MONTREAL - McGill University has announced a tentative agreement with its 1,700 striking workers.
In a statement Wednesday night from McGill's vice-principal of administration and finance, Michael Di Grappa confirmed the school and MUNACA, its union made up of 1,700 members of the support staff, have agreed with a conciliator's report.
The report sets out terms of a comprehensive five-year contract.
"We have agreed to keep the details of this tentative agreement confidential until MUNACA members are briefed. A ratification vote will take place in the coming days," said Di Grappa in the statement.
Talks broke off in mid-November, when MUNACA President Kevin Whittaker described the union and the university as "worlds apart."
The strike began Sept. 1 during the first week of classes at the Montreal university. At that time, the university offered the workers a 1.2 percent wage increase over three years, but workers said that were looking at over twice that, which they claim would put their wages in line with counterparts from other universities.
They were also seeking higher wage increases for long-term workers.
The negotiations began last December. Support staff has not had a contract since November 30, 2010.
