Carleton University support staff goes on strike over 'serious pension issue'

Carleton University administration is countering claims by the union representing hundreds of striking support staff who began picketing Monday with signs reading “Hands off my Pension.”
Last-minute negotiations between Local 2424 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees — representing about 850 campus administrative, library and support staff — broke down in the early hours of Monday without an agreement.
Union president Jarrett Clark joined picketing workers, saying ba