Ontario Colleges Seek Arbitration as Support Staff Move Toward Strike
- The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has requested a 'no board' report, which will start a 16-day countdown to a legal strike position if issued by the province's labour ministry.
- Members voted 77.3 percent in favor of authorizing a strike if necessary.
- The College Employer Council claims the union's demands could result in over $900 million in additional costs for publicly funded colleges.
- The union is also proposing a moratorium on campus closures and preventing further layoffs due to ongoing job losses caused by a funding crisis.
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Ontario college support staff union requests no board report, setting stage for possible work stoppage. Here’s when a strike could begin
The union representing more than 10,000 full-time college support staff at Ontario’s 24 public colleges has requested a no board report, setting the stage for a potential strike as early as Sept. 11. Here’s when a strike could begin.


Ontario college support staff take step toward strike with 'no board' request
The union that represents thousands of full-time support staff at Ontario's colleges has taken a step toward a possible strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says it has requested a "no board" report, and once issued by the province's labour ministry it would set a 16-day countdown to a legal strike position. The union says there is no strike date at this time, but it would put them in a position to withdraw services for the fall se…
Ontario college support staff take step toward strike with ‘no board’ request – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — The union that represents thousands of full-time support staff at Ontario’s colleges has taken a step toward a possible strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says it has requested a “no board” report, and once issued by the province’s labour ministry it would set a 16-day countdown to a legal strike position. The union says there is no strike date at this time, but it would put them in a position to withdraw services for t…
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