This doesn't include teachers, the workers concerned with wages, benefits and job security after a deal wasn't reached before last night's deadline
Workers at Niagara College are walking the picket line now, along with other Ontario college support staff, after a new contract deal wasn't reached last night.
The 10,000 full-time college support staff, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, are seeking better wages, benefits, and job security.
Classes, however, are still on.
Colleges in Ontario had been increasingly relying on tuition from international students for several years due to low levels of provincial government funding and a years-long tuition freeze, and have been struggling since the federal government enacted a cap on international students.
The College Employer Council has stated that the union's demands would expose colleges to more than $900 million in additional costs, although the union disputes that figure.
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