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TORONTO NDP MPP Rosario Marchese (Trinity-Spadina) will walk the picket line today with cleaners at the Toronto-Dominion Centre in the heart of the citys financial district.

The 80 members of CUPE Local 2295 have been on strike since Monday. The main issues are a decent wage increase with retroactivity and sick leave. Most of the workers are women from Torontos Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking communities.

When:
2:30 p.m., Friday, February 21, 2003

Where:
Toronto-Dominion Centre, entrances on Wellington Street between Bay and York Streets

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For more information, contact:
Pat Daley, CUPE Communications
416-292-3999 - 416-616-6142 (cell)