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solidarity for the two strikes in Toronto keep pouring in...so help hold the
line, everyone. CW]</SPAN></B></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B><SPAN lang=EN-US>Statement of Solidarity from
The University of British Columbia, Department of
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<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Members of UBC Geography wish
to strongly voice their support for the labour actions now taking place at the
University of Toronto and York University. We are proud of our friends and
colleagues at U of T and York, and recognize that efforts to improve working
conditions at their institutions matter to the fate of public universities
everywhere, including ours. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>The forms of precarious labor
that increasingly define life at University of Toronto and York University not
only reduce academic performance, they disrupt family life, cause personal and
emotional stress, and ruin livelihoods that have been years in the making. While
scholars at these universities continue to do excellent work, the conditions
under which they are being asked to perform are unacceptable. Temporary and
sessional academics are struggling alongside insufficiently funded graduate
students, oft-neglected custodial staff, and a belligerent managerial culture.
Temporary and sessional academics are also increasingly responsible for a
substantial portion of undergraduate teaching, along with conducting research at
and for their institution. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Striking members of U of T
and York - thank you for taking action! You are inspirations. </SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>(NB- we write this in a
personal capacity and do not represent the views of the UBC)</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>Max Ritts</SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>John Paul
Catungal</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US>May Farrales</SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Carolyn Prouse</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Noah Quastel</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Dan Cohen</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Jon Luedee</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Debolina Majumder</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Stephen Steward</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Catriona Gold</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Thomas Howard</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Juliane Collard</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Vanessa Banta </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Lauren Warbeck</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Paige Patchin</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Andrew Shmuely</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Kelsey Johnson</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Sage Ponder</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Elanna Nolan </DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Cavlan Erengezgin</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Craig Jones</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Colin Sutherland</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Jessica Hallenbeck</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Wes Attewell</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Joseph A. Daniels</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Sarah Przedpelska</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Emilia Kennedy</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Kyle Loewen</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Emily Hawes</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv6635146716MsoNormal>Adam Mahoney </DIV>
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