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OPSEU holds rally day before negotiations continue with CECTalks between striking Ontario college support workers and their employer resume on Friday. But tensions remain high, with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union holding a rally Thursday morning outside the College Employer Council’s offices in downtown Toronto. Nicole Di Donato takes us there.Sep 25, 2025
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Fleming College students welcome end of Ontario college support staff strikeSupport staff at colleges across Ontario are heading back to work Thursday after nearly five weeks on strike. A tentative deal between OPSEU and the college employer council means picketing stops today. Marc Woodhouse has more including reaction at Fleming College.Oct 15, 2025
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SLC support staff hit picket linesSupport staff at Ontario’s colleges hit the picket lines this morning as OPSEU and the College Employer Council have failed to reach a deal in contract negotiations. St. Lawrence College staff made their voices heard today on the first day off the job. Kaytlyn Poberznick spoke to striking staff and has more on what they’re...Sep 11, 2025
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Members of Loyalist College rally for the future of post-secondary educationDozens of OPSEU members rallied at Loyalist College Wednesday calling attention to ongoing staff cuts and what they say is at stake for the future of post-secondary education. Kaytlyn Poberznick was there and has the story.Sep 4, 2025
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Students react to averted strikeIt’s business as usual for students and faculty, at the 24 colleges across Ontario. This comes after a strike by college faculty members, was averted. The College Employer Council, and OPSEU have agreed to enter binding arbitration after months of bargaining, and a narrow escape from labor action. Lexy Benedict has the latest.Jan 9, 2025
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Strike deadline approaches for Ontario college teachersMediation talks resumed between OPSEU and the College Employer Council Monday as contract negotiation continue for Ontario college teachers continue. As Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports, it comes after the union issued a strike notice set for this Thursday.CanadaJan 6, 2025
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Wolfe Island Ferry workers union says they aren’t at fault for staffing shortagesOPSEU Local 428 president says wages and benefits aren’t competitive with the private sector making employee retention and attracting new staff difficult.May 18, 2023
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OPSEU leader says government has failed to recognize prison ‘crisis’OPSEU and the Liberal Ontario government have settled on an agreement for a new contract for correction services workers.Jan 9, 2016
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Students getting back weeks lost won’t be easy: OPSEUOPSEU says everyone will need to work together to get back after so much lost time during the 5-week old strike.EducationNov 16, 2017
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Union calls on colleges to start talking againTue, Nov 7: A day after negotiators for Ontario colleges broke off talks to force a vote on its final offer, the union representing faculty says it is time to get back to the bargaining table. As Sean O’Shea reports, OPSEU says members will reject the current offer and the management tactic threatens to wreck...Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoNov 7, 2017
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OPSEU, CEC remain at bargaining table as Ontario college strike loomsAs the deadline for a potential strike at colleges across the province looms, the union representing thousands of faculty members and college management remain at the bargaining table. Brittany Rosen has the latest on the negotiations.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoMar 17, 2022
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Poll finds Ontarians prefer public retailer to sell potOPSEU released the results of a new poll which found that the majority of those asked prefer pot to be sold by a public retailer like the LCBO. Marianne Dimain has the details.Global News at Noon TorontoOct 11, 2018
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LCBO strike to begin Friday involving 9,000 workers at Ontario liquor retailer, union saysThe union representing LCBO workers at Ontario’s main liquor retailer said in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday evening that more than 9,000 workers will strike as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, after a deal could not be reached during the bargaining process. “LCBO workers are ready to make history,” said Colleen MacLeod, chair of the OPSEU/SEFPO...CanadaJul 4, 2024
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LCBO negotiations latest with hours to go until strike deadlineWith just hours to go until the union’s strike deadline, talks continued between the LCBO and OPSEU. Global News’ Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Colin D’Mello has the latest.CanadaJul 4, 2024
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OPSEU President issues Premier debate challenge over Cannabis privatizationWarren “Smokey” Thomas issued a challenge Thursday to Premier Doug Ford. The OPSEU President says he’s willing to debate whether or not a LCBO-based or private model is appropriate in the wake of a poll indicating Ontarians trust the public model more.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoOct 11, 2018
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OPSEU president calls for OPP to probe long-term care deathsA spike in deaths in a number of long-term care homes in Ontario has sparked calls for an OPP investigation. It’s been months since the military was sent in, revealing major issues in the province’s nursing homes. As Caryn Lieberman reports, second wave coronavirus outbreaks now have some asking why action was never taken.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoNov 12, 2020
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Premier Wynne tables legislation to end Ontario college strikePremier Wynne announced Thursday night that the province tabled legislation to end the Ontario college strike after talks between OPSEU and the college bargaining team failedNov 16, 2017
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OPSEU points finger at Colleges, says they wouldn’t budge at allOPSEU squarely put the blame on the college council saying they wouldn’t budge during negotiations.Nov 16, 2017
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College faculty union leader hopes back-to-work legislation enough to get students back to classOPSEU president Warren “Smokey” Thomas says he’s hopeful that the Ontario legislature’s plan to introduce back-to-work legislation to end a nearly five-week strike by college faculty will be passed.The Morning ShowNov 17, 2017
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LCBO launches advertising blitz to apologize for strike disruptionsOn Tuesday, the LCBO launched a comprehensive advertising campaign, seeking to apologize to customers for disruptions caused by the recent strike. The campaign also urges the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) to resume negotiations. This move comes in the wake of the Ford government’s decision to expedite the timeline for introducing mixed drinks in...CanadaJul 16, 2024