Description: NSCAD University in Halifax and the union representing faculty and librarians have reached a tentative three-year agreement.

Source: The Chronicle Herald

Date: 03/08/2013

Link: http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/904171-nscad-university-faculty-reach-deal

Related links:

• Earlier news story
• NSCAD University
• University statement
• The Faculty Union of NSCAD
• SUNSCAD – the NSCAD student union on Twitter
• Nova Scotia Conciliation Services

Questions for discussion:

• What was the main issue in this dispute, according to news stories?
• Consult the Related Links above. Can you find any language in the FUNSCAD Unit 1 collective agreement that relates to this issue?
• What impact do you think job action by the union would have had on students?
• If you were a student at NSCAD, what position would you take on this strike?
• Why?