The Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association (WLUFA) executives made the decision for contract academic staff (CAS) to go on strike. The major issues still unresolved were a better seniority system and higher salary.

While the pay for part-time faculty currently stands at $6001, the WLUFA bargaining team was offered $6211, an offer they rejected given the salary at the University of Waterloo, which stands at $6708.

“We want to get much closer to Waterloo,” said WLUFA President Dr. Judy Bates. “It’s money and seniority. We desperately wanted to get a better seniority system so that the part-time faculty would have greater job security, and the university has completely rejected it,” she added.

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