Education support workers continued their second day of protest in Toronto as the provincial labor board resumed a hearing on the government's request to declare the strike illegal. A large crowd of education workers and allies attended the "Solidarity Saturday" march this afternoon, organized by the Ontario Federation of Labor (OFL) at Young Dundas Square downtown.

"This Friday was the beginning; it cannot be the end," said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) in Ontario at the march, adding, "We must be able to build and show the real opposition that exists out there."

Also, CUPE, representing 55,000 education workers, began protesting across the province on Friday against Bill 28, also known as the Keeping Students in Class Act. The bill was approved the previous day by the Ford government and removes workers' right to strike, imposing a four-year contract.

Additionally, the protest led to the closure of many schools across Ontario on Friday. Several school boards also announced plans to switch to remote learning next week until the protest ends. Hahn confirmed on Saturday that the union will continue its job action on Monday and indefinitely until the government returns to the table to negotiate a fair deal on wages and other demands. Protesters at Saturday’s march said they are protesting education support workers to earn livable wages as the cost of living continues to rise in the province.

Furthermore, Ontario Green Party leader Mike Schreiner attended the march and said he wants to defend workers' charter rights that were violated when the bill was passed. "When we were discussing this bill early in the morning at 5 a.m., the Minister of Education should have been at the table negotiating in good faith, as CUPE members were ready to bargain, but the Minister of Education refused to do so and now the students are paying the price," Schreiner said.