Fred Victor Centre

Front-line supportive housing workers in Toronto are OPSEU/SEFPO’s newest members after the Fred Victor Centre took over the operations of the former Toronto Christian Resource Centre (CRC). “On behalf of all 180,000 of our members across Ontario, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new members from the former Toronto Christian Resource Centre,”...

Toronto – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) at Fred Victor Centre voted to ratify a tentative agreement last night. Local 509 bargaining team member Marg Robinson was relieved that a strike was avoided, but noted that, “It wasn’t a strong ‘yes’ vote. I hope the employer sees that they have some moving...

Yesterday afternoon, workers in OPSEU Local 509 at Fred Victor picketed outside their workplace. Currently in new collective agreement negotiations, the local is demanding the elimination of subcontracting work out to temp agencies, as well as the same access to benefits and pay for all workers. The workers at Fred Victor and their bargaining team...