Cape Breton University says it has reached a tentative agreement with its faculty union after a weeklong strike.
Details of the proposed deal weren’t immediately available, but the main bargaining issue had been wage increases.
The university originally proposed an increase of eight per cent over three years, while the union was seeking a 14 per cent raise over two years.
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Heather Sparling, a spokeswoman for the Cape Breton University Faculty Association, says the agreement was reached Sunday evening following a strike that began Jan. 27.
The association represents the majority of teachers at the campus in Sydney, N.S., along with librarians, lab instructors, writing centre advisers, archivists, research chairs and nursing practice educators.
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Sparling says the details of the agreement will be provided to union members today, adding that it’s expected a ratification vote will take place soon afterward.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 6, 2023.
