I just wanted you to know that many students continue to support BUFA during the current strike action.  Yes... we would love to be back in class, but not at the expense of fair treatment of our faculty.  Here is the content of an email I sent to Dr. Poff this evening.  Although this email is from me, it echoes the sentiments of many students.
 
"In your response to the letter from the Minister of Labour and Immigration you made mention of the possibility of returning to classes by Monday.  As students, we know that this is not, in all likelihood, a reasonable probability.  We (a number of students) want you to know that many of us are on to you.  We know that you are setting things up so that when BUFA are unable to meet this unreasonalbe 'expectation', you will once again lay the blame for us not returning to class at the feet of BUFA.  Frankly this is getting quite old and many of us are tired of it.  Perhaps if you put as much effort into negotiating a fair collective agreement for BUFA as you have put into trying to make them appear at fault, we would have been back in class a long time ago.  Its time to stop the insanity and start putting students first rather than trying to force us to choose sides.  Enough is enough.  Monday is day 26 of the strike.  Its time to put an end to it."
 
This is for your information, do with it as you wish.  If you wish to post it on your web page, thats fine. If not, thats fine too.  Your choice.  I just wanted you to know you continue to have support.
Norma MacMillan