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To commemorate South Asian Heritage Month, OPSEU SEFPO Coalition of Racialized Workers (Regions 3 and 5) is honoured to present Bollywood Dance Activation and a free screening of Ray of Hope. Please RSVP and join us at this event. Date: Sunday May 25, 2025. Doors open at 11 a.m. Venue: OPSEU SEFPO, 155 Lesmill Road, Toronto Featured...

Toronto, ON – Today, the Ford government unveiled a provincial budget for 2025-26 which yet again laid bare their agenda to put investors and developers first—rather than Ontario families and communities and the public services they rely on. OPSEU/SEFPO, the union representing more than 200,000 workers in health care, education, social services, the LCBO, and...

Good afternoon OPSEU/SEFPO members, As you are likely already aware, in early April 2025, we discovered that an unauthorized third party had accessed our IT systems. We continue to work with our third-party cybersecurity experts to assist with remediation and to conduct a thorough investigation to assess the cause and extent of this incident. We...

As we set out for one of the most important bargaining rounds our division has weathered, your College Support Full-Time Bargaining Team and Local delegates from across the province gathered in Toronto from May 3-4 to set key priorities for our shared fight. Delegates also elected their peers to key committees holding down the fight...

Subject: Commemorating Asian Heritage Month Event: Free movie screening of Exclusion: Beyond the Silence. Screening 1 Venue: OPSEU SEFPO, 31 Wellesley St. East, Toronto Date: Friday May 23, 2025, at 7 p.m. Screening 2 Date: Wednesday May 28, 2025, at 7 p.m. Venue: York Catholic Teachers OCETA, 180 Brodie Drive, Unit 4, Richmond Hill To...

OPSEU/SEFPO’s Disability Rights Caucus Presents: Navigating Accessibility in the Workplace Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm Click here to register – Please ensure you register to receive a Zoom link The OPSEU/SEFPO Disability Rights Caucus invites you to a National Accessibility Week virtual panel discussion featuring current and former OPSEU/SEFPO leaders, who...

Join Region 1 Coalition of Racialized Workers (CORW) for a vibrant celebration of South Asian culture! As we commemorate South Asian Heritage Month, we invite you to an exciting event that showcases the rich traditions and diversity of South Asian communities. This is a perfect opportunity to learn, connect, and enjoy a day filled with...

Printable version Update from the bargaining table Your bargaining team met with the Employer on May 6th and 7th with the expectation that the Parties would finish discussions on non-monetary issues and begin negotiating monetary proposals. Although we reached agreement on a number of non-monetary issues, the Employer was not prepared to begin monetary discussions....

Starting in June 2025, the one-day OPSEU/SEFPO’s constitution mandatory training session, “Organizing for Power: Dismantling Anti-Black, Anti-Indigenous, and All Forms of Racism” (DSR training), will be offered in each region. For all OPSEU/SEFPO Elected Leaders including Stewards, Bargaining Team Members, Divex members, Health & Safety Representatives, etc. These sessions are intended for all locally elected officials who...

This year, approximately 2,500 OPSEU/SEFPO members — including Delegates, Alternates, and Observers — attended   Convention 2025! These 2,500 members came together for three and a half days to make connections with fellow members and discuss the many resolutions and constitutional amendments brought to the floor. As OPSEU/SEFPOs highest decision-making body, Convention attendees successfully adopted many...

Following the Unified arbitration award issued by Arbitrator Gerry Lee in January of 2025 a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed by the Parties. This MOA includes: ●     Guiding Principles for applying the experience credit ●     Proration Guidelines for calculating credit values You can read the full MOA and supporting guidelines here: MOA and guidelines  Implementation Timeline: The Employer...

Following the Corrections Arbitration Award issued by Arbitrator Kaplan in December 2023 OPSEU/SEFPO has been working to get the Employer to implement the new Nurse Experience Credit Letter of Understanding (LOU). We are pleased to announce that on April 28, 2025 a Memorandum of Agreement was signed by the Parties, including Guiding Principles for applying...

OPSEU/SEFPO proudly represents 10,000 provincial correctional staff in adult correctional facilities, youth centres, adult probation and parole offices, and youth probation offices across the province. They work for the Ministry of the Solicitor General (Corrections) and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Youth Justice). Every year, starting on the first Monday of May,...

Downloadable/printable version On February 22, 2025, OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers Committee (CoRW) Region 2 held its Annual Black History Month Celebration with the 2025 theme being, “Celebrating Black Resistance.” This was a hybrid event with the venue at OPSEU/SEFPO membership centre at 5757 Coopers Avenue, Mississauga, ON, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The event...

Bargaining Bulletin #11 If this is your first time reading an update from your union, the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), there’s a simple reason: your employer only released your contact information yesterday, and only after legal pressure, despite the fact that we’ve been bargaining your contract since January 2024. Part of bargaining in...