Category: Media
OPSEU/SEFPO will stand with any workers who defy anti-labour federal legislation
OPSEU/SEFPO condemns the Carney government’s recent introduction of Bill C-39, an omnibus bill that includes proposed changes to Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code.OPSEU/SEFPO will stand in solidarity with any workers who decide to defy these ...
September 25, 2026SEE MOREinSolidarity Editor’s Weekend Conference – Oct 16-18, 2026
The inSolidarity Editor’s Weekend, which is taking place in-person in Toronto from Friday, Oct. 16 to Sunday, Oct. 18.It’s the biennial conference and educational for OPSEU/SEFPO members interested in improving their union communications skills. ...
August 31, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO: Permanently end for-profit plasma collection to protect public health
The union that represents Canadian Blood Services (CBS) workers in Ontario is calling for an immediate termination of the blood-plasma collection contract with for-profit Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols. OPSEU/SEFPO is also call...
August 14, 2026SEE MOREMedia release: Ford government denies firefighter understaffing but internal briefing suggests otherwise
The union for wildland firefighters is challenging the Ford government’s attempts to deny the reality of persistent understaffing throughout increasingly severe fire seasons. In response to concerns raised by frontline workers re...
July 28, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO in the news: Workers call on Ford to plan appropriately for increasingly severe fire seasons
As wildfires continue to burn during what is projected to be the worst fire season in Ontario history, OPSEU/SEFPO members working in aviation and forest fire services have been in the skies, on the frontlines, and providing vital operational support...
July 24, 2026SEE MOREMEDIA RELEASE: Ontario is burning due to government inaction and poor planning
The Ford government is failing to deliver on its promise to “Protect Ontario” as OPSEU/SEFPO wildland firefighters, pilots, and operational support staff face yet another brutal fire reason – putting their lives on the line without adequate investmen...
July 16, 2026SEE MORE“Sharing knowledge with new leaders and celebrating leadership” – Region 5 Regional Meeting educated and inspired
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, InSolidarity CommitteeRegion 5 held its leadership conference at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel from Mar 6 to 8 with roughly 80 attendees.Friday evening started with ice breaking games testing attendees’ knowledge through...
July 13, 2026SEE MOREMedia report on Corrections workers’ call for urgent action on suicides
The call to action from OPSEU/SEFPO's Correctional Bargaining Unit on an alarming coroner's report into Correctional worker suicides attracted extensive media attention this week.OPSEU/SEFPO is calling on the Ontario government to immediately pr...
July 3, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO in the News: Worth Fighting For dominates Ford Fest
In a powerful show of solidarity, striking workers from community, health and social services descended on Ford Fest today to send a clear message to Premier Ford: Do the right thing: fund our services, deliver stolen wages, ...
June 25, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO In The News: “Over $1 billion goes to private companies administering Ontario government programs”
This week, OPSEU/SEFPO broke a story about how over $1 billion of public funds are going to three private companies administering social service programs. We don’t know how much money stays with ...
June 5, 2026SEE MOREThousands March to Queen’s Park to Defend Public Health Care
https://youtu.be/7dYFgmJUbisBlue and white flags filled the streets of downtown Toronto as OPSEU/SEFPO members from across sectors joined thousands of workers in a mass rally this Thursday. The rally was part of Ontario Health Coalition’s “Stop ...
May 29, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO in the News: Faculty call for solidarity in the face of catastrophic college cuts
OPEN LETTER: In the Face of Catastrophic College Cuts, We Find Strength in Each Other to Fight BackRead the full letter in The Grind magazineWe are among the professors, counsellors and other faculty affected by mass layoffs at George Brown P...
May 25, 2026SEE MOREDoug Ford gets a $28.9 million private jet, while working Ontarians struggle to make ends meet
Ontarians are making hard choices right now. Between groceries, rent, utilities and gas the monthly math just doesn't quite add up. All economic forecasts suggest that harder economic times are ahead for all of us. Ontarians aren’t just grappli...
April 17, 2026SEE MORESo you’re going to Convention — Now what?
By Alexandrea Seggewiss, Local 715, inSolidarity CommitteeYou’ve been elected to attend Convention as a delegate, alternate or observer – now what?On March 3, Dana Bruno, Region 7 Provincial Young Worker’s Committee representative, gave a tho...
April 2, 2026SEE MOREWe already know what the Ombudsman will find in our jails: dangerous underfunding and overcrowding that OPSEU/SEFPO members have been fighting for years
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, InSolidarity CommitteeOntario’s front-line correctional workers didn’t cause the crisis in corrections, but they are suffering terribly because of it. Despite the fact OPSEU/SEFPO members have been courageously trying to ...
February 27, 2026SEE MORENo one is immune to human trafficking; Region 7 equity groups host impactful awareness day
By Alexandrea Seggewiss, Local 715, inSolidarity CommitteeAcross Canada, February 22 is designated as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day; a day dedicated to bringing awareness to the widespread epidemic of modern-day slavery. To do just that,...
February 27, 2026SEE MORERemembering Janice Hagan – there was no mountain high enough to stop her activism and solidarity
By Rod Bemister, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 561 steward, Seneca CollegeHi everyone, by now I suspect you have heard about the passing of Janice Hagan, President of Seneca College Local 561. The impact she has had on our membership, on our colleges and...
February 26, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO statement of solidarity with Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
OPSEU/SEFPO joins our union siblings in B.C. and across Canada in sending our deepest condolences and solidarity to the Tumbler Ridge community.“The pain and grief that the Tumbler Ridge community experienced this week, no one should ever have to...
February 12, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO Statement in Solidarity with Minnesotans on January 23rd Day of Truth and Freedom
OPSEU/SEFPO stands with Minnesotans on January 23rd, the Day of Truth and Freedom: a day of action and economic blackout organized by thousands of labour groups, faith leaders and community-based organizations, demanding that ICE be withdrawn from th...
January 23, 2026SEE MOREThank You – I got my start on the InSolidarity Committee and I’ll always be grateful
By Michael Hamilton, Ontario Federation of Labour Executive Vice-President and former member of the InSolidarity Committee and Local 376Where to begin? I have been thinking long and hard about how to really convey the feelings that I have been expe...
January 22, 2026SEE MORE