Faculty protesting forced closure of Lakehead University
Written by John Borst on December 21, 2009 – 11:30 amDecember 21, 2009 (Catholic education, Catholic schools)
THUNDER BAY, ON, /CNW press release modified
Today, members of the Lakehead University Faculty Association (LUFA) will rally in Thunder Bay and Orillia to protest the closure of the university on December 21-24, 2009. Faculty and staff will not be paid during this forced closing, in direct violation of their collective agreements.
This move by Lakehead administration will harm research and damage the reputation of the university. Employees should not be made to suffer because administrators are unable to manage university finances.
The schedule of the day is as follows:
Thunder Bay Campus
- 9:00AM: Participants gather at the Oliver Road Community Centre (563 Oliver Road)
- 9:30AM: March to Lakehead Campus begins
- 10AM: Rally and speeches on Lakehead campus.
- 11:30AM: Event ends
Speeches will take place outside the Agora. Speakers include:
- Bruce Hyer, Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay – Superior North
- Mary Kozorys, on behalf John Rafferty, Member of Parliament, Thunder Bay – Rainy River
- Joey Farrell, President of the Lakehead University Faculty Association
- Mark Langer, President of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
- Jim Turk, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers
- Wayne Peters, Vice President of the Canadian Association of University Teachers
Orillia Campus
- 9:45AM: Participants gather at the Heritage Place, at the corner of Colborne and West
- 10:00AM: Speeches
Speeches will take place outside Heritage Place. Speakers include:
- Garfield Dunlop, Member of Provincial Parliament, Simcoe North
- Daphne Bonar, Departmental Representative for the Lakehead University Faculty Association
- Karen Wheeler, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
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