Clearly the corporate oriented management wants to build a university that is commodified, emphasizes private interests rather than the public good and relies upon cheap and insecure labour. Through bargaining CUPE 3903 is resisting these trends and building a better university at York. James Beaton, York University Students face higher tuition and debt-loads. Graduate students pay tuition during the summer as well as the regular academic year. The students are basically working just to pay their tuition.
Grant money is now conditional upon the formation of university-private sector partnerships.