Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Staff in the Security Services Department at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) are the newest members of OPSEU/SEFPO following a unanimous vote to join. They join over 1,100 other members working at CHEO and are now part of a movement of 180,000 OPSEU/SEFPO members. “We are happy to welcome Security Services staff at...

A Thursday rally in Ottawa by OPSEU members in support of public autism services earned extensive media coverage. Global News, The Ottawa Citizen and News1310 all reported on the rally, which was organized by Local 474. About three dozen protesters showed up to send the Ford government the message that autism therapy is health care...

Ottawa’s 1310 News is reporting on the OPSEU poll that found 80 per cent of Ontarians are opposed to Doug Ford’s deep and dangerous cuts to the public health care system. “The autism services at CHEO, they’ve issued layoff notices,” OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas told the radio station. “They’re laying off pretty much the...