— Hundreds of professors and other staff at Acadia University could hit the picket line in two weeks. The Acadia University Faculty Association says it has set a Nov. 27 strike deadline after months of trying to negotiate a new collective agreement with the Wolfville, N.S., school. “We’ve really gotten no meaningful counter-proposals or response to our proposals from the administration’s team,” said faculty association spokeswoman Rachel Brickner. Conciliation talks in September stalled on the first day and association members subsequently voted 81 per cent in favour of strike action. We need to be able to project balanced budgets going forward and financial sustainability is just the key issue for us.”The faculty association said its major issues include restoring full-time faculty positions, addressing pay equity, and bringing salaries in line with regional averages.

Source: National Post November 14, 2017 16:52 UTC