Strike ends as Dalhousie University, workers reach agreement
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Striking workers at Dalhousie University are set to return to work Monday after the union voted to ratify an agreement with the school.
Striking workers at Dalhousie University are set to return to work Monday after the union representing part-time academics, teaching assistants, markers and demonstrators reached an agreement with the school.
Those workers have been on strike since Oct. 19, with low wages as the main point of contention. The strike meant the cancellation of lectures, tutorials and labs held by union members, and assignments and exams not being marked.
In a tweet Saturday, CUPE 3912 said 77.8 per cent of members voted to ratify the new collective agreement.
The agreement includes a 23.3 per cent raise for part-time academics, a 23.1 per cent raise for- teaching assistants, and a 44.5 per cent raise for demonstrators and markers by September 2023.
Negotiators from both parties had reached a tentative agreement on Nov. 8.
In a statement Saturday, Dalhousie University spokesperson Janet Bryson said “CUPE members are now able to return to their important and valued work in support of our students and academic community.”
A memo to the Dalhousie community from president and vice-chancellor Deep Saini thanked members of both negotiating teams.
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