Higher wages
Better benefits
Job security
Respect
We can help you bargain better pay and benefits.
OPSEU/SEFPO already helps thousands of education workers across Ontario – including many of your co-workers at KPDSB.
Why wait any longer?
It’s fast, easy, and 100% confidential!
Kiera Chion
kchion@opseu.org
416-526-0330
Patti Markland
416-802-8121
pmarkland@opseu.org
Daniel Peters
dpeters@opseu.org
416- 805-1796
Phil Pollard
416-522-7826
ppollard@opseu.org
Jeremy Thibodeau
647-528-0271
jthibodea@opseu.org
Alyssa Walker
416-200-0947
awalker@opseu.org
Kathy Whipple
kwhipple@opseu.org
416-427-8705
OPSEU/SEFPO
No union
Protection against dismissal or discipline
Employer can dismiss or discipline you almost at will
A “grievance procedure” to settle disputes. If you and your managers can’t agree, a third-party judge called “arbitrator” could rule in your favour.
Employer has “the last say” in most disputes
Regular consultation between your elected union reps and the employer
No requirement for consultation
The workplace rights in an OPSEU/SEFPO contract are legally binding – your managers *must* follow the contract
You have few workplace rights – your managers can do almost anything they want when they want
Fair job competitions and promotions
Employer decides who gets transferred and/or promoted
OPSEU/SEFPO provides expert bargaining and workplace assistance
You are on your own
Kiera Chion
kchion@opseu.org
416-526-0330
Patti Markland
416-522-7826
pmarkland@opseu.org
Daniel Peters
dpeters@opseu.org
416- 805-1796
Jeremy Thibdeau
647-528-0271
jthibodeau@opseu.org
Alyssa Walker
416-200-0947
awalker@opseu.org
Kathy Whipple
kwhipple@opseu.org
416-427-8705
When you join OPSEU/SEFPO, you join with 8,000+ other education workers across Ontario.