The nine-week strike by almost 350 sessional lecturers at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières ended on Jan. 9 with a 75 per cent vote in favor of settlement. In June 2002, lecturers at UQTR will receive upgrades and raises of 20 per cent (average). At the end of the new agreement (2004­2005) as many as 55 lecturers will be full time with salaries from $46,079 to $60,066, subject to provincial public sector "parameters."