Crunch time is coming

Had another meeting of the Strike Action Committee today. The planning we did really brought home the very real possibility of Brock faculty walking out on December 5.

At the end of today's classes, Brock faculty are only

28 days

away from a strike.

The committee is planning a blitz of information for students, like an FAQ, as well as one for faculty.

Sub-committees have been set up to organize for washroom facilities on/near picket lines, picket duty, car pooling for picketers, special arrangements for day care personnel and students in rez. Faculty will be warned to take home any personal effects, books, laptops that they may need over the strike.

They will also be advised, as a safeguard, to have prescription drugs filled early before the strike date. Dental appointments should be pushed up to a pre-strike date if possible to ensure full coverage by the benefits plan.

Faculty will also be reminded that they should not expect a pay cheque in December so they might want to speak with their bank now in order to make arrangements for skipping a mortgage payment.

This is no longer mere theoretical conjecture.

We have entered war council mode, preparing for a strike.