McGill law professors’ union agrees to suspend strike, resume classes

MONTREAL — A union representing McGill law professors has suspended a five-week-long strike and will allow classes to begin this week.

McGill’s administration and the Association of McGill Professors of Law say they have decided to find a way to negotiate collective agreements jointly with other faculty unions, and classes will resume by Oct. 3.

The news comes a day after McGill threatened to cancel the fall semester if the union didn’t agree to a deal.

A message sent to law students this morning did not say whether McGill will drop its legal challenge of the faculty’s right to unionize, which was one of the union’s key demands.