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6,000-plus U of T admin and technical staff in legal strike position starting Tuesday
- On Tuesday, September 8, more than 6,100 administrative and technical staff at the University of Toronto will be in a legal strike position as students return to class.
- United Steelworkers Local 1998 members voted 96 per cent in favor of a strike mandate after two months of bargaining failed to resolve disputes over job security, remote work, and artificial intelligence.
- John Ankenman, president of USW Local 1998, says workers fear job security as the University plans to find $20 million in savings next year by not replacing departing employees.
- Union officials are negotiating through the long weekend in hopes of reaching a new contract, though workers will not necessarily walk off the job on Tuesday unless talks break down.
- The University said it values the work of UTSA employees but did not respond to questions about contingency plans or how a potential strike might impact students returning to campus.
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