"I'm really happy with the results," she added. "I couldn't be happier. We're hoping that it will affect the negotiations. We had approval of nearly 80 per cent, and that's a really strong number."
The strike is seen by the AGSEM executive as a strong response from their constituents that may turn the negotiations in their favour. Since the TAs have resolved to strike at an "opportune moment", the move would be subject to the negotiations at the table and the administration's responses. Members of the executive and bargaining committee all expressed enthusiasm toward the negotiations taking place this weekend.
"The 'opportune moment' really has to do with what's happening at the table," Kouri-Towe said. "If [the administration] does not move at all, we could potentially apply more pressure."
One of the attendees at the assembly, Gilles Bourret, a chemistry Ph.D. candidate and an analytical chemistry TA was impressed with the turnout and the quality of the assembly.
"I am French and this is the first assembly that I attended in North America," he said. "If you compare [this] with what happens in France, I think it was a really fair assembly. You had both sides and different views for everyone."
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Reina
posted 4/01/08 @ 9:23 PM EST
The best way to teach is by example.Most McGill rules center around fairness and wellbeing of all students.I think now is really the time to see if the statement"Charity begins at home" applies to the McGill administration. (Continued…)
Laura
posted 4/08/08 @ 2:51 PM EST
"According to AGSEM Vice-President External Natalie Kouri-Towe, opposition to the motion for a strike drew predominantly from a small number of TAs who focussed on their own experiences. (Continued…)
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