Media Advisory - College faculty & support staff to hold "Save Our Colleges" rallies at campuses across Ontario

TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - OPSEU/SEFPO members working at Ontario colleges will hold rallies across the province this week aimed at elevating the call to save the college system from the present crisis of program closures and frontline cuts.

OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick will be in Hamilton on February 19, 2025 and Toronto on February 22, 2025 to join trade unionists, labour activists, MPP candidates, and concerned community members in their respective regions fighting to protect post-secondary education.

Mohawk College – OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 240 & 241

DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
TIME: 12 p.m. (noon) to 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Fennell Campus (in front of the EA building on Fennell Avenue), 135 Fennell Ave W.,
Hamilton, ON

Media contacts (on-site):
Kevin Mackay, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 240 - [phone]
Sarah Harvie, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 241 - [phone]

St. Lawrence College – OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 417 & 418

DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
TIME: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. (noon)
LOCATION: Kingston campus (sidewalk in front of the front entrance of St. Lawrence College),
100 Portsmouth Ave, Kingston, ON

Media contacts (on-site):
Christina Decarie, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 417 - [phone]
Amanda Shaw, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 418 - [phone]

Loyalist College – OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 420 & 421

DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
TIME: 12 p.m. (noon) – 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Belleville Campus (bike path at rear of the college), 376 Wallbridge Loyalist Rd.,
Belleville, ON

Media contacts (on-site):
Tracy Mackenzie, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 420 - [phone]
Tim Prewer, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 421 - [phone]

George Brown College – OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 556 & 557

DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
TIME: 12 p.m. (noon) to 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: St James Campus (at the corner of King St. E. and George St.), 200 King St E.,
Toronto, ON

Media contacts (on-site):
Jeff Brown, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 556 - [phone]
Noor Askandar, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 557 - [phone]

George Brown, Seneca, Centennial & Humber Colleges

OPSEU/SEFPO Locals 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562 & 563
DATE: Saturday, February 22, 2025
TIME: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
LOCATION: Doug Ford's campaign office, 2428 Islington Avenue (Islington Ave. and Elmhurst Dr),
Toronto, ON

Media contact (on-site):
Vic Wojciechowska, OPSEU/SEFPO Communications Officer - [phone]
[email protected]

JP Hornick – Media availability:

JP Hornick will be available in Hamilton on February 19, 2025 and Toronto on February 22, 2025 for local media interviews regarding the crisis in Ontario's colleges, the provincial election, and OPSEU/SEFPO's priorities for the next government. Please contact us to set up interview times on the following dates:

• Hamilton - Wednesday, February 19, 2025 – various times throughout the afternoon/evening
• Toronto - Saturday, February 22, 2025 – various times throughout the afternoon/evening

SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Media contacts: Prior to events/central contact: Vic Wojciechowska, OPSEU/SEFPO Communications Officer, [phone], [email protected]