Osgoode Hall Faculty Associ­ation members voted to unionize in a Labour Board vote following an application for cer­tification for full-time faculty at the Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.

“Members of the association value, and aim to continue, their historically constructive and collegial relations with the university and to strengthen Osgoode Hall Law School,” said Sara Slinn, a faculty member who specializes in labour law and industrial relations.

“Nonetheless, there is widespread agreement among members of the faculty that it is desirable to negotiate a more comprehensive agreement on matters which would otherwise be within the sole discretion of the university and to establish processes for dispute resolution that are available to faculty members at most other law schools in Canada.”