Striking Ontario colleges to return to the bargaining table tomorrow

The Ministry of Labour mediator has called Ontario’s colleges and workers to return to the bargaining table.

According to a statement issued by the province, the mediator called the parties in the ongoing labour dispute to meet on Thursday, November 2 to resume talks.

More than 12,000 Ontario public college faculty are on strike after talks with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and the College Employer Council failed to reach a tentative agreement in mid-October.

The strike is affecting 24 Ontario colleges, and more than 220,000 students province-wide.

This morning Ontario colleges have asked the provincially appointed mediator to bring the colleges and faculty union back to the table 1/2

— Georgian College (@georgiancollege) November 1, 2017

… to resume bargaining tomorrow. We will keep you up to date here when there is further information. 2/2

— Georgian College (@georgiancollege) November 1, 2017

See also

• 24 Ontario colleges officially go on strike, 220,000 students affected
• Opinion: The Ontario college strike is a lesson not worth learning
• 24 public Ontario colleges set strike deadline for next week