Staff at Schlegel Villages of St. Clair are voicing concerns over the behaviour of some of the people on the picket line at St. Clair College.
Caitlyn Desmarais who works at the nursing home says they've been told if they indicate where they work they should not be held up. Instead, she says many are facing harassment when they go to work or when families visit their relatives.
"We had one of the strikers spitting on a resident's family's window as they were coming to visit their family members. There's been at least two different employees that have said they've had their vehicles hit by the striker's signs," says Desmarais.
Local OPSEU representative Bernie Nawrocki told BlackburnNews.com he does not want to make a comment. However, he says staff and visitors to the Schlegel Villages of St. Clair have been instructed to use the Talbot Rd. entrance instead of cutting through the St. Clair property at Cabana Rd.
"Not everybody passing through is a picket line crosser, we would love to be supporting them, but unfortunately they're making our lives more difficult in the process," says Desmarais.
Faculty at St. Clair College have been on strike since Monday.
