The union representing nearly 1,000 Dalhousie University professors and other teaching staff is expected to release details on Thursday of the tentative agreement reached with the school and results of the ratification vote.

Dalhousie’s administration locked out faculty on Aug. 20, and union members began their strike two days later. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the university and the faculty association confirmed that the nearly month-long labour dispute was over.

Key issues on the bargaining table were increases to wages and to parental leave benefits.

The union had argued that wages have not kept up with inflation. Salaries can vary dramatically across seniority, type of instruction, and department. At the high end, some senior faculty earn roughly $240,000 per year. On the low e

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