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In the Local’s July general membership meeting, a motion was passed that directed the Local leadership to write a letter to University Pension Plan (UPP) managers requesting that an immediate screen be implemented on any new investments in military industries in general and companies supplying the Israeli military specifically.  The motion also directed the Local’s

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October 2, 2024 Statement from the USW Local 1998 Executive Committee on the University of Toronto’s User Guide to U of T Policies on Protest and Use of Campus Spaces: In its User Guide to U of T Policies on Protest and Use of Campus Spaces, the University administration states that they support peaceful protests and

At Local 1998’s July general membership meeting (GMM), members of the Local debated and voted on two motions that were put forward from the floor of the June GMM. Both motions were passed by a majority vote. One of the motions calls on the University of Toronto to disclose all its investments, divest from all

July 3, 2024 Statement from the USW Local 1998 Executive Committee on the University of Toronto’s legal injunction against the People’s Circle for Palestine encampment protesters: The University of Toronto’s request for a legal injunction against the People’s Circle for Palestine encampment protesters may have been granted by Judge Markus Koehnen based on property rights,

June 17, 2024 USW Local 1998 Motion for Support of the St. George Campus Encampment Protesters   At the June 2024 general membership meeting of Local 1998, a motion was raised from the floor that would see the Local adopt and release a statement regarding the protest encampment located at King’s College Circle on the

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Open letter to UPP (University Pension Plan) to notify them of the following motions adopted by our members to implement an immediate screen on any new investments in oil and gas and to announce a rapid timeline for complete divestment from the oil and gas industry.  Read the joint statement with USW Local 1998 and

Statement from the Executive Committee of USW Local 1998 on the University of Toronto’s Notice of Trespass Dated May 24, 2024 at 4:05 p.m.: The Executive Committee of USW Local 1998 expresses its deep disappointment with the University of Toronto for its decision to issue a notice of trespass to the participants in the St.