ChronicleHerald: Cape Breton University approve strike with 91%

After a month of stalled negotiations between Cape Breton University (CBU) and the CBU Faculty Association (CBUFA), CBUFA membership voted by 91% to authorize a strike, the Chronicle Herald reports.

Sticking points in negotiations revolve around teaching supports and wages. While CBUFA was willing to make concessions in the face of declining enrollment in the last contract, faculty had hoped that a turn around with enrollment combined with increased duties carried out by members would lead to a more amenable negotiation; that has not played out in practice.

CBUFA represents, along with teaching faculty, librarians, archivists, lab instructors, nursing practice educators, writing center advisors, and research chairs.