Editing York University (section)

== Labour disruptions ==
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York University has a history of faculty and [[teaching assistant]] strikes. In 1997, there was a faculty strike by YUFA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yufa.org/|title=yufa.org|publisher=yufa.org|access-date=2014-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107123812/http://yufa.org/|archive-date=2014-01-07|url-status=usurped }}</ref> that lasted seven weeks. At the time, this was the second longest strike in Canadian University history.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ripley|first=Louise|title=March 1997 YUFA On the Picket Lines|url=http://www.yufa.org/news/TenthAnniversaryStrike.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070704125903/http://www.yufa.org/news/TenthAnniversaryStrike.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 July 2007|publisher=YUFA|access-date=6 January 2014|date=20 March 2007}}</ref> Key issues in the strike included retirement, funding, and institutional governance. 

In 2001, teaching assistants and contract faculty went on strike for 11 weeks, when the university broke its own record.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/532380|work=The Star|location=Toronto|title=Strike brings York to standstill|first=Louise|last=Brown|date=November 7, 2008|access-date=September 18, 2017|archive-date=October 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013152748/http://www.thestar.com/article/532380|url-status=live}}</ref> The central issue in the 2001 disruption was the administration's proposed attempts to remove tuition indexation language.

=== 2008 CUPE 3903 Strike ===
{{Main|2008–09 York University strike}}
[[2008–09 York University strike|A strike beginning on November 6, 2008]]<ref>[http://www.3903strike.ca/ York University Strike CUPE 3903 TAs Contract Faculty GAs & RAs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716084713/http://www.3903strike.ca/|date=2016-07-16 }}. 3903strike.ca. Retrieved on 2010-12-11.</ref> concerned a variety of institutional grievances, including job security for contract professors, elimination of the Non-Academic Student Code of Conduct, creation of whistleblower protection, and fund indexation. On January 20, 2009, CUPE 3903 defeated a forced ratification vote that would have ended the strike. On January 24, Ontario [[Premier of Ontario|premier]] [[Dalton McGuinty]] announced a rare Sunday recall of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario|provincial legislature]] in order to pass back-to-work legislation mandating an immediate end to the strike.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-to-legislate-end-to-york-university-strike-1.779389 "Ontario to legislate end to York University strike"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802210427/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-to-legislate-end-to-york-university-strike-1.779389|date=2021-08-02 }}, CBC News, January 24, 2009.</ref> On January 29, the ''York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act'' was passed in the provincial parliament on a count of 42–8 ending the long 85-day strike and setting a precedent for future university strikes in Ontario.

