Teaching Assistants

• Graduate teaching assistants at Western University rally for better pay

  Graduate students employed by Western University say they feel undervalued and are struggling with housing and other costs amid rising inflation.

  Education

  Feb 7, 2023
  
• McMaster teaching, research assistants ratify 5-year deal

  The tentative agreement had been announced on Saturday, ending a three-week strike by the university's 2,800 teaching and research assistants.

  Dec 14, 2022
  
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• McMaster, CUPE to mediate in attempt to resolve teaching assistants’ strike

  Negotiators will meet again on Dec. 9 in the hopes of resolving a two-and-half week work action taken by teaching assistants seeking pay increases and tuition reimbursements.

  Education

  Dec 8, 2022
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• Teaching assistants at McMaster University on strike

  Teaching asistants represented by CUPE 3906 went on strike early Monday morning after talks on Friday failed to resolve a labour dispute.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2022
• Teaching assistants set to strike Monday at McMaster University

  Teaching asistants represented by CUPE 3906 have declared a strike starting early Monday morning after talks on Friday failed to resolve a labour dispute.

  Education

  Nov 19, 2022
• McMaster University students brace for possible teaching assistants strike Monday

  McMaster University and CUPE Local 3906 negotiators will meet on Nov. 18 in the hopes of averting a Monday morning walkout.

  Education

  Nov 17, 2022
• Dalhousie University teaching assistants, part-time instructors go on strike

  The union representing a number of part-time instructors, teaching assistants, markers and demonstrators at Dalhousie University says the main driver of the strike is wages.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2022
• York University students not hopeful they’ll return to class

  CUPE 3903 Unit 2 said more than a thousand course directors and some teaching instructors who aren't full-time grad students would return to work today.

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2018
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• Union leaders stage day of action for striking workers at York University

  More than 3,000 graduate teaching assistants, contract faculty and graduate research assistants walked off the job March 5 in a dispute over wages and job security.

  Education

  May 4, 2018
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• York University contract workers reject final offer, vote in favour of strike on Monday

  Workers have been without a contract since it expired on Aug. 31, 2017.

  Education

  Mar 2, 2018