The faculty association has voted to reject Dalhousie University’s final offer.

Voting opened one week ago, and according to media reports, 93.4 per cent of union members participated Thursday night, with 82.7 per cent rejecting the university board of governor’s offer.

Conciliation talks concluded mid-July, with compensation the key issue.

Dal locked out its nearly 1,000 professors, instructors, librarians and professional counsellors on Wednesday.

The DFA is holding a lockout rally Friday afternoon in front of Killam Library in Halifax.