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'Our job action ceases immediately': UNBC, faculty accept special mediator's recommendations

Strike action began on Nov. 7
Jess Balzer
Jess Balzer
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UNBC Faculty Association members went to the picket lines on Nov. 7, 2019 in response to negotiations with the university (via Kyle Balzer)

The UNBC faculty strike action is over. 

In a tweet this afternooon (Dec. 17), the UNBC Faculty Association (UNBCFA) said Special Mediator Trevor Sones had issued recommendations over the contract dispute between the university and faculty association. 

"In short, he recommended a compromise on the outstanding non-salary issues, and recommended that our dispute regarding salaries go to binding final-offer-selection arbitration," the Tweet reads.

"Under this scenario, an arbitrator would order either that the Employer's salary proposal or the FA's salary proposal be adopted." 

The post says both UNBC and the faculty have accepted the recommendations. 

"With this acceptance, our job action ceases immediately. We anticipate that arbitration will take place early in the new year."