York U teaching assistants, contract staff vote to strike

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Posted March 2, 2015 11:27 pm.

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York University teaching assistants and contract staff have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest contract offer and will walk off the job at midnight. CityNews reporter Anna Vlachos speaks with the union chair about the next steps.

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