(Halifax) The strike by Teaching Assistants and Part-Time Faculty at Dalhousie University is over.
The members of CUPE Local 3912 voted to accept the new, three-year deal that runs from September 3, 2003 to August 31, 2006. It includes significant gains:
- Wage increases for Teaching Assistants of 9.0%, 2.8%, 2.7%, 2.7% - for a total of 18.1%
- Retroactivity to September 3, 2003
- Scholarship protection
- Workload protection for TA’s
- Wage increases for Part-Time Faculty are
- 2.77%, 2.70%, 2.63%;
- 5.33%, 5.06%, 4.82% after eight half-credit courses;
- 5%, 4.76%, 4.55% after 20 half-credit courses - Wage increases for Instructors in Nursing are 13.85%, 2.70%, 2.70%; Dental Hygiene 2.80%, 2.70%, 2.70%; Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy 2.80% - 2.70%, 2.70%; Music & Theatre - 2.80%, 2.70%, 2.70%
- Wage increase for Markers & Demonstrators of 9.0%, 2.8%, 2.7%, 2.7% for a total of 11.1%
CUPE Local 3912 represents some 930 TAs and Part-Time Instructors at Dal. They began their strike on April 23.
For information:
Barb Kowalski
CUPE National Rep.
(902) 455-4180 (o)
John McCracken
CUPE Communications Rep.
(902) 455-4180 (o)