President of CUPE Local 3903 Sid Ryan, left, speaks to the media regarding the on going York University strike as CUPE Spokesman Tyler Shipley, right, looks on at a press confrence in Toronto on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Longtime labour leader Ryan has bailed out of the NDP nomination race in Oshawa, Ont., complaining that the party hasn't approved his candidacy in time to have a fair fight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette