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The Ontario Public Service Employees Union/Syndicat des employés de la fonction publique de l’Ontario (OPSEU/SEFPO) is seeking a retiree to represent OPSEU/SEFPO as a Trustee on the CAAT Pension Plan.  This Trustee position rotates between OPSEU/SEFPO CAAT Support, OPSEU/SEFPO CAAT Academic and Ontario College Administrative Staff Association (OCASA). The appointment currently held by CAAT Support...

James Clancy March 10, 1950 – April 2, 2024 Union Leader / Gentle Comrade Visitation Wednesday, April 10, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Capital Memorial Funeral Home 3700 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa Funeral and Reception Thursday, April 11, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. St. Elias Centre 750 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa In lieu of flowers, please consider...

A rare exhibition showcasing the work of female impressionist, Canadian Helen McNicol and American Mary Cassatt, is now on display at the Art Gallery of Ontario. This exceptional presentation demonstrates how these women transcended barriers of sexism and disabilities. OPSEU/SEFPO’s Disability Rights Caucus (DRC) strongly encourages everyone to take this unique opportunity to see these...

OPSEU/SEFPO Local 428 President Jody Pringle and 1st Vice President Lee MacLaren, both full-time Ministry of Transportation (MTO) ferry workers, brought a petition to Queen’s Park at the end of March on behalf of Wolfe Island and Glenora ferry workers, and area residents. The 1,000-signature petition, presented by NDP MPP and Labour Critic Jamie West,...

OPSEU/SEFPO Local 393 has reached a tentative agreement with Simcoe/Muskoka ParaMed Home Health Care. Local 393 members will have the opportunity to vote on whether to accept this contract on February 1, 2023. The tentative contract includes higher wage increases than previously offered by ParaMed, the addition of shift premiums, as well as improvements to...

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 year.  CLASS staff, who are members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 332, have faced an increase in physical...

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!  

OPSEU/SEFPO’s college faculty bargaining team and the College Employer Council have issued the following statement: The parties have reached an agreement to enter binding interest arbitration and the strike that was scheduled to commence at 12:01 am on March 18, 2022, is called off. This also concludes all work-to-rule strike activities.  

On the morning of Jan. 20, 2022, a fellow Education Worker with the Peel District School Board lost her three children in a tragic house fire, despite heroic efforts to save them. We are deeply saddened to hear of this tragedy. On behalf of all our sector 3 members, OPSEU/SEFPO Boards of Education and Cultural...

Message from the President and FVPT: Get informed before you vote Download the PDF. Ratification votes are very important. The outcome can affect your life so you owe it to yourself to get educated and make the choice that’s best for you and your co-workers. No agreement is ever perfect and no bargaining team ever...

The Coalition of Racialized Workers (CORW) is working to extend the work of the caucus across OPSEU/SEFPO’s regions. We would like to invite all racialized members in Regions 3 & 7 to join us as we create these regional chapters. Creating these regional chapters is a part of the CORW’s strategic plan. It is to...

To: CAAT part-time support members Your bargaining team has been preparing a bargaining strategy and developing proposals that will achieve the mandate you gave us at our Final Demand-Set Meeting. The next step in the process is to sit down with the employer and push your demands forward. We hope to see significant movement in...