Canada Global(Web News)Education workers at York University have voted to strike Monday if the school “does not come back to the table with a real plan to deal with the stability crisis.
In a news release Friday, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 3903, which represents the workers, said about 3,000 contract instructors, teaching assistants and graduate assistants in York will strike Monday if no contract is reached with their employer. happened .
“We’re struggling to make ends meet,” said CUPE 3903 spokeswoman and PhD student Erin. Workers’ wages are falling further
Employers are still making an offer that is well below the rising cost of living. Who can afford to work in York now?
York University is expected to Picket lines will extend outside the subway station with a rally that morning. The union did not provide details of the contract negotiations.
The move comes exactly five years after a 2018 strike at the university, when the Ford government stepped in. and enacted legislation to end the months-long labor dispute.