StFX strike: averted?
February 18, 2010 12:12 PM
During the afternoon of Tuesday, February 16, students, faculty and staff at StFX received notification via email that the StFX Association of University Teachers and StFX University have reached a tentative agreement after months of negotiating a new contract.
Conciliation talks between the two parties broke down twice in January. Talks were set to resume on February 17, one day before StFXAUT was in a legal position to strike.
The biggest sticking point in the negotiations has been the issue of wage parity.
The union representing faculty, clinical associates, lab instructors, librarians and Coady staff, was demanding wages that were more competitive with similar-sized universities in the Maritimes.
Before the agreement can become final, StFXAUT must host a ratification vote to ensure the membership approves of the deal.
Due to a media blackout, details of the tentative agreement are unknown, but are expected within the next few days.
At the time of print, the date for the ratification date had not been made public.
