2018 York University strike

2018 York University strike
2018 York University strike
	A picket line at the Founders Road entrance to York University's Keele Campus
Date	March 5, 2018 – July 25, 2018 (143 days)
Location	Toronto
Caused by	Contract expiry
Goals	Job security for contract faculty; Funding protection for teaching assistants; Workplace accessibility and equity;
Methods	Picketing; Occupation; Demonstrations; Internet activism; Walkout;
Status	Unsettled
Parties
York University Administration Supported by: Hicks Morley Law Firm;	CUPE Local 3903; Supported by: Students for CUPE 3903;
Lead figures
	Rhonda Lenton ; (President); Barry Miller ; (Senior Policy Advisor on Labour Relations); Leanne DeFilippis ; (Executive Director of Faculty Relations); Simon Mortimer ; (Head Lawyer for York University); Devin Lefebvre; (Chairperson); Hossein Banitabaei; (Vice-President of Unit 1);
Number
Unknown	3,700

The 2018 York University strike was a strike by CUPE Local 3903, the union representing contract professors, teaching assistants, and graduate assistants at York University. At 143 days long it is the longest strike in the post-secondary sector in Canadian history, surpassing the previous record of the 1976 Laval University 108-day strike. It ended on July 25, when the Ontario Legislature passed the Urgent Priorities Act back-to-work legislation.