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TOP STORY Shoukri welcomes end of York strike; 50,000 students return on Monday The Legislature of Ontario has passed back-to-work legislation to end the 12-week strike by Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3903 at York University. Classes will resume for all students on Monday, Feb. 2.
In a special message to students, York President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri has outlined a series of measures York will take to help students with their return to classes. These include include information sessions, extended library hours, expanded counselling services, time management workshops and more. In a statement after the legislation passed, Shoukri said: “Our first priority is to welcome our students back to class and to make their return as smooth as possible,” Shoukri continued. “Everything we have done has been directed towards this outcome. “The question has arisen as to whether the University should have returned to the bargaining table this week while the legislature was in session,” Shoukri said. “At that point, we were actually within 48 hours of ending the strike and of bringing our 50,000 students back to class – something we had been working towards for 11 weeks. Two independent mediators had concluded that the parties had reached deadlock and that a negotiated settlement was not in sight. “We were concerned that agreeing to more negotiations could have jeopardized the speedy passage of the bill – and hence delay the return of our students to class. Our summer term was in jeopardy and we had run out of time,” Shoukri said. Students should check the Division of Students' Labour Disruption page for updated information on the return as it becomes available..
Senate policies on remediation are available here, including an updated bulletin on post-strike remediation covering due dates for assignments and other key points. Senate Executive noted in its statement: "The principles of the Disruptions policy – academic integrity, fairness to students and timely information -- will continue to apply during the remediation period. "Faculty members are urged to prepare for a reorientation period at their first meeting with students. During the first five days of instruction students are not required to submit assignments that were due during the disruption or to take tests. "Students and faculty members may also wish to review FAQs and guidelines issued by the Registrar’s Office, Centre for the Support of Teaching and Faculties." A set of FAQs for students explaining Senate's remediation policies is here. The Atkinson Centre for Mature & Part-Time Students will host a series of information sessions for all students starting tomorrow, Jan. 30. These are designed to help students:
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is exploring options to assist OSAP recipients at York. As soon as information is made available it will be posted on York’s OSAP site. All public transit buses will resume on-campus routes on Friday, Jan. 30.
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