Full-Time College Support Staff Return to Work After Five Week Strike

College support staff return to work after agreement reached to end strike

A new tentative agreement was reached Wednesday between the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), the union representing more than 10,000 full-time college support staff, and the College Employer Council (CEC) bringing an end to a five-week strike.

Full-time college support staff return to work after five week strike

After nearly five weeks on strike, full-time college support staff represented by the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) have reached a tentative agreement with the College Employer Council (CEC),

Algonquin College students express relief as full-time support staff strike ends

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), representing the province’s full-time college support workers, reached a tentative three-year agreement with the province on Oct. 15, ending the five-week-long strike. The details were presented to union members that afternoon, with picket lines closing across the province’s 24 colleges. The 10,000 striking employees have since returned to work. Students at the college expressed relief after le…

Labour deal reached for support staff frustrations

The picket lines are down, and more than 10,000 support staff from 23 colleges across the province, including Confederation College, will head back to work today. Labour negotiations continued until 3 a.m. Wednesday before a tentative agreement was reached, said Owen Smith, Confederation College’s support staff president for Local 731 […]