CBC: Dalhousie faculty vote 83% in favour of strikehttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/02/17/ns-dalhousie-faculty-strike-vote.html
The Dalhousie Faculty Association has voted 83 per cent in favor of a strike.
Anthony Stewart, president of the association said the vote will send a message to Dalhousie University that the faculty is serious about getting a fair deal.
The biggest issue for the faculty association members is protecting their pensions.
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Canadian Press: N.S. premier says he will consider binding arbitration to avoid college strike
HALIFAX, N.S. — Nova Scotia’s fledgling NDP government is facing its first real test on the labour front, the outcome of which will come under close scrutiny as hundreds of public sector contracts come up for renewal in the months ahead.
With the province’s 900 community college faculty and staff poised to strike Oct. 20, Premier Darrell Dexter pledged Friday to review a union proposal for binding arbitration.
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CBC: NSCC teachers set strike date
Teachers and support staff at the Nova Scotia Community College have set Oct. 20 as a possible strike for its 930 instructors and support staff.
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union announced the decision in a news release Thursday evening in a move that could affect the education of 25,000 students at 13 campuses across the province.
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