Lived experiences heard: October 10 is World Mental Health Day
Saturday marks World Mental Health Day and OPSEU/SEFPO has a critical role to play in raising awareness about mental illness, combating stigma, and pushing for improved mental health supports.Through our battles for better wages, improved health ...
October 9, 2026SEE MORERegister for the Find Ontario Missing Boys webinar on Nov 19 at 7 pm
The Dismantling Systemic Racism Program (DSRP) is presenting a webinar with Shana McCalla about the campaign to Find Ontario Missing Boys on Thursday, Nov 19 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm.Register for the Find Ontario Missing Boys webinar.Find Ontar...
October 9, 2026SEE MORE19 Toronto-area members complete Train the Trainer
Congratulations to 19 OPSEU/SEFPO members from Region 5 (Toronto) who completed Train the Trainer, an in-depth course that prepares members to co-facilitate OPSEU/SEFPO regional educational training courses.
October 9, 2026SEE MOREStop the layoffs at Community Living Oakville
Just ten days after reaching an agreement to end the strike at Community Living Oakville, management is laying off 17 frontline staff. This is a shameful attack on dedicated care and support workers following a legal strike.&n...
October 9, 2026SEE MOREACO Occupational Division Leadership, Health and Safety Conference, Nov 17-18, 2026
The ACO Occupational Division Leadership / Health and Safety Conference has been scheduled. This conference will provide leadership development, education, and networking opportunities to strengthen the ACO Occupational Division. The event builds cla...
October 9, 2026SEE MOREApply now for Region 5 Weekend Educational, Nov 28-29, 2026
Location:The Chelsea Hotel – 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z4Under OPSEU/SEFPO policy, the 60 km rule WILL be enforced for this weekend Educational.Members living further than 60 km from the hotel are entitled to single accommo-...
October 9, 2026SEE MORETable Talk Newsletter Issue # 32
Join Us for Table Talk Thursdays!American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters available at all meetings.WHO: Your OPS Unified bargaining team would like to invite all Unified members to Table Talk Thursdays.WHAT: Table Talk Thursda...
October 8, 2026SEE MOREApply to be a College or University Member Organizer (multiple opportunities)
OPSEU/SEFPO members working in universities and Ontario's public colleges — as support staff and faculty — are building worker power. To continue this critical work, we are bringing on member organizers!Core parts of this organizing work will inv...
October 8, 2026SEE MORECalling all OPSEU/SEFPO members running for municipal councils and school boards
If you're an OPSEU/SEFPO member running in this month’s municipal and school board election, we want to help you spread the word!It takes commitment and courage to step up and participate in your local politics. We feel you should be recognized f...
October 8, 2026SEE MOREEmail Action: Support Fairness for Algoma U Part-Time Faculty
Send an email in support OPSEU/SEFPO members at Algoma University, who are currently bargaining for a new contract.Send an email of support now!As the instructors for the majority of Algoma University's courses, Part-Time Faculty play a vit...
October 8, 2026SEE MOREHolocaust Education Week film screening – Nov 10, 2026 at 7 pm
OPSEU/SEFPO’s Jewish Caucus invites you to join us for a special Holocaust Education Week virtual event on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.We will be screening the documentary Reckonings, followed by a guided discussion exploring responsibility, justi...
October 6, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO welcomes more hospital professionals into the union
Hospital professionals continue to give a huge vote of confidence to OPSEU/SEFPO.Cardiovascular perfusionists who work at Toronto’s University Health Network were 100 per cent in favour of joining OPSEU/SEFPO in a vote conducted by the Ontario La...
October 5, 2026SEE MORETwo more agreements reached in community, health and social services strikes
Two more OPSEU/SEFPO units have reached agreements ending 18-week strikes, continuing a historic trend being set by frontline workers in community, health and social services. OPSEU/SEFPO Local 249 – Community Living Oakville has...
October 2, 2026SEE MOREBargaining Bulletin #7: Together for Publicly Funded Education
As our "Together for Publicly Funded Education" workplace and community organizing campaign picks up pace, we are sharing a range of opportunities for you to participate this month.1) Come to our Town Hall Meeting (October 15)On Thursday Octo...
October 2, 2026SEE MOREWhat is Bill C-39?
What is Bill C-39?Bill C-39 is an omnibus bill that includes proposed changes to Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code. If passed, Bill C-39 would give the Minister of Labour the power to end a legal strike and impose a binding dispute resolution. In...
October 1, 2026SEE MOREIndigenous Circle seeks representatives for Regions 3, 4, 6 and 7 – apply by Oct 23
The OPSEU/SEFPO Indigenous Circle invites members who identify as Indigenous (First Nation, Metis or Inuit) to apply for a position on the Indigenous Circle to fill vacancies in Regions 3, 4, 6 and 7. The role of the regional representative on the&nb...
October 1, 2026SEE MOREOPSEU/SEFPO welcomes 2026 Member Development and Staff Development Trainees
Eleven members and four staff of OPSEU/SEFPO were selected as Member Development Trainees (MDTs) and Staff Development Trainees (SDTs) for this year’s MDT/SDT program, which runs from September to December 2026.
October 1, 2026SEE MORENational Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day
This year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30) takes place in a troubling context. Canada’s federal and provincial governments – faced with a tariff war and the growing influence of far-right political movements –...
September 29, 2026SEE MORECollege Faculty Part-Time and Sessional Update #13: Back at the table
Your College Faculty Part-Time and Sessional Bargaining Team returned to the table today with the College Employer Council (CEC).This was our sixth bargaining session as we work towards our first part-time and sessional faculty collective agreeme...
September 28, 2026SEE MORECollege Faculty Part-Time and Sessional Update #12: Bargaining resumes Monday – join our town hall
Your College Faculty Part-Time and Sessional Bargaining Team will meet with the College Employer Council (CEC) for our next day of negotiations this Monday, September 28, 2026.A comprehensive bargaining update will follow – in the meantime, drop in t...
September 25, 2026SEE MORE