Hi all,
Since the "loss" of the school year is one of the key reasons why the Libsare sounding the alarms at Queen's Park this is, for once, a usefulclarification from the University.Punam---------------------------------------------------------
Negotiations continuing: a reminder and a correction to media reportsTORONTO, January 4, 2009 -- York University wishes to emphasize that it willnot be commenting on the progress of negotiations between the University andCUPE 3903 while these negotiations are taking place.The reason for this is to protect the integrity of the negotiations processwhich is complex, delicate and highly iterative. It is not helpful to thenegotiations process for details of the ongoing discussions to be publishedwhile the two parties are at the table.
Secondly, contrary to recent media reports, any resumption of classes isgoverned by the University Senate and classes cannot resume until after atentative settlement has been ratified by the Union's general membership.Students should verify any media or blog speculation by checkingwww.yorku.ca.
Details regarding Senate Executive academic remediation planscan be found athttp://www.yorku.ca/secretariat/Strike2008/Bulletin%206%20UPDATED.pdf.
