Contract instructors, TAs go on strike at Carleton University after no deal reached

A union representing about 3,000 teaching assistants and contract instructors at Carleton University says its members have gone on strike.

Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4600 says the strike began Monday after it and the university in Ottawa could not reach an agreement over the weekend.

Carleton University says it is disappointed that the two sides were unable to reach tentative agreements before the strike began.The union says its members teach about 30 per cent of courses at Carleton University.picket lines are rock solid. Wages at Carleton are among the worst in the province, and academic workers have had enough.

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