Striking workers at the University of Toronto have voted overwhelming in favour of entering into binding arbitration with the university, immediately putting an end to the month-long strike.

Roughly 1,250 union members took part in Thursday’s vote, with nearly 950 voting in favour of arbitration, according to numbers provided by CUPE 3902’s Ryan Culpepper.

“Members should return to work tomorrow,” a letter sent by Culpepper to union members said.

Approximately 6,000 teaching assistants and course instructors have been off the job since Feb. 27.

On Wednesday, university president Meric Gertler asked CUPE 3902 Unit 1, the union representing striking workers, to agree to binding arbitration to resolve the labour dispute.

In a statement issued Thursday night, the university said it was ‘very pleased’ with Thursday’s vote.

“With the University of Toronto and CUPE 3902 Unit 1 agreeing to binding arbitration, the recent strike has ended,” Dr. Meric Gertler, president of the University of Toronto, said in the statement.

“To the students who have had to endure uncertainty and anxiety at a crucial time in the year – and especially those who are in the final year of their programs – thank you for your patience. We are enormously relieved that the strike is over. And we share a commitment to resolving all remaining complications caused by the strike as soon as possible.”