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WORKERS & STUDENTS UNITED
April 1st, 2010 | 
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From April 6th to 8th, a referendum will be taking place to determine whether or not the University of 
Guelph’s Central Student Association (CSA) will remain a part of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). Undergraduate students will have the option of voting “yes” or “no” on an issue that will have far-reaching effects not only on this campus, but at universities across Canada.
CUPE, as well as the Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) of which we are a part, have worked in tandem with the CFS on a number of issues dear to our members. As an organization they have advocated for increasing governmental funding towards post-secondary education and student… Click here to read the full statement.
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Chilled by fee hikes, students take to the streets
Photo by Greg Beneteau/thecannon.ca
Written by Greg Beneteau from thecannon.ca
Braving poor weather, Guelph students converged downtown to demand increased funding for post-secondary education in Ontario.
About a hundred students from the University of Guelph and local high schools converged on St. George’s Square as part of the November 5th Day of Action, a nationwide campaign organized by the Canadian Federation of Students.
Organizers hoped to draw attention to the increasing cost of attending university in Ontario. The province is ranked last in per-capita university funding and was rerecently recognized as having the highest tuition fees in the country, according to Statistics Canada.
“For us, that is unacceptable,” said Momina Mir, External Commissioner of the Central Student Association at U of G. “That one of the wealthiest provinces in the country could be last in funding post-secondary education defies belief.” Read the rest of this entry »
