2008–2009 York University strike

Labour dispute in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2008 York University strike Cupearrest.jpg 300px A CUPE 3903 picketer is arrested during a protest against back to work legislation on January 26th, 2009. It was one of the final sizable protests before the end of the strike 2008–2009 (128 days) Toronto Contract expiry Demonstrations Internet activism Walkout Settled CUPE3903Art.png CUPE Local 3903 York-icon.png York University Administration York-icon.png Mamdouh Shoukri York-icon.png Rhonda Lenton 1 The 2008–2009 York University strike was a strike by CUPE Local 3903, the union representing contract professors, teaching assistants, and graduate assistants at York University.https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2008/11/07/strike_brings_york_to_standstill.html Strike brings York to standstill Toronto Star Brown Louise Nov 7, 2008 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130620222936/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2008/11/07/strike_brings_york_to_standstill.html 2013-06-20 Aug 8, 2021 History The strike began on November 4, 2008, and concluded on January 29, 2009, when the provincial parliament legislated the union back to work. The strike lasted for 85 days, making it the longest academic strike in English-speaking Canada to that time, only surpassed by the subsequent 2018 York University strike. https://www.macleans.ca/education/york-university-is-this-canadas-most-strike-prone-school/ York University on strike: Why it keeps happening again and again Macleans https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-york-university-beats-its-own-strike-record-divides-liberals-ndp/ York University beats its own strike record, divides Ontario Liberals, NDP The Globe and Mail 29 May 2018 5000 students, including the Schulich School of Business and the Osgoode Hall Law School, were able to return to school a week prior to the end of the strike due to a deal struck by the union and the university. Much of the criticism focused on CUPE 3903 and York University President Mamdouh Shoukri's poor handling of the dispute.https://www.thestar.com/news/article/579538--york-u-president-denies-he-was-m-i-a York U. president denies he was M.I.A. Toronto Star Louise Brown January 30, 2009 The Union went on strike due to a variety of institutional grievances, including job security for contract professors, elimination of the Non-Academic Student Code of Conduct, creation of whistleblower protection, and fund indexation. On January 20, 2009, CUPE 3903 defeated a forced ratification vote that would have ended the strike. On January 24, Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty announced a rare Sunday recall of the provincial legislature in order to pass back-to-work legislation mandating an immediate end to the strike."Ontario to legislate end to York University strike", CBC News, January 24, 2009. On January 29, the York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act was passed in the provincial parliament on a count of 42–8 ending the strike.https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/09y01 York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009, S.O. 2009, c. 1 January 29, 2009 Province of Ontario Additional labour disruptions at York University York University#Labour disruptions Labour disruptions Future labour disruptions at York University York University#Labour disruptions Members of CUPE 3903 held further strikes in 2015https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/03/31/york-university-strike-over-all-classestutorials-resume-wednesday.html Louise Brown March 31, 2015 Toronto Star York University strike over; all classes/tutorials resume Wednesday and 2018 and 2024 at York University after failing to reach an agreement with the university.http://www.macleans.ca/education/york-university-strike-confusion-on-campus/ MacLean's Matt Dione March 7, 2018 York university strike: Confusion on campus See also 2018 York University strike References York University Strike, 2008-2009 York University Strike, 2008-2009 York University Strike, 2008-2009 Category:Labour disputes led by the Canadian Union of Public Employees Category:Labour disputes in Ontario Category:York University Category:Education labour disputes in Canada Category:2009 labor disputes and strikes Category:History of education in Ontario Category:York University litigation