Picketing union member hit by car as tensions rise at Western

Tensions are mounting as heavy traffic and frustrated drivers navigate the picket line formed by staff who are on strike at Western University, reports CBC. A striking union member was reportedly hit by a pick-up truck late last week and taken to the University Hospital by ambulance. “In this particular case, someone decided to run our line and our member was struck,” explained CUPE Local 2361 VP Chris Yates, who told the London Free Press that several other members have been brushed by vehicles driving through the picket lines. CUPE also held a rally outside London’s city hall calling on London Mayor Josh Morgan to encourage Western to resolve the strike.