Toronto Star: York University faces possible strike
York University’s 50,000 students will see classes suspended next week if a threatened strike action occurs.
Temporary faculty and teaching assistants want a 30 per cent salary increase over two years
York University is gearing up to avoid a possible strike next week as administrators enter negotiations today with temporary faculty and teaching assistants.
“We’re telling students to be patient,” Dean Robert Drummond, spokesperson for the university’s negotiating team, said last night, adding talks will continue through the weekend to next Tuesday.
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