The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 349 president organized and picketed alongside hundreds of fellow union members Thursday at the Orillia campus in support of uncontracted support workers and to bring attention to the upcoming campus closures. Other striking union members were bused in from other communities in the region, including Durham College in Oshawa and Fleming College in Lindsay. Angela has worked at Georgian College as support staff for 24 years, and was elected local union chapter president in 2024. Seen from Memorial Avenue, pleas from striking OPSEU members posted on the fence at Georgian's Orillia campus. "It’s the right decision for the long-term sustainability of the college and the success of our students," Georgian College president Kevin Weaver said in a statement.