After more than a month on the picket line, roughly 10,000 support workers at Ontario’s 24 public colleges have reached a tentative deal with their employer, the union representing them said Wednesday.

College support workers — which include librarian technicians, registrar employees and technology support staff — have been on strike since Sept. 11, citing job security and college funding as major concerns.

They are now scheduled to return to work Thursday, and will soon review the details of the new deal, and vote on whether to ratify it, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) said in a news release.

Christine Kelsey, chair of the union’s bargaining team, did not provide details about the deal, but said in the release the strike was necessary “to fight back amidst a plan to

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