admiration for themselves is higher than expected so i see why they think they deserve a raise. They are like my 3 year old daughter, if she wants something she cries about it until she gets it. I hope, seriously, to never have to see these people again in my life, they have completely ruined all hope and stimulation that once existed, forcefully by need, for education. they are weird, self-centered individuals who do not understand that the recession has caused many to loos their jobs and here these idiots are asking for more money plus tuition, etc., as if they are really all that….hahah…i truly hope one of them reads this comment because this is absolutely childish and incoherent. if school returns i plan on never speaking to them, i would rather throw an egg straight in their face than spit a word out to them…they are such losers, these T As. they have no idea that at anytime they will be fired and will never come back to York. I hope they all get fired right now they deserve nothing. what are they asking for? 40% ? so stupid do they not understand the economic roller coaster we are facing? do they not realize that there are people who are homeless and need the funding from the university to sustain their education? do they not realize that they’re actions are lame and that is why York does not even want to talk to them? do they not understand that once school resumes, they will be hated forever and if anything will quit because of the hostility that wil be shown to them? they are so dumb…that’s all i have to say…either way we will ALWAYS get our education back, they will NEVER get their respect back, EVER….

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:39:54 +0000

As a student affected by the strike, CUPE is the clear villain in the situation. They made the most ridiculous original demand I have ever heard of. They claim it is also about job security, yet, most of those on strike are TAs, not those who only have the 1 year faculty contracts. They are already some of the best paid TAs in the country. Plus they took this job themselves. They can get an additional job, or they can find another job instead of whining like little babies. They knew what they were getting into, now they have to deal with it, or shut up and quit. Striking holds the students hostage and it is being done by the extremists in CUPE 3903 who actually bothered to vote. Its people like those in CUPE 3903 who make unions seem like horrible ideas.