Your HPD bargaining team is heading into interest arbitration this weekend. We’d like to take a moment to thank you for your continued support as we gear up for the next stage in negotiations. Hearings will take place on March 7 and 8, 2026 with arbitrator Colin Johnston.
Show Your Solidarity
Members from across the province have been showing their solidarity ahead of interest arbitration!






You can show your support for the bargaining team this weekend by organizing and participating in solidarity actions at your workplace. Wear your HPD t-shirts, post on social media and send in photos. Let’s show our employer that HPD is united and committed to securing the contract we deserve!
Send your photos to [email protected]!
Tag OPSEU/SEFPO social media channels:
Facebook: facebook.com/opseu
X (formerly Twitter): x.com/opseu
Instagram: instagram.com/opseusefpo
Thank you for your continued patience and solidarity throughout this process and we will continue to keep you informed as proceedings unfold.
In Solidarity,
Your HPD Bargaining Team:
Betty Palmieri – Chair
L206 – St. Joseph’s Health Care Hamilton
Brenda Allan – Vice-Chair
L215 – Niagara Health System
Adrian-Alexandru Balojin
L206 – St. Joseph’s Health Care Hamilton
Katie Lambert
L106 – London Health Sciences Centre
Tanya Niemi
L277 – Headwaters Healthcare Centre Orangeville
Megan North
L373 – Peterborough Regional Health Centre
Bev Weaver
L4106 – Kingston Health Sciences Centre