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Frustrated with the provincewide strike by college faculty? Blame the College Employer Council — the government’s bargaining unit — says the union representing people on the picket lines at St. Clair College and other campuses across Ontario.

“Absolutely, I’m saying the colleges are stonewalling the negotiations,” said J. P. Hornick, chair of the college faculty bargaining team, at a rally at St. Clair College on Friday.

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“Bargaining can’t happen when the other party is saying ‘It’s either this path or no path at all.'”

More than 100 members and supporters of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) gathered on campus to show their solidarity with college faculty — who entered the 12th day of their strike on Friday.

Hornick said the status of the dispute remains the same as when the strike began Oct. 15: The employers “refuse to negotiate.”

“This is about the college council and administrators holding onto power and profit, rather than looking out for the best interests of the students or the faculty,” Hornick said.