Gazette: Librarians and archivists vote to back strike if necessary

Librarians and archivists at the University of Western Ontario have voted by 97% to back a strike if deemed necessary by leadership the university's student paper The Gazette reports.

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association, of which the librarians and archivists union is a part, hopes to avoid a work stoppage and according to both the university and union is continuing to negotiate in good faith. The union however, also decried the university's last offer as insulting and has applied for a government mediator.

Union leadership told the Gazette that the vote was simply to strengthen the unions negotiating position and hope to avoid disrupting library and archive services to students and faculty.