Thousands of workers at Ontario’s public colleges are now one week away from walking off the job, as attempts to reach a last-minute deal continue.

Support staff represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will begin a strike on Sept. 11 if an agreement cannot be reached with the College Employer Council, which negotiates on behalf of 24 public colleges.

An update from the union at the beginning of September said talks had continued through August without reaching an agreement on “members’ top-line priority of job security.”

The claim talks were still stalled came days after the College Employer Council said it had tabled an improved offer for support staff.

The improved offer included withdrawing proposed split shifts, no longer proposing an increase to on-call hours and

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