Ontario College Strike Enters 4th Week with No New Talks Scheduled

OPSEU reaches out to colleges to jumpstart bargaining

The union representing full-time Ontario college support staff has announced it has "re-engaged negotiations".The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents support staff at Ontario's 24 publicly funded colleges, announced on Thursday afternoon that it has invited the College Employer Council (CEC) to return to the bargaining table.Christine Kelsey, OPSEU's chair of the bargaining team, said the situation is getting more pr…

Ontario college strike enters 4th week with no new talks scheduled

Thursday marked the fourth week since workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union walked off the job without a deal from the College Employer Council.

'Students are missing out': College strike is about protecting services, union says

As the standoff between OPSEU and the College Employer Council drags into its fifth week, striking support staff say they’re fighting for more than their jobs

College support staff strike continues after promising mediation talks fail

Things looked promising last weekend for striking support staff and college administration representatives — until they weren’t.

Part-time college support staff in Ontario to hold strike vote next week – 105.9 The Region

The union representing about 10,000 part-time support workers at Ontario’s public colleges will hold a strike vote next week amid an ongoing strike by full-time support staff. Noor Askandar, chair of the college part-time support bargaining team at the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, says part-time workers at the 24 colleges have been working under an expired collective agreement since January 2024. Askandar says the part-time workers’ d…