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Jan
Sudbury, Ontario (Rajeev Sharma): Faculty members, academic librarians and counsellors represented by the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) have gone on strike after mediated contract negotiations with the university reached an impasse. The strike came into effect at 12:01 am on Monday, following the breakdown of talks on Sunday afternoon, the union said. In a media release, LUFA president Fabrice Colin said faculty members had already made significant sacrifices to help the university survive its financial crisis and insolvency proceedings. “We made enormous sacrifices to keep Laurentian alive,” Colin said. “Throughout the insolvency process, we did our part to save…