Walkout

• Staging a walkout, Manitoba students call for investments in fellowships and grants

  Students at the University of Manitoba staged a walkout today, joining other institutions across Canada calling for more investments to federal grants and fellowships

  Education

  May 1, 2023
  
• Dalhousie law students stage walkout in solidarity against racism in class

  Dalhousie University law students staged a walkout on Thursday in response to ongoing claims of racist comments made by a classmate going unaddressed.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2023
  
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• London, Ont. school boards to switch to remote learning should CUPE strike take place Monday

  CUPE said Wednesday that it had filed a five-day strike notice after talks broke down again with the province. The union represents more than 50,000 Ontario education workers.

  Education

  Nov 17, 2022
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• LDCSB schools to be closed Monday in event of second CUPE walkout, board officials say

  It comes after CUPE announced on Wednesday that it had filed a five-day strike notice, saying talks with the province had broken down again.

  Education

  Nov 16, 2022
• London, Ont. school boards detail plans ahead of expected CUPE walkout

  Both the TVDSB and LDCSB have said their schools will be closed on Friday as a result of the planned walkout, and that students will learn from home.

  Education

  Nov 3, 2022
• Fanshawe College students and faculty rally in wake of sexually violent, threatening online posts

  The Take Back Our Campus rally at Fanshawe College Monday saw around 70 students and faculty join together at the Merlin Field at Fanshawe’s east London campus.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2021
• Waitress abducted, assaulted after chasing dine-and-dashers

  Surveillance footage shows the server being pulled into an SUV after running out to confront the group in New Jersey.

  Trending

  Jun 22, 2021
• Quebec man arrested after teacher on picket line struck by car

  The Centrale des syndicats du Quebec, the union representing the 73,000 teachers, says the timing of the strike is designed to put pressure on management.

  Education

  Apr 14, 2021
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• Student walkout planned at northwest Calgary school Wednesday

  Fourteen-year-old Ellee McInnes said she was motivated to organize the rally by what she's witnessed as well as her own experiences.

  Education

  Mar 24, 2021
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• Hospital and health-care staff in Alberta return to work Tuesday after wildcat strikes

  In a decision issued late Monday, the board ruled the workers' refusal to work amounted to an illegal strike under the province's Labour Relations Code, and they must return to work according to their scheduled shifts.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2020