Talks between Ontario’s public colleges and its union have again broken down as a strike involving more than 10,000 support workers drags into its third week.

On Monday, both the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the College Employer Council confirmed talks between the two sides had broken down without any sign of a deal.

The two sides have been at an impasse over a new contract for support workers since before a strike was triggered on Sept. 11, when staff at Ontario’s 24 publicly-funded colleges walked off the job.

The key sticking points between the two sides appear to still revolve around job security, including rules about colleges contracting out services or what tasks can be taken on by administrators.

Christine Kelsey, chair of the full-time support staff bargaining te

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