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CUPE 3902 and 3903 members march for better working, living and learning conditions
John Bonnar | Friday’s historic march from Glendon College of York University to Queen’s Park was organized entirely by the rank and file members of CUPE Locals 3902 and 3903.
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Five reasons TAs and education workers rejected U of T's deal
Raluca Bejan | The University of Toronto claims the deal rejected by striking CUPE 3902 workers was "generous" -- but TAs are seeing this fight as a chance to shed light on the precarities of academic labour.
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Striking U of T and York University education workers rally for accessible, high-quality education
John Bonnar | Ontario university students pay the highest tuition fees in Canada, averaging $7,539 per year, and the Liberal government spends the lowest amount per student than any other jurisdiction in Canada.
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What does social work have to do with the University of Toronto TA strike?
Raluca Bejan, Marshal German | University of Toronto provost and VP Cheryl Regehr is the administration's public face during the Teaching Assistant strike, now in its third week. She is also an acclaimed researcher in social work.
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Are TA unions really 'odd and unhelpful'?
J. Baglow | My response to Emmett Macfarlane's dismissal of TA unions.
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What the University of Toronto isn't telling you about the TA strike
various | This is an open letter penned by graduate students in the Faculty of Social Work at U of T, addressed to VP and Provost, Cheryl Regehr.
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Crisis in academic labour puts Canadian universities on the brink
Erin Wunker | Erin Wunker in the first of a two-part series on the contract labour crisis brewing in post-secondary education. And how to fight it.
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CUPE 3902 members vote on the proposed agreement after a five-hour mass meeting. Photo: Mick Sweetman
No strike today as mass meeting sends U of T agreement to ratification
Mick Sweetman | A tense marathon meeting saw upwards of 2,000 union members debate a proposed tentative agreement with the university late into the night on Friday.
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A protester wears a picket sign during a rally in support of CUPE 3902 on Feb. 16, 2012. Photo: Mick Sweetman
CUPE 3902 bargaining committee members protest tentative agreement by resigning
Mick Sweetman | A tentative agreement was reached early in the morning between the University of Toronto and CUPE 3902. However, two bargaining committee members have resigned in protest of the deal.