Goodbye

Due to time and risk of liability, this blog is officially closed. It will remain, but I will turn off all commenting abilities. It will remain in existence as a testament and evidence of the York University student voice of 2008/2009.
If you want this blog to continue discussions, you may email me (see contact info).
 
Regards
Adrian
YorkStrike2008

This Is Where It’s @

Yesterday, Adrian made a commitment. “I will never delete the blog,” he wrote. “There are over 200 blog posts and nearly 8,000 comments here. I am sure this will be a valuable resource to someone at some time in the future.”
Good to hear you’ll never delete this blog, Adrian. Damn right it will [...]

Thank you and farewell

 
 
Here is a picture of me. If you see me wandering around campus someday – probably looking spaced out – say hi. Cheers. 
Well Yorkies, it’s done – we can continue with our lives now. I never thought that this strike would last 12 weeks. If any of you can remember, I predicted that it would [...]

Resumption and Revision of Academic Schedule

Welcome Back to Class!
The Division of Students is pleased to announce that Senate Executive has declared an end to the disruption and a resumption of academic activities starting Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Beginning Monday, students should attend their regularly scheduled classes (for example, Monday classes will run on Monday, Tuesday classes will run on Tuesday [...]

York University strike ends today

 
ANDREW WALLACE/TORONTO STAR
Johannes Zeidler, an assistant professor at McMaster University, joins a Queen’s Park rally in support of striking York University CUPE members. (Jan. 25, 2009)

Back-to-work bill set to be approved as union withdraws threat of court battle
Jan 29, 2009 04:30 AM

QUEEN’S PARK BUREAU
It’s all over but the voting.
The provincial government will force an end [...]

York U won’t bargain – CUPE 3903 takes the high road, will not pursue lawsuit to allow a resumption of classes

TORONTO, Jan. 28 /CNW Telbec/ – After waiting in vain for the past critical day and a half for York University to negotiate an eleventh hour settlement, the union representing striking contract professors and teaching, graduate and research assistants says it is shifting gears and preparing for members to return to the classroom. [...]

Follow the York University strike debate at Queen’s Park

You can follow the Live Blog from Sarah Millar who is following the debate in the Legislature on the York University strike here.
 
Or watch the live video feed from Queen’s Park by going here.

Union may fight back-to-work bill

Jan 28, 2009 12:01 PM
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
The union representing striking workers at York University says it’s preparing a legal challenge of provincial legislation that would force teachers back to work.
CUPE Ontario president Sid Ryan says the government-backed bill, which is expected to pass Thursday, won’t make the issues [...]

What Happened Today

 
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday he’s “more than prepared” to urge York University to resume bargaining, but will still move ahead with back-to-work legislation to end the strike at Canada’s third-largest university.
“We will assume our responsibility,” McGuinty told the legislature.
“We will do everything we can to make sure that we get young people [...]

4 arrested at York demonstration

Jan 27, 2009 03:50 PM

Sunny Freeman
Staff Reporter
Four people were arrested today on charges of assaulting police officers outside Queen’s Park during a rally against the proposed legislation to send striking York University employees back to work.
Toronto police received calls about the demonstration around noon, said Toronto police Const. Tony Vella.
Several police officers, and at least [...]