i can't believe this strike has not been resolved yet!!! 2+ months!!! Unbelievable.

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I haven't gone through this thread and it was probably mentioned...

But if not, I think there is a class action law suit emerging... search 'class action lawsuit york' on facebook (groups).

This is so brutal... Sorry fellow York U students... as a university student myself, I can't imagine how shitty this must be, ugh!

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Originally posted by Skipper I'd say you blame these greedy TAs who think they can demand to make their own schedules, get 7% pay increases and get $2000 bonuses when everyone else is worried about just keeping their job. I'm no longer a student but this whole dispute infuriates me.

+1

let the market determine one's earnings!

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Originally posted by The Highroller Yet another reason why U of T > York lol

lol.

Just had a made case of deja vu. lol

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I feel really bad for the students. I went through the same thing at York my first semester. The strike ended and the teachers basically said "don't worry about the work, just do what's left of the semester and we'll call it even". Never mind that I kinda actually wanted to gain some knowledge. It left such a bad taste in my mouth about what an education means in this country, or atleast at York and with regard to my program, history, that I decided not to go back and waste my money. I have no regrets. Well, one, I didn't end up banging any hot chicks in the library. Good luck to them.

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great news for York U students.. now let's just hope the union doesn't challenge the ruling in court ..

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McGuinty recalls legislature to end York University strike Premier advised by government-appointed mediator there's 'no reasonable prospect' for a negotiated settlement January 24, 2009 Tanya Talaga Queen's Park Bureau Back-to-work legislation will be introduced tomorrow to bring an end to the York University strike. This morning, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said in a statement he will recall the Legislature at 1 p.m. tomorrow to introduce the legislation. "I am asking MPPs from all parties to provide unanimous consent for immediate passage of the bill so that students can get back to school this week," he said. The premier will hold a news conference at mid-day today. Earlier this week, McGuinty appointed labour mediator Reg Pearson to "bang a few heads together" and come up with a solution one of the longest strikes in York's history. The strike shut down the York campus on Nov. 6, when 3,400 teaching assistants, contract faculty and graduate assistants walked off the job. "Earlier today I was advised by Mr. Pearson that there is no reasonable prospect of a negotiated settlement between York University and CUPE Local 3903," McGuinty said. "The sides are in a clear deadlock, and despite our best efforts to bring the sides together, that has not changed." On Thursday the union made a counter-offer the day after Pearson was appointed. It was the fifth "significant" counter offer made since the strike began, Tyler Shipley, spokesperson for Canadian Union of Public Employees 3903, previously told the Star. The key issues the two sides differed on are job security for professors on short-term contracts, full-time openings for part-time faculty, length of contracts and better funding for grad students. However, in these challenging economic times, delaying the education of 45,000 people is simply no longer an option, McGuinty added.

source:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/576708

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I don't see how they can recover the year now. This has majorly screwed York's reputation permanently.

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Originally posted by Skipper I don't see how they can recover the year now. This has majorly screwed York's reputation permanently.

+1.

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Originally posted by Skipper I don't see how they can recover the year now. This has majorly screwed York's reputation permanently.

no summer school
winter semester will be through June/July

that's about it

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew no summer school winter semester will be through June/July that's about it

sucks for those who were hoping to work full time or go away for summer or maybe start grad school courses

my brother's at York and i'm so annoyed at the situation .. just ridiculous

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And think about how this will affect all new students. Third year collaborative BScN students like myself are gonna fucked with over capacity classes. Yay.


edit: Wait...so does this mean I'm not going to be able to take courses this summer?? I really wanted to take stats and a couple other things. :/

wow..finally..this has been absolutely ridiculous im just happy its over..and im still a bit po'd that it looks like my summer plans will be totally screwed..