JASON SETNYKDuring a recent funding announcement at Gray’s Creek near the St. Lawrence College (SLC) Cornwall campus, SDSG MPP and Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities Nolan Quinn was confronted by striking full-time support staff calling for action amid an escalating province-wide labour dispute. The strike, which began September 11, involves 10,000 college support workers across Ontario’s 24 public colleges. Represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, the workers walked off the job after contract talks broke down with the College Employer Council (CEC). “If the Minister for Colleges doesn’t care about students and services, who is he actually representing?”Frustration with Quinn boiled over after OPSEU members learned he was attending a funding announcement. Kingston MPP Ted Hsu voiced his solidarity: “College support staff are striking due to poor working conditions… I’m eager to get back [to Queen’s Park] and push for better support.”With no further negotiations scheduled, the path forward remains uncertain.