A day after McGill University threatened to cancel the semester for its law faculty today, the union representing law professors says it has agreed to suspend its strike, allowing students to return to class.
On Monday, due to an impasse in labour talks, McGill’s administration sent an email to law school students, saying it would cancel courses taught by union members, unless it agreed to end its strike.
In a statement released Tuesday morning, the Association of McGill Professors of Law (AMPL) says it is suspending its strike after agreeing to enter into a “process” with the university.
The union says that process includes McGill joining all other Quebec universities “in recognizing faculty unions that are governed by collective agreements.”
In its statement, it also says the students’ return to class would be “without any loss of credits or delay,” and that both the professors and the university must work together to avoid a strike resuming as of next Tuesday, Oct. 8.
The AMPL was certified in November 2022 by the province’s labour tribunal, but it has yet to secure its first collective agreement. Its professors have been on strike since late August and classes have yet to begin.
CBC News is attempting to reach McGill for comment.
This is developing story. More to come.