OPSEU

• Protesters continue to target Doug Ford with rally outside premier’s Etobicoke office

  At the latest rally, attendees said they were worried about Ontario's new regulatory body for personal support workers.

  Canada

  Jul 8
  
• Union slams St. Lawrence, Fleming college merger as ‘provincial failure’

  OPSEU is slamming a planned merger between St. Lawrence and Fleming colleges, saying staff were blindsided by a consolidation driven by provincial underfunding.

  Canada

  Apr 13
  
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• Classes cancelled at 2 Ontario college campuses amid support workers’ strike

  Two colleges say they've cancelled some of their classes and on-campus activities Thursday as striking support staff joined rallies at several colleges across Ontario.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2025
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• Ontario college strike approaches 2-week mark without breakthrough

  On Sept. 11, support workers at Ontario's 24 public sector colleges walked off the job after OPSEU failed to get close to a deal with the CEC.

  Education

  Sep 24, 2025
• Ontario public college support staff vote in favour of potential strike

  A statement from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said 77 per cent of those who voted in a recent ballot backed the potential for a strike in mid-August.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2025
• Ontario colleges face massive layoffs after ‘alarming’ enrolment decline

  The Ontario Public Service Employees Union released information that suggests the sector faces close to 10,000 job losses and the cancellation or suspension of some 600 programs.

  Politics

  Jul 9, 2025
• Strike averted as Ontario college faculty union, employers enter binding arbitration

  The bargaining agent for Ontario's 24 public colleges and the union representing faculty have agreed to enter into binding arbitration, avoiding a strike.

  Education

  Jan 8, 2025
• ‘They freaked out’: How a deal to end the LCBO strike almost fell apart at the last minute

  A last-minute argument over backpay and how staff should return to work put a deal to end the LCBO strike in jeopardy. The two sides say cooler heads prevailed.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2024
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• LCBO deal ratified, stores will reopen Tuesday after strike

  The LCBO confirmed the ratification in a news release Sunday, saying the strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m. Monday and stores will be ready to serve customers the next day.

  Consumer

  Jul 21, 2024
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• LCBO workers set early July deadline for potential liquor store strike

  The union recently accepted a request from the LCBO to have a third-party mediator lead stalling talks to try and break a long-standing logjam. 

  Canada

  Jun 18, 2024