Six University of Toronto faculty and staff unions have launched a petition to protest against the school's reopening plan because they say it fails to guarantee a safe return to work this fall. According to University of Toronto president Meric Gertler, more than 90 per cent of undergraduate course offerings will feature online delivery. "if we're going to amplify spread on campus, we're potentially not only damaging our own community, but the wider Toronto community," Fisman said. The petition is signed by University of Toronto contract academic workers, faculty and librarians, administrative and technical workers, library workers, service workers and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education graduate assistants. Until the time that community safety can be ensured, we must perform whatever work we can remotely."

Source: CBC News July 30, 2020 03:00 UTC