A preface to Day 18’s Dispatch from the Line: Strikes are a stressful and chaotic experience for everyone, but our members have managed to find moments of joy and laughter amidst it all. One unexpected source of glee has been … oranges. Or rather, satsumas, as we’ve learned they are called. Sourced from Akhroma Inc.,…

Such a stir on the picket lines today. Richard Lemm (English) and Simon Lloyd (Robertson Library) showed up in costume and spouted nonsense at the pickets, like “UPEI has the best working conditions since universities were founded in Bologna and Timbuctu. In fact, since Plato’s Academy in Athens.” They also said UPEI’s infrastructure was “state…

Despite the cool and foggy start, today was elation-charged and energy-filled: dancing – sort of a conga line – on the sidewalk, baked goods and cookies from students, and many loud horns from motorists passing. It could have been the cheques from the strike fund, the extra sugar in the cookies and chocolate mini-eggs, or…

After four days of working out a few kinks in the various areas of organization (food, staffing) and picketing (more gloves and tuques and parking issues), we planned celebratory fifth-day activities. Thursday evening (the 23rd- Strike Day 4), flying pickets joined us from York, Laurentian, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan universities, and headed out to the lines…