Because sticking up for the little guy is worth it

Members of the Presidents Office,

As a student and employee of McMaster University, I wish to express my
support for the demands of the hospitality workers on campus.
According to McMaster Universities mission and vision statements, the
university "value[s] integrity, quality, inclusiveness and teamwork in
everything we do... We serve the social, cultural, and economic needs
of our community and our society". These are simply empty words if
you choose to replace the full-time staff members with casual workers.
Having chosen to locate the university in a city with such differing
socio-economic backgrounds, which includes a large percentage of new
immigrants to the country, it is important take into account not
only the elite persons who are able to attend and teach at the
institution, but also the needs of the community at large. If the
university has the capacity to employ community members and improve
their livelihood, as well as continue to preform research whose said
goal is to improve the lives of society as a whole, then it is
preforming it's function and has not become, as some claim it to be,
an ivory town, removed from reality.
Please keep this in mind as you go back to the bargaining table.

Thank you,

Members of the presidents office:
presdnt@mcmaster.ca,
mcupido@mcmaster.ca,
marnold@mcmaster.ca,