Media Advisory: OFL to hold solidarity rally on Monday at U of T encampment to defend students’ right to protest
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TORONTO, May 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ontario Federation of Labor (OFL) has called a march in solidarity with a student camp at the University of Toronto, to defend the right to protest and urge university administration to rescind its encroachment. to request.
The announcement was made by NFL President Laura Walton on Saturday This open letter To U of T President Merrick Gertler, calling on the administration to “immediately reverse course, and choose negotiations and discussions rather than ultimatums and repression.”
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Monday's march aims to show workers' solidarity with students and defend their rights Charter The right to freedom of expression and association, and encouraging the administration to calm down.
“Negotiations must continue In good faith“Without threats of police intervention,” Walton said. “The recent successful conclusions of camps at Ontario Tech University and McMaster University, for example, show what is possible.”
Assembly details are available here And below:
| What: | A stand in solidarity with the student camp at Taibah University |
| from: | Speakers will include workers, students, faculty and community leaders |
| when: | Monday, May 27, 2024 |
| time: | 8:00 AM EST |
| where: | King's College Circle, University of Toronto, St. George's Campus toronto | TTC: St. George | be seen This map For parking options. |
Invited guest speakers will be present and available to comment afterwards.
The Ontario Federation of Labor represents 54 unions and 1 million workers in Ontario. It is the largest provincial labor union in Canada. Visit OFL.ca And follow @OFLabour on
Facebook, Twitter, InstagramAnd Tik Tok.
For more information please contact:
Jenny Silathurai
Interim Communications Director
Ontario Federation of Labor
jsellathurai@ofl.ca | 416-894-3456
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