Tariffs, trade, and public education: Labour, student, and post-secondary advocacy leaders to address the crisis facing Ontario's colleges

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Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Apr 11, 2025, 12:31 ET

TORONTO, April 11, 2025 /CNW/ - On the first day that the Ontario legislature returns for the spring session, labour, student, and post-secondary advocacy leaders will gather at Queen's Park for a joint press conference addressing the crisis facing Ontario's college system. They will highlight the urgency of the issue given the critical the role college system can play in how the province weathers the economic fallout of U.S. tariffs as we prepare and train our future workforce.

Date: Monday, April 14, 2025

Time: Remarks beginning shortly after 10 a.m.

Location: Queen's Park Media Studio, 111 Wellesley St W, Toronto, ON

Speakers: JP Hornick, President, OPSEU/SEFPO; Nigmendra Narain, President. Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA); Adaeze Mbalaja, Chairperson, Canadian Federation of Students - Ontario (CFS-O); Laura Walton, President, Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL).

On-site and post-event media availability to follow.

SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Media contact:: Vic Wojciechowska, OPSEU/SEFPO Communications, (437) 518-3459, [email protected]

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Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is one of the most progressive and powerful unions in Ontario. It represents 165,000 frontline workers who provide a vast array of public services in communities across the province. They work in provincial government...