Loyalist College president and CEO Mark Kirkpatrick is refuting recent union claims about cutbacks and staffing, chiefly a report stating administrative staff will soon outnumber faculty.

Thursday’s board meeting was the first since June’s in-camera session to elect officers, and the first public meeting since May.

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The day also saw the start of a strike by full-time support staff at 24 public colleges, including Belleville-based Loyalist, where on Friday picketing continued.

Most classes are continuing with little to no changes or disruptions, the college reported.

Officials at the college and with OPSEU Local 421, which represents the striking staff, are referring all bargaining-related questions to the bargaining teams of the College Employer Council and the uni

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