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Ontario College Support Staff Reach Tentative Deal After Nearly Five Weeks on Strike

Members will review the deal today ahead of ratification votes.

College support staff picket outside George Brown College's St. James Campus in September. They are scheduled to return to work Thursday.
Ontario's college support workers, who have been on strike since Sept. 11, are scheduled to return to work Thursday after reaching a tentative deal with their employer.

Overview

  • The tentative agreement covers more than 10,000 full-time support staff across all 24 public colleges, the union said.
  • Picket lines are coming down today, and staff are scheduled to return to work Thursday, Oct. 16.
  • The College Employer Council said a private mediation session over the weekend broke the bargaining impasse, and ratification is required by Nov. 4.
  • Workers have been on strike since Sept. 11, disrupting services including student advising and IT support.
  • Union leaders frame the dispute as a fight over underfunding and allege misuse of Skills Development Fund money and government-commissioned audits.