A spokesman for the union representing striking York University employees says he believes members will reject the administration's latest contract offer.
The union and the university took a break from bargaining Thursday to allow members of CUPE Local 3903 to meet to discuss the offer.
Even before those talks were held, however, a union spokesman predicted members would reject the deal.
Tyler Shipley says chances are "slim to none" that members will accept the offer.
He says the union would have a counter-proposal ready to present to the university's administrators Friday at the bargaining table.
York officials say the new three-year offer provides 0.7 per cent more in overall wages and benefits for a total dollar value of 10.7 per cent.
University spokesman Alex Bilyk said the offer includes the same 9.25 per cent wage hike as previous proposals.
He said York sweetened the pot with richer benefits and job security, including an offer to create 22 new full-time faculty positions.
The key issue is a union demand that contract faculty be given five-year contracts as opposed to the eight-month contracts they have now.
More than 3,300 teaching assistants and contract faculty walked off the job the Nov. 6, wiping out classes for some 50,000 students.
