Union negotiation updates from Assiniboine, Dal, ON colleges

Union negotiations continue across the country. At Assiniboine College, college workers represented by MGEU Local 71 have ratified a three-year agreement that includes general wage and benefit increases. At Dalhousie University, Global News reports that the faculty lockout is entering its fourth week. Talks resumed on Friday with a conciliator, and the employer and union members say that there has been progress at the bargaining table. Ontario college staff represented by OPSEU also remain on strike with no negotiations currently planned, reports the Toronto Star. CTV News details the impact that the strike has had on events such as convocation and services such as day care.