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McMaster prepares for September parking

McMaster University's campus continues to grow. Tremendous progress is being made on the Athletics and Recreation Complex and recently work began on the new student residence beside Hedden Hall. In the near future, work will begin on the Ronald V. Joyce Stadium. These are all exciting projects that will provide much needed facilities and resources for the McMaster community. The development on central campus has created an impact on the Zone 1 parking area. To accommodate the new construction, more than 200 parking permit holders had to be moved out of Zone 1 to Zones 6 or 7 on west campus.

SEIU conducts information picket

This morning, the Service Employees' International Union (SEIU) Local 2.on conducted an information picket at the University. They were joined by representatives of the Canadian Labour Council (CLC) who are at McMaster this week attending a Summer School. The CLC is also sponsoring a social justice camp at the University. McMaster welcomes these delegates to campus, and hopes their conference is a success. While the SEIU has a right to hold an information picket, the University is concerned that the message in the demonstration flyer is inaccurate and misleading. The University will be addressing this issue directly with the union when the parties meet at the bargaining table with a conciliation officer on August 30. The SEIU has been certified to represent casual call-in custodians and is negotiating with the University for a first collective agreement.