Law professors at McGill go on strike

University accused of undertaking anti-union tactics

- MORGAN LOWRIE

McGill University said in a statement that it "will do everything in its power to minimize impacts on students" over the course of the strike.

A union representing McGill University law professors said its members walked off the job Monday, the first week of classes for the fall semester, over what it described as the school’s anti-union tactics and refusal to negotiate in good faith.

Law professor Kirsten Anker says the Association of McGill Professors of Law wants to secure its first collective agreement and stop the university from challenging its right to exist.

The union was certified in November 2022 by the province’s labour tribunal, but that certification is being contested by the university.