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You asked and we listened! Registration for Virtual Worker Safety Engagement Tour is now open. We will be available on April 8 at 12pm – 2pm or 6pm – 8pm. The Worker Safety Engagement Tour aims to introduce a boost of energy, bring information, and support the work of the Union, by providing more resources and...

Downloadable PDF OPSEU/SEFPO includes a diverse workforce upwards of 45,000 professionals in postsecondary education, spanning all 24 public colleges and 16 public universities and postsecondary institutions in Ontario. These individuals encompass a wide range of roles, including food service workers, professors, counsellors, caretakers, nurses, academic support specialists, instructors, information technologists, lab technologists, international student advisors,...

Kaylee Heath is a registered nurse. She works at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care since 2013. She also is a Mental Health First Aid Instructor. Kaylee takes pride in being involved in her local executive committee and a union steward. Before becoming a nurse, Kaylee began working in the healthcare field as a medical...

With a lack of hospital capacity and long-term beds at a crisis point due to pre-existing pressures amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is urging the Ford government to look for creative ways to combat the spread of the coronavirus. “We need an immediate solution to help those who do and who...

In an act of solidarity with locked out workers of Regina’s Co-op Refinery Complex, OPSEU’s executive board has unanimously agreed to send members to Saskatchewan. The action is in response to the arrest of Unifor national president, Jerry Dias, who was illegally taken into custody Monday after joining a picket line established by members of...

I am deeply troubled that the president of a national labour union, Jerry Dias was arrested on Monday while exercising his constitutional right of freedom of association on a legal picket line at Regina’s Co-op Refinery. This is a very sad day, not only for the labour movement, but also for democracy in Canada. Labour...

It’s pathetic that the Ford government is resorting to bribery to try to get support from parents in its botched handling of contract talks with teachers, said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. Education Minister Stephen Lecce’s announcement that parents will get $60 a day to pay for supports like childcare during a potential strike is...

OPSEU is always finding ways to better serve our members. That means offering services in the most accessible, convenient and effective ways. That’s why we’ve overhauled our website. We are going to a WordPress platform. This will allow us to integrate all our platforms, including our mobile app and the member portal. You can look...