NEWS

June 19,  2013 On June 13, 2013, the province publicly released its long-awaited report on the exposures of provincial government workers to the herbicide 2,4,5-T, commonly known as Agent Orange. more...

NEWS

June 19,  2013 Union officials who represent Ontario’s front-line correctional officers will hold a press conference Thursday, June 20 to respond to the Ontario Ombudsman’s report on use of force in the province’s correctional facilities.  more...

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

Celebrate Worker Appreciation Day: June 19, 2013

June 19,  2013 Developmental Services Worker Appreciation Day is a time to celebrate the amazing job workers do providing crucial services to people with developmental disabilities  more...

OPS: Save the Rangers

A call out to all former Ontario (Junior) Rangers!

June 19, 2013 Friends of the Ontario Ranger Program (FORP) are looking for alumnae Rangers to attend a reunion Jamboree, Aug. 24-25, in Huntsville, Ontario  more..

COLLEGES PART-TIME

June 18, 2013 OPSEU’s quest to recognize the right of part-time workers in Ontario colleges to union representation has been consistently stonewalled   more..

OPSEU MEMBER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

June 18, 2013 Due to popular demand OPSEU is organizing two orientation sessions this October for new local presidents. Deadline to register is Aug. 6, 2013 .  more..

MEMBER EQUITY: PROVINCIAL WOMEN'S COMMITTEE

June 17, 2013 The OPSEU Provincial Women’s Committee is partnering with the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care on a parent survey about childcare options.  more..

MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERALL

June 13, 2013 OPSEU continues to take action at the Grievance Settlement Board and Superior Court of Justice to force the MAG to comply with settlement board rulings   more..

RICH AND THE REST OF US

June 13, 2013 Town hall folks asked what to do, and they got answers. Nearly 300 people gathered in Kingston for the latest forum on jobs, inequality, and the future of Ontario.  more..

NEWS

June 12, 2013 The union representing Ontario’s front-line correctional officers says that Ombudsman André Marin’s report into excessive use of force is “a missed opportunity” to solve the underlying problem with violence in the province’s correctional facilities.  more...

AMBULANCE DIVISION

A summer safety message

June 11, 2013  OPSEU Paramedics want to remind you that foodborne illnesses are more prevalent in warm weather.  more...

NEWS

June 10, 2013 The layoff of 56 full-time staff from Ontario’s Provincial Schools will hurt the province’s most vulnerable students with disabilities and severely impact the families’ rights to accessible education. more..

MEMBER BENEFITS: PENSIONS

June 10, 2013 Effective January 1, 2014, the CAAT Pension Plan is eliminating the existing waiting period of 24 months of continuous employment for part-time employees.   more..

OPSEU ENTERPRISES

Special Toronto FC discount ticket offer!

June 10, 2013 Toronto FC tickets are available for OPSEU members, family and friends at up to 40% off face value and service fees.  more..

RICH AND THE REST OF US

June 10, 2013 Media Advisory Leaders of several provincial unions have invited their members and community representatives to take part in a forum on June 10 on jobs, inequality, and the future of Ontario.  more..

EQUITY: PROVINCIAL YOUNG WORKERS COMMITTEE

June 3, 2013 The deadline for applicationshas been extended to
June 23, 2013!  more..

NEWEST MEMBERS

OPSEU welcomes new members at Carleton University Security

May 31, 2013 In a vote held May 29, the special constables at the Carleton Department of University Safety voted 97 per cent in favour of joining OPSEU. more..

NOTICE

May 31, 2013 OPSEU offers condolences to all those affected by today's ORNGE air ambulance tragedy.  Message from OPSEU President Smokey Thomas.  more..

OPS CORRECTIONSS

May 29, 2013  NEWS RELEASE: The President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says a meeting held today with Minister Meilleur was productive and has a commitment to immediately begin fixing problems at London’s Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre. more..

May 28, 2013 Community Safety and Correctional Services minister Madeleine Meilleur apologizes for comments she made in the Ontario Legislature.  more...

May 28, 2013  The President of t OPSEU is demanding that Madeleine Meilleur immediately apologize for statements made that correctional staff at London’s Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre aren’t properly doing their jobs.  more..

HEALTH AND SAFETY

May 29, 2013 The Social Services “Action on Workplace Stress” Campaign releases new tools for coordinators as survey prepares to wind down in June..  more...

DIABLOGUE

May 28, 2013 At first it was a mystery. How was it that during an excessively dry and hot 2007 summer that cases of West Nile disease had jumped in Bakersfield California by 276 per cent? more...

NOTICE

May 28, 2013 OPSEU has once again won recognition for great communications work at the annual Canadian Association of Labour Media Awards.  more...

AMBULANCE DIVISION

May 27, 2013 Paramedics are actively campaigning to stop the County of Frontenac from imposing funding cuts to ambulance service.  more...

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

Solidarity not Charity!

May 23, 2013 Watch the recently completed video of our Southern Africa Tour 2012 more...

EQUITY UNIT

May 22, 2013 The revised OPSEU Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Policy (HDPP) and accompanying HDPP Procedures Manual are now available! more...

OPS CAMPAIGNS: RETHINKING ONTARIO PLACE

May 21, 2013 The accumulative efforts of many organizations and individuals have resulted in a renewed interest in what happens at Ontario Place. See video. more...

AMBULANCE DIVISION

May 21, 2013 Cuts to ambulances services will threaten residents in the Country of Frontenac and the city of Kinston if the municipality reduces ambulance services more...

