^ oh man. If I was living on Rez and they were blaring music like that wow, it'd be ugly that's all i'm saying. Ignorant bums. When people on strike do things like this I have no respect for them or their cause. Get off your lazy a*s, get back to work like everyone else, and shut it. I know plently of people who'd kill for a job right about now.

We should get a collossal boombox and play things like:
The Barbie Girl song, the Happy Birthday song, the song that never ends and so on.
Or just get a mic and start singing and dancing as though it were karoke night

Originally Posted by Kathy2

No wonder McMaster isn't giving in to their demands. Why would Mac give into this crap when only like 20 people actually care about it?

While I agree that the weak picket is probably at least partly why McMaster isn't being so quick to give into their demands I would disagree that only those picketing care about it.

I would say that even union members who aren't picketing care about getting a fair deal BUT they don't believe in the strike or striking and disrupting students education as the proper way to achieve what they want.

Originally Posted by sew12

While I agree that the weak picket is probably at least partly why McMaster isn't being so quick to give into their demands I would disagree that only those picketing care about it.

I would say that even union members who aren't picketing care about getting a fair deal BUT they don't believe in the strike or striking and disrupting students education as the proper way to achieve what they want.

That's basically what I'm saying.

TAs who aren't picketing may care about the deal, but they don't care enough to picket and screw over students. So obviously not many people care very much.

How late into the night are they going to go for?

Originally Posted by Kathy2

That's basically what I'm saying.

TAs who aren't picketing may care about the deal, but they don't care enough to picket and screw over students. So obviously not many people care very much.

They don't care about the strike at least.

Seriously, this picket is WEAK. I can't wait to see it in person tomorrow.

Agree, the picket is weak. I really hope they do not resort to any dirty tactics to get the TA's who are crossing the line on board with the strike.

Really guys, thank you so much, all the students appreciate you.

Many TA's are just going back to work. I'm both a TA and a student at this school. I don't like that the CUPE strike is affecting my classes, so why would I do that to the students I teach. I mean, logically, it just doesn't make sense. That's why I'm back at work. I mean, I affect the education of a huge # of students with what I do, why would I screw them over. Its just immoral to me.

The disappointing fact is that CUPE has not been democratic. Rather than taking the matter of calling a strike to their members to vote upon, the 'higher ups at CUPE' called it anyways. This is the most disappointing part of the whole thing.

Also, the fact that they are disrupting traffic etc does nothing for them. The little flyers end up getting thrown out and honestly, appealing to the students who you are screwing over is unlikely to work.

So yeah, basically, CUPE's strategies seem a little counterproductive.

Signed
(Yes finally, someone recognizes my superhero-ism with an emoticon)

I wish we could get a list of all the TAs who continue to work and think of students during the strike, so we can throw a huge party for them!!

Originally Posted by huzaifa47

Apparently someone ran through a barricade near cootes the barricade hit a CUPE protester and the CUPE protester had to be taken to the hospital. Then the Student tried to run past the police barrier; had to be stopped at gunpoint by Hamilton police and then dragged from his Car by gunpoint :S

For reference purposes, this wasn't me

I laughed and ignored them when they came up to my car to talk to me though.
For some reason I thought seeing six of them this morning at Cootes was rather hilarious. Maybe it was the lack of coffee on my part?

I heard from one of my profs her TAs marked our midterms before the strike started and I was surprised to see one of the TAs in class today.

Walking back from class just now was disgusting. Cars on forsyth were backed up until the emergency room parking, and all of them were idling.

I saw my friend just get into the queue inside the mac part, like where the kiosk is you know, where they make you wait - and i told him to lay on his horn... that was good

Originally Posted by micadjems

Walking back from class just now was disgusting. Cars on forsyth were backed up until the emergency room parking, and all of them were idling.

I saw my friend just get into the queue inside the mac part, like where the kiosk is you know, where they make you wait - and i told him to lay on his horn... that was good

In the morning the cars were also backed up to king's walk. as i was walking home (on stirling) i heard the police officer saying to the picketers that waiting 3 minutes and letting in 5 cars was getting ridiculous because it was holding up traffic way too much. ):

Originally Posted by sinsintome

In the morning the cars were also backed up to king's walk. as i was walking home (on stirling) i heard the police officer saying to the picketers that waiting 3 minutes and letting in 5 cars was getting ridiculous because it was holding up traffic way too much. ):

And yet since the protesters are on Mac property (thanks McMaster for letting them block cars but banning them from picketing your offices) there isn't really anything they can do about it is there?

I was so lucky to get to Mac today while the pickets temporarily stopped blocking traffic. It frustrates me that the students are being used for this strike. I really don't see how that's going to win our support. And the music? How obnoxious. It just adds to the fire.

I only have one class tomorrow and I'd very much like to make it on time. How long of a wait is it at the Cootes entrance?