Category: Grievances
Case Comment: Protecting Precarious Employment
In the College sector, partial-load Academic employees deal with a form of precarious employment that involves a series of semester long contracts. Because the work is divided into contracts which last a few months and are episodic in nature, dispute...
September 13, 2023SEE MOREFighting the WSIB’s Alarming Record of Denying Chronic Mental Stress Claims
The fight to advance workers’ rights includes pushing to expand and enforce just compensation for injured workers. On one front, some progress has been won to recognize chronic mental stress as a compensable workplace injury in Ontario in recent year...
August 31, 2023SEE MOREOPS workers force Ontario government to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
After Canada’s Governor General proclaimed September 30 a federal holiday in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in 2021, the Ontario Government refused to recognize the holiday for Ontario Public Service (OPS) employees in 2022. ...
July 15, 2023SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO wins Correctional Supervisor job competition grievance
Click here to download this notice in PDF format.The Ministry of the Solicitor General was wrong to directly assign former managers into newly-created “correctional supervisor” positions in the OPSEU/SEFPO Correctional Bargaining Unit without com...
July 7, 2023SEE MORECase Comment: How the “precautionary principle” allowed TDSB to put some workers on unpaid leave
COVID-19 has been a complex challenge for employers – and unions – to balance the rights and interests of workers in the face of a global pandemic.In a key decision in March of 2022, the well-respected arbitrator William Kaplan issued a decision ab...
June 23, 2023SEE MOREClassic Case Comment: Challenging Employers’ rules with the “KVP test”
OPSEU/SEFPO members often want to know when and how they can use the grievance process to challenge unreasonable Employer edicts. Arbitrators have ruled that Employers do have the legal power to issue policies and rules unilaterally under their right...
June 23, 2023SEE MOREPension to the Max – Deciding when it’s best to begin receiving payments
“Normal retirement age” in Canada is age 65. This is when you can begin to collect your full Canada Pension (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), and employer pension payments.You may choose to continue working and delay receiving your pension payment.B...
June 23, 2023SEE MOREOPS Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) memorandum of settlement
View the decisionGSB# 2021-3633; 2021-4288OPSEU# 2022-0999-0005; 2022-0999-0004Memorandum of Settlement Between:The Crown in Right of Ontario as represented by the Treasury Board Secretariat (“the Employer”)andThe Ontario Public Employees...
March 15, 2023SEE MOREMandatory OPS Rapid Antigen Tests ruled “work” by Grievance Settlement Board (GSB)
View the decisionView the memorandum of settlement hereOn October 26, 2022, the Grievance Settlement Board (GSB) issued a decision related to the mandatory completion and submission of COVID-19 “Rapid Antigen Tests” by employees on their own ...
March 15, 2023SEE MOREOPS Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) grievance decision
PDF versionCrown Employees Grievance Settlement BoardSuite 600 Bureau180 Dundas St. West 180, rueToronto, Ontario M5G 1Z8 TorontTel. (416) 326-1388GSB# 2021-3633; 2021-4288UNION# 2022-0999-0005; 2022-0999-0004IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBIT...
March 14, 2023SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO in the News: #OurSafetyMatters rally for fired CLASS workers in Alliston
More than 150 community members, OPSEU/SEFPO members, labour activists and allies gathered outside Community Living Association for South Simcoe's (CLASS) head office in Alliston, Ontario, on March 7 to protest the termination of three union leaders ...
March 11, 2023SEE MORECommunity rallies to support local union leaders who were fired for raising Health and Safety concerns
Over 50 people rallied today in Alliston, Ontario to send a message to Community Living Association for South Simcoe (CLASS) Executive Director, Andrew Walker, to protect the safety of Developmental Service workers at CLASS and reverse his unfair fir...
February 10, 2023SEE MOREAlliston Rally to support local union leaders fired for raising Health & Safety concerns
ALLISTON, ON - Workers, community members, and allies will hold a public rally to protest the recent firing of three Developmental Service workers by the Community Living Association for South Simcoe (CLASS). The three workers had their positions ter...
February 10, 2023SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO Calls for Immediate Action to Protect Workers at Community Living Association for South Simcoe
ALLISTON ON – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) is calling for the employer at Community Living Association for South Simcoe (CLASS) to take immediate action in the wake of numerous incidents of workplace violence in the past y...
January 23, 2023SEE MORECollege Faculty Grievance Educational
The College Faculty Divisional Executive are pleased to announce a two-day hybrid training session for interested Stewards who would like to learn about grievances.The Grievance Educational will be held on the following dates:Saturday, Janua...
January 13, 2023SEE MOREPhotos: OPSEU/SEFPO Local 467 Correctional Officers stand together against bullying by bosses
Photos from the information rally outside the Quinte Detention Centre on Monday, November 22. Members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 467 standing strong together to send a message to bosses that union-busting and punishment for union activity must end![gall...
November 22, 2022SEE MOREFrequently Asked Questions about mandatory vaccinations
With the fourth wave of the COVID-19 crisis upon us, many employers in Ontario have been developing workplace policies calling for mandatory vaccines and testing. The Ford government has also announced a vaccine passport will be brought in this month...
September 2, 2021SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO wins big on pregnancy/parental leave
OPSEU/SEFPO has won an important battle around vacation and pregnancy/parental leave. An arbitrator has ruled that colleges cannot force faculty employees to take vacation during leaves.The grievance arose when a college professor wanted to take pr...
June 18, 2021SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO welcomes arbitrator’s ruling on LTIP
OPSEU/SEFPO is hailing Arbitrator Nimal Dissanayake’s ruling that four articles in the OPS Unified collective agreement defended by the Employer violate human rights legislation. The ruling concerned two requirements regarding employees receiving, or...
March 17, 2021SEE MOREPresident Thomas to College Council: Stop the stonewalling, start the healing
A statement from OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas on Canadore College:OPSEU has reviewed the prepared statements released Monday, February 24 by the College Employer Council. We are disappointed that the College appears intent to stonewall r...
February 27, 2020SEE MORE