Description: Students are heading back to class after professors at Brandon University accepted a tentative agreement.

Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Date: 11/28/2011

Link: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/bu-students-set-for-their-return-134579833.html

Related links:

• Manitoba government orders profs to vote on final offer
• Dr. David Doorey on the strike
• CBC story
• Brandon University
• Brandon University Faculty Association

Questions for discussion:

• What did the Manitoba government do to try to end this strike?
• What effect do you think that action had?
• Do you think the fact that Manitoba has an NDP government made a difference in this case?
• Why or why not?
• Dr. Doorey asks, “Should we add professors to the growing list of workers who should not have a right to strike?” What do you think? Why?