The Ontario Ministry of Labour has advised Queen’s that a “no-board” report was issued yesterday, July 12.
This opens the door to a legal strike or lock-out of members of the Queen’s locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
The university and CUPE will be in a legal strike/lock-out position at 12:01 am on July 29, which is 17 days from the date of the “no-board”. The CUPE contracts expired in June 2010 and negotiations for new agreements have been underway for over a year.
