#strike information

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FROM CUPE: INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS!!! KEEP IN MIND, THE INFORMATION FOUND ON THE UWINDSOR WEBSITE IS VETTED BY THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY ADEQUATELY EXPLAIN YOUR RIGHTS AS A STUDENT. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IF YOU ARE A UWINDSOR STUDENT WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CROSS A PICKET LINE? Crossing a picket line means you ignore the union’s demonstration and go into the place being picketed. You are legally allowed to cross a picket line, but it is something you should never do without first considering the effect it may have. The point of the picket line is to draw attention to the unjust treatment CUPE 1393 are receiving from the administration. By ignoring it, you are telling CUPE 1393 and the administration that you do not support their right to fair working conditions and secure full-time jobs. This can lengthen the time it takes for CUPE 1393 to negotiate a fair settlement and return campus operations to normal. WHAT IF THERE ARE NO VISIBLE PICKETS WHERE I ENTER CAMPUS? During the strike, CUPE Local 1393 will be picketing the entire university. Please understand that even if you see no picketers physically present at a particular time, if you enter UWindsor facilities while CUPE 1393 are on strike, you have crossed their lines. I DON'T WANT TO CROSS THE PICKET LINES, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? If you choose not to cross the picket line, you must inform your professors that you intend not to cross the picket line. Basically, students have the right to refuse to cross the picket line and should make arrangements to make up work missed during this time without penalty.We expect the university will provide specific instructions to all students soon. WILL CHOOSING TO HONOUR A PICKET LINE AFFECT MY ACADEMIC RECORD? The university respects the right of students or faculty members, as a matter of conscience, to refuse to cross a picket line in a labour dispute. Informing your professors of your intention not to cross a picket line will not become part of your academic record.