Large picket lines occupied the front entrance of Centennial College’s Progress Campus in Scarborough on Monday after negotiations between the school’s bargaining agent and the union representing workers remained at a standstill.

Approximately 250 demonstrators showed up at the picket line, near Progress Road and Highway 401, prompting road closures in the area and TTC bus diversions on two routes.

“Despite three days of mediation, talks broke down again last week when the employer and College Presidents declared an impasse after refusing any job security language that would clear the path to a settlement and end the strike,” a spokesperson for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) said in a statement.

“The employer is failing to address job security language to resolve a s

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