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Western’s graduate TA union has ratified the new four-year collective agreement, ending an 18-day strike that began on April 11.

Western graduate TA union is on its 12th day of strike after talks with the university broke off on Sunday, claiming the clawback language in the new contract is a

Flanked by major union players from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario Federation of Labour, graduate-level teaching assistants (GTAs) at Western University remain on the picket line.

Two thousand teaching assistants, members of Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 610, are picketing at multiple entrances to campus. Reported issues include wages and wage claw backs.

“This is all employees on campus fight. Everyone is standing in solidarity, and we will stand in solidarity with them when it’s their turn to bargain as well.”

Western’s graduate teaching assistants and postdoctoral associate union rallied on campus before the final bargaining session with the university. The union will be in legal strike position on April 11

PSAC 610 has filed a “no-board” report as a result of unsuccessful negotiations with Western after their March 20 bargaining meeting. Graduate TAs could strike 17 days after the report