It is now day eight of the strike by 3,000 Carleton University contract instructors and teaching assistants. ottnews
CUPE 4600 president Noreen Cauley-Le Fevre waves a flag on the picket line outside Carleton University. The strike is now in its second week.
The union has said the main issue in the dispute is wages, but for contract instructors like Meg Lonergan, it's also about their intellectual property. CUPE 4600 president Noreen Cauley-Le Fevre says contact talks resumed this past weekend, but a deal couldn't be reached for teaching assistant wages. In a statement, Carleton University says, "The university does not anticipate having to extend the term or the graduation timeline and has no intention of cancelling the term nor the current credits to be earned. Student grades and course progress are not at risk due to the ongoing strike.""It's kind of just killed all motivation to do anything really,” says said Matthew Kane. "It's really only affecting one course which I have a contract prof.
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