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OPSEU DEADLINE: THE DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A STRIKE BY COLLEGE TEACHERS IN ONTARIO.

February 01, 2010

THEIR UNION -- OPSEU -- SAYS TEACHERS ARE PREPARED TO WALK OFF THE JOB ON FEBRUARY 11... THAT'S A WEEK FROM THURSDAY.

OPSEU SAYS IT WOULD RATHER HAVE AN AGREEMENT THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION, THAN PUT TEACHERS ON A PICKET LINE.

THE MOVE COMES AFTER THE UNION REJECTED A FINAL OFFER FROM COLLEGES, AND REFUSED TO LET TEACHERS TAKE A FINAL VOTE.

BUT NOT ALL TEACHERS WANT JOB ACTION.

ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE BUSINESS PROFESSOR BILL TENNANT HAS STARTED A WEBSITE CALLED "STOP THE STRIKE.NET"

"WE REALLY WANTED TO GET OUR FEELINGS OUT THERE THAT COLLEGE PROFESSORS DON'T ALL WANT TO GO ON STRIKE. AND WE WANTED THE OTHERE COLLEGES IN THE SYSTEM - THERE'S TWENTY FOUR COLLEGES OR TWENTY FIVE, WE WANTED THEM TO KNOW THAT AS WELL. AND WE'VE BEEN SOLICITING INPUT FROM OTHER TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 98 PER CENT IN SUPPORT OF OUR FEELINGS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT, WE'RE REALLY PLEASED."

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