Potential college strike looms large for students, especially those with far bigger worries
CTV
The threat of a strike at Fanshawe, and 23 other Ontario colleges, is looming.
The threat of a strike at Fanshawe, and 23 other Ontario colleges, is looming.
“There hasn’t been movement. There is an impasse,“ states Darryl Bedford, the president of OPSEU local 110. He represents over 1000 full and part-time faculty members at Fanshawe.
“If the college employer council will either not return to the table or will not agree to binding interest arbitration, our members will be on strike as of Friday morning,” Bedford confirmed to CTV London.
The news is a significant stress on students, whether they are indifferent or support one side or the other, in the dispute.
“It kind of sucks that it’s happening at the end of the year,” states Pablo Rufino, a film student. “I hope that everyone comes to their senses and works together perfectly.”
That’s an understatement for Yuri Maliar. He is an international student from war-torn Ukraine.
