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1988: Faculty Strike
The dominant event of 1988 was the University of Saskatchewan’s first
faculty strike. A rift between the
faculty and the administration had been widening since the early1970s. Declining provincial grants, increasing
enrolment and a growing distrust of the administration were the contributing
factors. By 1976 the U of S faculty
became the first in Canada to turn their association into a bargaining
unit. Things came to a head in early
March when the provincial government announced a two-year wage freeze for
public servants. The University, not
bound by the provincial wage freeze but facing a large deficit, offered the
faculty a 0% increase for 1987/88, stalled further negotiation and refused to
discuss an arbitrated solution. A
strike vote was called. The results
were 424 for, 412 against. On Monday
March 28, picket lines were erected at the six entrances to the
University. Not all faculty honoured
the picket lines. Arts and Sciences
came to a virtual standstill while at the professional colleges such as
Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine the majority of the
faculty came into work. After two weeks
out, faculty were legislated back to work and eventually settled on a new
agreement in 1989. Students were able to finish the year with
no academic penalty. 1
| Related Collections |  |
President’s Office fonds, RG 2001, Series VI.
Vice-President (Special Projects)/(Planning & Development), RG 2006.2.
P.T. Millard fonds, MG 47.
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1988a: K.G.J. Haderlein fonds, MG 221, A. 15
1988b: K.G.J. Haderlein fonds, MG 221, A. 15
1988c: Glen Makahonuk fonds, MG 201,VII. 64-10
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1. Glen Makahonuk fonds, MG 201,VII. 64-10
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