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McMaster TA strike heads into third week

Teaching assistants at McMaster University have been walking the picket line for more than two weeks, in a strike that now threatens to disrupt final exams. Teaching assistants at McMaster University have been walking the picket line for more than two weeks, in a strike that now threatens to disrupt final exams. It’s one of…

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McMaster University Working ‘Very Aggressively’ to Break CUPE Strike, Union Says

“The right to continue working must also be respected,” a university email addressed to the union’s members said. McMaster University invited striking teaching assistants and research assistants to return to work as scabs – complete with a “confidential” form, according to leaked emails obtained by PressProgress. 2,800 teaching and research assistants at McMaster University, represented by…

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Union, McMaster University say they are ready to negotiate, as weeks-long TA strike continues

University says it is willing to meet ‘anytime to receive a meaningful counteroffer’ The union representing teaching assistants (TAs) and research assistants (RAs) with McMaster University says “informal talks” have begun between the two parties about returning to the bargaining table, as a weeks-long strike continues. The TAs and RAs, members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)…