Ontario college faculty in legal strike position as of Jan. 4, union says

The union representing Ontario’s college faculties says it will be in a legal strike position as of Jan. 4., after saying there’s been no real progress in contract negotiations.The Ontario Public Service Employees Union had requested and received a no-board report from Ontario’s Labour Ministry, which is a formal notice that a board of conciliation won’t be appointed in the labour negotiations.The union said last week that mediation with the colleges’ bargaining agents in early December was unsuccessful and raised concerns about potential erosion of working conditions, job security and quality of education.