No Strike For Fleming College With Reached Agreement

The Ontario College strike has been called off and Fleming College has resumed classes after the College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) have agreed to enter binding interest arbitration announced Thursday night.

Fleming College last had a strike in late 2017 college strike that lasted from roughly five weeks. Roughly 500,000 Ontario students were affected by the provincial college strike. Photo courtesy of Fleming College.

"We are pleased to announce that the College Employer Council and the OPSEU academic union have agreed to enter binding interest arbitration and the strike that was scheduled to commence on Friday, March 18 is called off,” said Fleming College in a statement. “Classes will run as scheduled. We would like to thank everyone for their patience, understanding and professionalism during these negotiations.”

“We are pleased to advise that after 12 hours at the bargaining table, the parties have agreed to unconditional interest arbitration on both parties’ outstanding issues. Hearing dates mutually convenient to the parties will be scheduled soon,” said Dr. Laurie Rancourt, Chair of the Management bargaining team. “We remain committed to putting students and their education first”.

With the strike called off, Peterborough Transit has returned to regular routes serving Fleming College and the surrounding area.

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