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Support staff at colleges across Ontario are on strike, as of Thursday morning. Article content

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Picket lines have gone up at college campuses across the province as 10,000 full-time support staff have walked off the job after negotiations fell apart late Wednesday. That includes support staff from St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Cornwall, and Brockville.

“There was not a lot of bargaining happening, and we were hoping for a last-minute deal, but we’ve been bargaining since June and there hadn’t been a lot of movement,” explained Ontario Public Service Employee’s Union (OPSEU) Local 418 strike committee membe

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