OPSEU ENTERPRISES

Fallsview Indoor Waterpark

May 16, 2013 Special hotel waterpark packages are now available to OPSEU members at Fallsview Indoor Waterpark.   more...

NEWS RELEASE

May 15, 2013 In defiance of two Grievance Settlement Board rulings, the Ministry of the Attorney General says it will contract-out the transcription work of 650 court reporters  more...

LIQUOR BOARD EMPLOYEES DIVISION

May 14, 2013 Legal document lays out OPSEU’s discrimination claim against LCBO and Ontario Government. Read what the union filed with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. download the document.....

SOCIAL SERVICES

May 13, 2013 Update on Taking Action on Workplace Stress campaign; Message from the Chair, Bargaining Highlights and more Download this issue...

COLLEGE FACULTY

May 13, 2013 OPSEU has discovered that three Ontario colleges, Fanshawe, Mohawk and Seneca, have formed a consortium planning large-scale investment of funds in a college in Saudi Arabia. more...

NEWS RELEASE

May 10, 2013 OPSEU is taking the LCBO and the Wynne government to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal over wage discrimination at the Crown-owned retail giant more.....

Former OPSEU President honoured

May 10, 2013 Former OPSEU President, Fred Upshaw was  honoured with Bromley Armstrong Award the  read the article here...

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

May 9, 2013 OPSEU Developmental Services have launched our new blog with stories from the recent “Chicken Pot Pie” DS story contest. We have also started our new DS Twitter feed, and be sure to join in the conversation on our DS Facebook page! more...

NEWEST MEMBERS

Christopher Terrace votes OPSEU

May 8, 2013 In vote held May 2, employees at Chartwell Christopher Terrace Retirement Residence voted overwhelmingly (95 per cent) to join OPSEU. more...

NOTICE

May 3, 2013 OPSEU President Smokey Thomas sent a letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne to reinstate the Ontario Ranger program and reopen Ontario Place to demonstrate her commitment to invest $295 million, over two years, to help young people find jobs. more...

IMPORTANT NOTICE

OPSEU supports striking workers at Porter Airlines

May 3, 2013 In solidarity with the workers who have been on strike at Porter Airlines since January 10, 2013, OPSEU asks staff and members not to fly Porter for union business.  more...

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

May 3, 2013 On May 2, OPSEU and 22 other unions and NGOs sent an open letter to Loblaw’s Executive Chairman, Galen Weston, calling on the company to take action to prevent more workers’ deaths. more...

NEWS

May 3, 20133 In the wake of the Ontario budget, the President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union is urging Premier Wynne to reinstate funding for two youth employment programs as part of her $295 youth employment strategy. more...

Diablogue

May 3, 2013 It had all the trappings of an election — lawn signs, leaflets, media coverage and an army of volunteers knocking on doors.  more...

OPS – Corrections

May 3, 2013 Correctional peace officers from across Ontario will gather at Queen’s Park on Monday, May 13 to pay tribute to those who have fallen in the line of duty.  more...

NEWS

May 2, 2013 Ontario’s first budget with Kathleen Wynne as Premier is a disappointing continuation of the Dalton McGuinty legacy, the President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says. more...

Former OPSEU President honoured

May 2, 2013 Former OPSEU President, Fred Upshaw, will be honoured at a special Toronto York Region Labour Council event on Friday, May 3. more.....

HOSPITAL SUPPORT WORKERS

May 1, 2013 Spring 2013 newsletter for OPSEU members in the hospital support sector Planning is underway for next month’s BPS conference and coordinated bargaining conference more...

LIVE AND LET LIVE FUND

OPSEU Supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation Solidarity Tour

May 1, 2013 From Winnipeg to Windsor May 1 to 15, 2013, come out to support this tour, co-sponsored with OPSEU Live and Let Live Fund, other unions and labour councils. more...

MINISTRY OF LABOUR MERC

May 1, 2013 Off Balance spring 2013 newsletter for OPSEU members in the Ministry of Labour – The MERC team has re-launched its new and improved newsletter to keep members up-to-date on happenings inside the Ministry. more......

NEWEST MEMBERS

May 1, 2013 OPSEU is pleased to welcome its 104 newest members at the Peel District School Board. more...

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

April 29, 2013 Canadian organizations are demanding that Loblaws, Walmart and others who source from Bangladesh come clean on what they know and take concrete steps to make sure this kind of tragedy never happens again..  more....

ONTARIO DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM

April 18, 2013 People with disabilities and the front line staff who work with them joined forces on April 10 to tell MPPs: improve disability benefits, but not in the ways recommended by a provincial commission.  more......

EQUITY: PROVINCIAL YOUNG WORKERS COMMITTEE

April 12, 2013 The Call for OPSEU’s 6th Annual International Youth Day (IYD) is now available.. more....

BROADER PUBLIC SECTOR

 The 2013 BPS Conference in Toronto June 21-23 is rapidly approaching. All the details you need to know about registration, travel & accommodation, child care and special needs have now been posted online  more...

ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE

The 2013-2014 OPS Collective Agreement for Central, Unified and Corrections (including Salary Schedules) is now available online.  more...

ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE

Send an e-mail directly to your MPP by visiting this page now. more...

NOTICE

The Ontario government is cutting wages and staff. Instead, they should be documenting management waste in ministries, agencies, offices, and other undertakings. Use the ORNGE Line, a new online resource, to alert us to the waste in your workplace today. more........

For nearly five years the employer has refused to comply with a Grievance Settlement Board decision that found transcript work should be covered by the collective agreement. Sign a postcard to Chris Bentley, telling him to quit with the union-busting tactics   more...