Striking professors and librarians from Universite Sainte-Anne will descend on Halifax this week.
A demonstration is planned at Grand Parade Wednesday at 12:30 p.m, followed by a march to Province House.
The union has asked for binding arbitration to end the strike, which began on March 3rd.
Labour talks with the administration were at a stand-still.
Since then, some progress has been made, but the union is requesting the binding arbitration to resolve outstanding issues.
Professor Darryl Whetter says it’s time for politicians to intervene.
“We need them to invite the administration to engage in the binding arbitration process, that successfully ended the strikes at Acadia University and the University of Manitoba this year,” says Professor Whetter.
He says it’s now the longest university strike in Atlantic Canadian history.
“Minister Wong or Premier Houston, please invite the administration to go into binding arbitration, which will be fair. Time is running out to save the semester.”
Universite Sainte-Anne has five campuses in Nova Scotia, and is the province’s only French-language post secondary institution.
The university told Acadia News last week that they agreed to binding arbitration to resolve issues around working demands, teaching load and compensation, but management decisions are set out by the Board of Governors, and it would be a conflict of interest to enter a co-management arrangement with the union.
