The employer is York University. But I don't really see any of it having much to do with the employer.

As to hoping for resolution.. I'm pretty sure the majority in our local don't. Whole point being how we harnessed deadlock to advance our radical agenda. The (Liberal) government did not legislate us lightly — but ultimately it probably saw no other choices.

I'd bet even an NDP (progressive-left) government would have legislated us back to work. There would have been yet more talk about the right to strike and negotiated resolutions at the bargaining table — but we made that impossible from the start.

There's very few in my local that would agree that's true, of course. Far as most are concerned, our employer is the devil — and I'm just crazy. Except I'm not. I'm not even against the revolution. I just believe honesty's the best policy — even when it comes to revolutions.

So it's not at all out of line to ask if the employer has been officially identified – Government or University(ies)? What (where) are those arguments? Just an observation but if the basics aren't resolved how do you move on to or hope to resolve the complex?

After the second longest strike ever in our sector, just before the academic year had to be canceled, the Ontario Liberals legislated us back to work.

And then, after getting legislated back to work, CUPE National placed us local 3903s under Administration.

For ongoing updates how it's playing out, check http://ultimatecultureclash.com/york-university… and http://ultimatecultureclash.com/york-university…

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Demanding more than what is currently ‘possible’ is simply insisting that the state alter the circumstances that define that ‘possibility’…

I especially liked ^^that^^.

Did I miss the ending though, what became of 3003's negotiations, how did it end?