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Oct 1, 2024 4:25 PM - Connect Newsroom - Debby Rai, with files from The Canadian Press

McGill Law Professors Suspend Strike, Classes to Resume This Week

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The news comes a day after McGill threatened to cancel the fall semester if the union didn't agree to a deal. (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Law professors at McGill University have suspended their five-week-long strike, allowing classes to restart this week after the university and the faculty union agreed to resume negotiations.

The Association of McGill Professors of Law and the university’s administration said they will work toward negotiating a joint collective agreement process alongside other faculty unions. Classes are expected to resume by October 3.

The announcement came a day after McGill warned it could cancel the fall semester if no agreement was reached. However, a message sent to students Tuesday did not clarify whether the university will withdraw its legal challenge to the faculty’s right to unionize — a central issue for the union.

The union said the strike is suspended until October 8, when both sides will meet with an arbitrator. It added that it hopes McGill will drop its legal objections to the certification of the law professors’ union and newly formed unions in the arts and education faculties.

According to the union, students will be able to complete the semester without losing credits or facing delays.

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