ONTARIO BILL 145 - LEGISLATION TO FORCE STRIKING CUPE 3903 MEMBERS BACK TO WORK

On Sunday, January 25th, the Ontario Liberal government introduced Bill 145 and asked for the unanimous consent of the House to pass  legislation to force striking Contract Faculty, teaching assistants and graduate assistants back to work at York University. All members of the NDP caucus opposed the bill, refused thier consent, and so initiated three days of critical debate over this issue in the Ontario Legislature.

- Bill 145, York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 - DOWNLOAD a PDF version here.
- Internet feed of the Ontario Legislative Proceedings
- OR Watch the Ontario Legislature Channel on your cable network
- Official Parliamentary Debate - Monday 26 January 2009

CUPE Timeline of Negotiations prior to Bill 145

Negotiations Farce / January Timeline of Negotiations between CUPE 3903 and York University

Letters of Solidarity Against Back-to-Work Legislation

- National Union of General and Public Employees
- Confédération des syndicats nationaux - Québec Teaching Unions
- Laurentian University
- Simon Fraser University

York University Statements on Return to Classes

- York Senate “Date of Resumption Communication” - 25 Jan. 2009
- Special Message from the Exec Cttee of Senate on Remediation & Accommodation - 21 Jan. 2009