UManitoba faculty set bargaining deadline, potential strike date

The University of Manitoba Faculty Association may go on strike next week if an agreement with the university is not reached before then. The association has set a bargaining deadline for March 6, with the potential strike beginning on March 10. The association—which represents more than 1,300 professors, instructors, and librarians—has been in negotiations with UManitoba since August. According to CTV News, issues on the table include pay, working conditions, workload, and childcare. UManitoba said in a statement that it has put forth a “competitive proposal” and continues to bargain in good faith “with the intention of concluding a collective agreement without a labour disruption.”