=== 2015 CUPE 3903 Strike ===
An additional strike by teaching assistants, contract faculty, and [[graduate assistants]] took place throughout March 2015. When the strike began, on March 2, the university cancelled nearly all classes because about 2/3 of York courses were taught by the striking contract faculty at the time. On March 10, the contract faculty ratified a new agreement, but the teaching assistants and graduate assistants rejected tentative agreements the bargaining team had reached with the university. The teaching assistants and graduate assistants, continued their strike until the end of the month. Contract faculty did not go back to work in support of the union and classes remained cancelled. The union reached a tentative agreement with the university on March 29, 2015, which was ratified on March 31, 2015, thus putting an immediate end to the 29-day strike.<ref>{{cite news|title=York University strike ends as CUPE 3903 votes yes to new contract|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-university-strike-ends-as-cupe-3903-votes-yes-to-new-contract-1.3017060|access-date=2020-10-04|archive-date=2020-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023090911/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-university-strike-ends-as-cupe-3903-votes-yes-to-new-contract-1.3017060|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2018 CUPE 3903 Strike ===
{{Main|2018 York University strike}}
Units 1, 2, and 3 of CUPE Local 3903, the union represented by teaching assistants, contract faculty, and graduate assistants, began striking on Monday, March 5, 2018; several months after their previous collective agreement expired on August 31, 2017. The union's aim was to, in their words, "secure a fair collective agreement that, among other things, protected quality education and creates a less precarious working environment in Ontario's university sector."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cupe.ca/york-university-strike-moves-week-3-cupe-3903s-call-resume-bargaining-met-deafening-shameful-silence|title=As York University strike moves into Week 3, CUPE 3903's call to resume bargaining met with 'deafening, shameful silence'|work=Canadian Union of Public Employees|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en|archive-date=2018-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913210017/https://cupe.ca/york-university-strike-moves-week-3-cupe-3903s-call-resume-bargaining-met-deafening-shameful-silence|url-status=live}}</ref> The main issues of the strike revolved around job security and the path to permanent tenured employment for contract faculty. A forced ratification vote was held between April 6–9 and was rejected by an overwhelming majority by all three units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/academic-workers-reject-york-universitys-final-offer---cupe-3903-to-commence-strike-action-monday-675697933.html|title=Academic workers reject York University's ''final offer'' - CUPE 3903 to commence strike action Monday|website=www.newswire.ca|access-date=2018-03-03|archive-date=2018-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304052316/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/academic-workers-reject-york-universitys-final-offer---cupe-3903-to-commence-strike-action-monday-675697933.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 13, a ratification vote was held for Unit 2 members, where the union executives recommended voting against the university's offer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://3903.cupe.ca/2018/06/12/executive-committee-recommends-against-ratifying-yorks-offer-for-unit-2/|title=Executive Committee Recommends Against Ratifying York's Offer for Unit 2|date=2018-06-12|work=CUPE 3903|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715210751/https://3903.cupe.ca/2018/06/12/executive-committee-recommends-against-ratifying-yorks-offer-for-unit-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> The results of the vote were thrown out due to the fact that there were more ballots cast than signatures of eligible voters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cp24.com/news/cupe-orders-re-vote-after-striking-contract-faculty-at-york-u-opt-to-accept-offer-1.3973126|title=CUPE orders re-vote after striking contract faculty at York U. opt to accept offer|last=Fox|first=Chris|date=2018-06-14|work=CP24|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-CA|archive-date=2018-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616080422/https://www.cp24.com/news/cupe-orders-re-vote-after-striking-contract-faculty-at-york-u-opt-to-accept-offer-1.3973126|url-status=live}}</ref> A re-vote was held on June 14 and 15, where Unit 2 ratified the university's offer, with 239 members voting in favour, and 122 opposed. Units 1 and 3 remained on strike until July 25, when the newly formed [[42nd Parliament of Ontario]] led by [[Doug Ford|Premier Doug Ford]] passed back-to-work legislation via the ''Urgent Priorities Act'', ending the strike after 143 days, making it the longest strike in the post-secondary sector in [[Canadian history]].

=== 2024 CUPE 3903 Strike ===

After avoiding a strike in 2021, Units 1, 2, and 3 of CUPE 3903 went on strike beginning Monday, February 26, 2024. As in previous years, the union was focused on job stability for contract faculty and wage increases for all three units.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2024-02-26|title=3,000 York University academic workers go on strike|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-university-strike-1.7125523|access-date=2024-03-03|work=[[CBC News]]}}</ref> 

The wage issue was twofold. In the renewal collective bargaining agreement, covering 2023 through 2026, the union hoped to win wage increases matching record inflation. In addition, the provincial government passed Bill 124 in 2019, which limited public sector raises to 1% annually.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019 - Legislative Assembly of Ontario|url=https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-42/session-1/bill-124|access-date=2024-04-20|website=www.ola.org|language=en}}</ref> The [[Court of Appeal for Ontario]] ruled that Bill 124 violated the right of unions under the ''[[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]]'' to collectively bargain, upholding a lower court's ruling. Rather than further appeal the decision to the [[Supreme Court of Canada|Supreme Court]], the Ford government instead decided to repeal the law in its entirety, allowing CUPE 3903 and other public sector unions in Ontario to negotiate for retroactive wage increases for the three years that Bill 124 was in effect.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Casey|first=Liam|date=February 12, 2024|title=Ontario to repeal wage-cap law after Appeal Court rules Ford government's Bill 124 unconstitutional|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bill-124-appeal-court-ruling-ontario-1.7112291|work=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=The Canadian Press|date=February 23, 2024|title=Ontario repeals Bill 124, wage restraint law twice found unconstitutional|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bill-124-repeal-1.7123516|work=CBC News}}</ref>

On April 14, CUPE 3903 and York University announced that they had reached a tentative agreement. The agreement was ratified by CUPE 3903's membership on April 19, ending the strike after 53 days with the union's members returning to work on Monday, April 22, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Striking York University workers reach tentative deal: union|url=https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7173732|website=cbc.ca|date=April 15, 2024|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=April 19th 2024 Ratification Vote Results for Units 1, 2 & 3|url=https://3903.cupe.ca/2024/04/19/april-19th-2024-ratification-vote-results-for-units-1-2-3/|
date=April 19, 2024|access-date=April 19, 2024|website=3903.cupe.ca}}</ref>