Full-time support staff have been on strike since Sept. 11; colleges say talks are at a standstillTHUNDER BAY – POLITICS & EDUCATION – Collective bargaining between Ontario’s 24 public colleges and full-time support staff represented by OPSEU/SEFPO (CAAT-S, Full-Time) remains unresolved, with workers on strike since 12:01 a.m., September 11, 2025 after no deal was reached at the bargaining table. What’s on the table—and how we got hereStrike began Sept. 11: OPSEU says 10,000+ full-time support staff walked off after negotiations failed. (Examples of typical impacts are outlined by several colleges and the Ontario Colleges application service.) Escalation risk: A yes vote by part-time support staff in mid-October could heighten pressure on the employer and increase campus-level service disruption. NetNewsLedger will continue to track bargaining developments, local service impacts at Confederation College, and student support measures across Thunder Bay and the Northwest.