OPSEU Local 677 said it is proposing fair and equitable improvements to workload and working conditions to ensure the continued success of teaching, learning, and research at the university
Unionized faculty and staff at NOSM University have voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike mandate in the midst of continuing negotiations with NOSM U administration, said a news release.NOSM University operates two campuses in Northern Ontario; one at Laurentian University in Sudbury and the other at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.
"The rights the administration is attempting to remove would create working conditions far below standard in medical schools in Southern Ontario and, in turn, negatively impact the learning conditions of Northern Ontario medical students," the release continued. He said the overwhelming strike mandate is a clear indication that medical education faculty and professional staff are “willing to take the measures necessary" to protect teaching and learning conditions at NOSM U.
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