York University strike: tentative deal reached with academic workers [Video]

The union representing about 3,000 striking academic workers at York University reached a tentative deal with the post-secondary institution Sunday night, marking a potential end to a labour disruption that has gone on for nearly two months.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3903 said its contract faculty, teaching and graduate assistants, research assistants and part-time librarians at the north Toronto university are looking forward to eventually returning to work after walking off the job on Feb. 26.

“Although we didn’t achieve everything we wanted to in this round of bargaining, we have obtained some notable gains that make this deal — the best we could get under the circumstances — worth endorsing,” the union wrote in a statement on Sunday.

“The CUPE 3903 Executive Committee is currently working out the logistics of the ratification vote, which will be held at this week’s Strike General Membership Meeting.”

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