St. Clair College students concerned about potential strike [Video]

Faculty, counsellors and librarians at Ontario’s 24 colleges will be in a legal strike position as of Jan. 4, 2025.

“It’s a bit concerning for students,” Rishi Vatish told CTV News Thursday.

He’s the president of the Student Representative Council (SRC) for St. Clair College.

Although the legal strike notice was only made official late Wednesday evening, Vatish said he already had some students coming to his office to talk about their concerns.

Students, according to Vatish, understand the college needs to balance their budget but students also deserve the best faculty money can buy.

“They (students) are stuck in between,” said Vatish. “If their voices need to be heard, we will make sure they’re heard.”

Vatish said the SRC is meeting with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities as well as the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) in early January.

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