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Monster making Frank Mitchell is one of the artists displaying her art in the Metchson Art Gallery’s Monsters show. See story page A15. Charla Huber/News staff
Royal Roads staff spread word on labour dispute Kyle Wells News staff
Flags were waving and pamphlets were handed out, but it wasn’t a strike, as Royal Roads University (RRU) Canadian Union of Public Employees members gathered last Thursday to spread information about their bargaining woes. Members of CUPE Local 3886 formed two picket lines during their lunch hour at the
university to distribute information about the union’s current bargaining concerns. Handing out decals, information pamphlets and small first aid kits reading “No more Band-Aid solutions. Budget cuts hurt us all,” the members spoke to passing students and staff to raise awareness of the situation. The move comes in support of provincewide job action by CUPE members in the university sector, including members at the University of Victoria who have been
involved in job action since Sept. 5. Members at Simon Fraser University, the University of Northern B.C., Thompson Rivers University and the University of British Columbia also served notice to the Labour Relations Board and were expected to picket last Thursday. Local 3886 president Paul Allison said the union’s primary concerns are the government cutting funds for education and the union’s difficulty in negotiating a wage
increase and increased job security. “That’s what we’re asking for, fair wages,” Allison said. Although the union will not give specific numbers, it says members are seeking a wage increase to reflect the increase in the cost of living, along with increased job security.
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PLEASE SEE: Picket to raise awareness, Page A9