With the exception of some online courses and courses in Miramichi, all classes will be suspended for the duration of the strike. In a statement, UNB restated its committed to achieving a new collective agreement that serves the interests of students and and that improves the current contract with faculty.
Key issues are wages and working conditions at other universities of a similar size.
UNB's VP of Finance Dan Murray said the wage increase the teachers are asking for amounts to an increase of more than $2700 and he said they don't think it's a viable thing for the university to do in this economy.
Murray also points to decreasing enrollment and caps on tuition increases as reasons that money is tight at the university these days.
Meanwhile Dr. Miriam Jones, AUNBT president says she wondered if they ever intended to settle, since they kept the negotiation team talking until practically the last minute and then offered no movement.
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