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=== 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]].