Faculty members from Ontario’s 24 public colleges have voted 79% in favour of a strike mandate. OPSEU states that that last week’s vote saw a record turnout, with 76% of its members casting a ballot. Bay Today reports that the College Employer Council has asserted that OPSEU’s demands would increase college costs by almost $1B each year, a claim that CBC reports OPSEU spokesperson Sean Lougheed deemed unsubstantiated. Lougheed further indicated that while the bargaining team had agreed to participate in mediation with the employer, it would not consider interest arbitration.
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