Solidarity Message to the striking Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903

November 11, 2008

To Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903

Dear sisters and brothers and comrades;

We are writing this message to express our solidarity and support with your strike for job security, decent wages and benefits and accessible education for all. The CUPE 3903 has always been a progressive force in Canada against capitalist globalization, poverty and in support of workers’ struggles in Canada and other parts of the world. Your victory in this struggle will definitely have positive impacts on the labour movement as a whole.

We greatly appreciate your solidarity efforts in the past including resolutions against the US Administration’s drive to war against countries including Iran and in support of independent labour movements in Iran and workers’ right to set up independent workers’ organizations.

The right to strike is one of the most basic rights that allow workers to stand up against employers for better working and living condition not only for themselves but also for the society at large. We are with you in this struggle; we support your just demands and wish for your victory soon. We also call on the York University to settle the strike by negotiating a fair collective agreement now!

In Solidarity,

International Relations- International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran

(For more information about CUPE 3903 strike, or to send solidarity messages, refer to http://cupe3903.tao.ca/ )

For more information, contact [email protected] or [email protected]

International Alliance in Support of Workers in Iran (IASWI)

Background Information: www.workers-iran.org