2018 York University strike

2018 York University strike
2018 York University strike
	A picket line at the Founders Road entrance to York University's Keele Campus
Date	March 5, 2018 – July 25, 2018 (143 days)
Location	Toronto
Caused by	Contract expiry
Goals	Job security for contract faculty; Funding protection for teaching assistants; Workplace accessibility and equity;
Methods	Picketing; Occupation; Demonstrations; Internet activism; Walkout;
Status	Unsettled
Parties
York University Administration Supported by: Hicks Morley Law Firm;	CUPE Local 3903; Supported by: Students for CUPE 3903;
Lead figures
	Rhonda Lenton ; (President); Barry Miller ; (Senior Policy Advisor on Labour Relations); Leanne DeFilippis ; (Executive Director of Faculty Relations); Simon Mortimer ; (Head Lawyer for York University); Devin Lefebvre; (Chairperson); Hossein Banitabaei; (Vice-President of Unit 1);
Number
Unknown	3,700

The 2018 York University strike was a strike by CUPE Local 3903, the union representing contract professors, teaching assistants, and graduate assistants at York University.^[9]^[10] At 143 days long it is the longest strike in the post-secondary sector in Canadian history, surpassing the previous record of the 1976 Laval University 108-day strike.^[11] It ended on July 25, when the Ontario Legislature passed the Urgent Priorities Act back-to-work legislation.

^ "Letter to Jerry Meadows" (PDF). March 27, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Striking to Win". March 15, 2018.
^ Nick Westoll (March 23, 2018). "Student group in support of striking York University workers stages sit-in". Global News. Shaw Media.
^ "Board of Governors". 2018.
^ ^a ^b "An Announcement Regarding Changes to the Faculty Relations Area". York University. July 12, 2017.
^ "Industrial Inquiry Commission Report" (PDF). April 23, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Executive-Committee". 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13.
^ "Background". 2018.
^ "Contract staff represented by CUPE begin strike at York University". Global News. Shaw Media. March 5, 2018.
^ "Some York University staff to begin strike action on Monday, but school will remain open". CBC. March 3, 2018.
^ "On day 87, record-long York University strike drags on with little hope of resolution". CBC.

[hicksmorleyletter-1] "Letter to Jerry Meadows" (PDF). March 27, 2018.

[strikingtowin-2] "Striking to Win". March 15, 2018.

[3] Nick Westoll (March 23, 2018). "Student group in support of striking York University workers stages sit-in". Global News. Shaw Media.

[bog-4] "Board of Governors". 2018.

[facultyrelations-5] "An Announcement Regarding Changes to the Faculty Relations Area". York University. July 12, 2017.

[industrialreport-6] "Industrial Inquiry Commission Report" (PDF). April 23, 2018.

[cupeexecutive-7] "Executive-Committee". 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13.

[8] "Background". 2018.

[9] "Contract staff represented by CUPE begin strike at York University". Global News. Shaw Media. March 5, 2018.

[cbc-10] "Some York University staff to begin strike action on Monday, but school will remain open". CBC. March 3, 2018.

[11] "On day 87, record-long York University strike drags on with little hope of resolution". CBC.

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