10 individuals will be accepting honorary laurels from Ryerson this year, a cadre that includes every one from a 10-time Stanley Cup winner to civil engineers and local philanthropists.
The RSU’s flagship advocacy groups are demanding the union overhaul what they call unfair and exploitative working conditions, or they run the risk of not being able to provide critical front-line services — such as rape counselling — to students. In a letter to the board of directors, the five community service groups — RyePride, the Women’s Centre, RyeAccess, the Community Food Room and the Working Students’ Centre — say their co-ordinators are being forced to make tough decisions about what work they do because they are so limited in the hours they will be paid for.
The RSU board of directors is expected to approve a series of audit recommendations Tuesday evening, possibly including a controversial call for the union to use computer voting in upcoming elections.
The board will also examine the findings of the health and dental plan review of the past two years, which was sparked after board members alleged the plan’s cash reserve was short about $300,000.
Ryerson’s Used Book Room is counting its losses after ongoing computer problems forced the store to shut down during this semester’s lucrative first week of classes.
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