Photos: 'Lecce the Leech,' 'Don't be a bully' — Ontario CUPE workers are on strike

Abhya Adlakha
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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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CUPE strike

A sign seen at the strike in support of some 55,000 education workers across Ontario.

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CUPE strike

A sign at Friday's protest in support of the some 55,000 CUPE education workers striking across Ontario.

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters gather at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters gather at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters gather at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters gather at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union

TORONTO, ON- NOVEMBER 4 - Members of CUPE education workers and other supporters amass at Queens Park to protest a day after the Provincial Government enacted the Not Withstanding Clause of the Canadian Constitution to legislate a contract on the union in Toronto. November 4, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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Stephen Lecce sign saying: "It's me, hi! I'm the problem, it's me"

A protester holds a sign with a photo of Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce, along with the lyrics, "It's me, hi! I'm the problem, it's me," from Taylor Swift's hit song, "Anti-Hero." (Photo via @parentaction4ed on Twitter)

With no deal reached between the Ontario government and the union that represents 55,000 education workers, an "indefinite strike" started Friday morning.

Here are the scenes from the frontlines, including some of the most creative signs from the crowd.