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In article <8902271547.AA15546@explorer.dgp.toronto.edu> elf@dgp.toronto.edu (Eugene Fiume) writes:
>Without expressing an opinion on the worthiness of this strike, might I point
>out that it is hard not to take the strike personally when my mail cannot
>be delivered or when my car (and my temper) is forced to overheat waiting
>for picketers to deign to let me through?  I also point out that this
>behaviour creates ill will where none existed previously.

I'm definately no expert on the law pertaining to this, but don't the picketers
have the right to do what they are doing?  Under the law as I understand it, 
they are moving (so they aren't "loitering") and they are moving across normal
pedestrian paths.  The fact that they happen to decide to turn around upon 
reaching the other edge of the road and turn back is a matter of freedom of
choice which just happens to inconvenience vehicular traffic (but pedestrians
do have right of way in this province, right).  So if the presence of the 
picketers bothers you, should you not complain to the University 
administration, since they are responsible for ensuring that your access to
the university is not impaired?

I've actually been quite curious as to the legal position of picketers
since the beginning of this...are there any law keeners out there who know
the answer?


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