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<h1> Academic workers reject York University's ''final offer''
- CUPE 3903 to commence strike action Monday </h1>
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<span class="xn-chron">March 2, 2018</span> /CNW/ - Teaching
assistants, graduate assistants and part-time faculty at <span
class="xn-org">York University</span>, members of Local 3903
of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3903), will
commence strike action Monday morning, after overwhelmingly
rejecting their employer's final offer.</p>
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<p>At a special membership meeting, members of all three CUPE 3903
units in bargaining with <span class="xn-org">York University</span>
voted against sending York's 'final offer' to a ratification vote.
That means barring any efforts to resolve the dispute over the
weekend, strike action will commence at <span class="xn-chron">12:01
a.m. Monday morning</span>.</p>
<p>"Our members have loudly and clearly given <span class="xn-org">York
University</span> Administration the same message we have been
telling for months—namely that the positions they were advancing
at the bargaining table were unacceptable," said <span
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itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">Devin
Lefebvre</span></span>, chair of CUPE 3903.</p>
<p>"York could have listened to what we've been telling them and
actually negotiated. Instead, they chose to hold to positions they
knew were unacceptable to the bargaining committee and the
membership," he added.</p>
<p>Within four separate units, CUPE 3903 represents nearly 3,000
contract faculty, teaching assistants, graduate assistants and
research assistants at <span class="xn-org">York University</span>.
Units 1, 2 and 3 have been attempting to negotiate a fair
collective agreement with York for several months.</p>
<p>"We are deeply concerned that the administration insists that it
will be 'business as usual' and will not be cancelling classes.
Administration needs to be honest with students—our members are
responsible for delivering 60 per cent of the course work on
campus, and it will not be business as usual Monday if our members
are forced to take strike action," said Lefebvre.</p>
<p>He added that the Union's bargaining committee will make itself
available for negotiations over the weekend, in an effort to
resolve the dispute ahead of Monday's deadline.</p>
<p>"The weekend offers both parties one last opportunity to reach a
settlement everyone can live with. We are ready to negotiate, but
we need a willing partner across the table," said Lefebvre.</p>
<p>SOURCE Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)</p>
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<p>For further information: Lina Nasr: CUPE 3903 Bargaining
Committee spokesperson, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lina.nasr.elhag@gmail.com">lina.nasr.elhag@gmail.com</a>; Kevin Wilson,
CUPE Communications, 416-821-6641</p>
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