Striking UQAM teaching assistants reach tentative deal with university
After a week of strikes and blockades, the union representing student employees at the University of Quebec in Montreal has reached a tentative agreement with the university.
Agreement with university still needs to be approved by union members
University administration has reached a tentative agreement with striking student employees at the University of Quebec in Montreal.
Roughly 3,000 teaching assistants and researchers, represented by the union SÉTUE, have been on strike since Dec. 7.
They still need to vote to approve the deal.
The teaching assistants have been without a contract since the end of 2013.
Last week, teaching assistants blocked entrances at UQAM to protest stalled negotiations.
The university then obtained a temporary injunction to guarantee access to its facilities.