Western University’s Librarians could strike by mid-october

Western University’s faculty union, which represents campus’ librarians and archivists, has been in negotiation over their pay and workload for months. 

The 42 librarians and archivists are a small bargaining unit. But the larger faculty union, wary from their own backbreaking negotiations last year, has been vocal in advocating for the research workers — who voted overwhelmingly in support a strike if deemed necessary. 

This year’s negotiations began June 11, and the parties have met on 16 occasions since. The union voted 97 per cent in favour of a strike position on Aug. 22, a major escalation of the months-long back-and-forth.

The union says they hope to avoid a strike, but that the administration isn’t budging.

(Source: The Gazette: Western University’s official student newspaper)

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