U of L students host sit-in protest as faculty association strike continues
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A student sit-in and a complaint to the Alberta Labour Relations Board mark the latest chapter in University of Lethbridge contract negotiations.
A couple dozen students could been seen occupying a University of Lethbridge hallway on Monday and Tuesday in demonstration. They were protesting the continued impasse in labour negotiations at the post-secondary institution.
They brought posters and signs in support of faculty, setting up camp outside administration offices in University Hall.
“We have our own voice and we’re going to use it,” said Amy Mendenhall. “We’re using it right now.”
Mendenhall is a fourth-year Indigenous Studies student who feels frustrated with the pace of negotiations. The strike began on Feb. 10, and students were supposed to resume in-person learning on Monday.
“We have tried everything up to this point to get attention,” Mendenhall explained. “We went to an open (board of governors) meeting where they put down our hands, we have (written) letters, we have tweeted at them. We have done everything we can.”
According to students, they were approached by security on Monday for being too loud after they had been playing music and chanting.
Mendenhall said they then “toned it down”.
The U of L issued a statement saying students have a legitimate right to protest, asking staff not to interrupt their demonstrations.
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