The Canadian Press: Striking N.B. professors reject final offer from St. Thomas University
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FREDERICTON – Striking professors at St. Thomas University in Fredericton have voted to reject a final contract offer from the university.
The vote, conducted by the province’s Labour and Employment Board, saw the offer rejected by 72 per cent of full-time faculty and 63 per cent of the part-time staff. The faculty association had recommended the offer be rejected.
Union president Suzanne Dudziak says she’s confident a collective agreement can be reached if the two sides can resume negotiations.
The labour dispute began Dec. 27 when the university locked out the professors, who are asking for higher wages. The school recently lifted the lockout, but faculty had already voted to strike.
There have been no classes for the 2,500 students at the university since the Christmas break.
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