Newsletter

Click here for a PDF version. Our last dates with the Employer at the bargaining table left us disgusted and angry. Not only was the Employer not listening to our needs; they were only bringing concessions to the table. After those dates, we called on you to send a loud message to the Employer: Enough...

Bargaining Continues: Updates from the table On June 23rd and 24th, your HPD central bargaining team met with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) for a second time, with support from a conciliation officer. We entered bargaining committed to having a productive dialogue with the OHA on outstanding monetary and non-monetary items. We presented new language...

Update on Strategic Planning Meetings with Local Presidents Following the November 2024 Broader Public Sector (BPS) Conference, Sector Executives have been meeting with local leaders from Boards of Education and Cultural Institutions to plan for the future and discuss what support is needed from the Sector. These strategic planning meetings have been highly productive and...

Bargaining Begins: Making Our Priorities Known Last week, your HPD central bargaining team met with the Ontario Hospitals Association (OHA) to begin negotiations on the issues that matter most to hospitals professionals across Ontario. Both sides tabled their first set of proposals, and one thing was made very clear – our approaches to finding solutions...

Click here to download a printable PDF. Update from the bargaining table Your Bargaining Team met with the Employer on May 22, 2025 — our first monetary discussion since submitting our fulsome proposal in December 2024. The Employer’s position did not fully address our proposals, resulting in mixed progress. They offered a handful of meager...

Preparing for the bargaining Table Your elected bargaining team begins negotiations with the OHA next week – May 26th to May 30th – with additional dates in June and July. We have been working diligently for several months to prepare, finishing with a full week of preparations May 5th-9th, 2025. During this final week, we...

Printable version Update from the bargaining table Your bargaining team met with the Employer on May 6th and 7th with the expectation that the Parties would finish discussions on non-monetary issues and begin negotiating monetary proposals. Although we reached agreement on a number of non-monetary issues, the Employer was not prepared to begin monetary discussions....

Our long-awaited interest arbitration hearing has been scheduled! It will take place at the end of January 2026. Brian Sheehan is the Arbitrator, mutually agreed by our union and the employer. OPSEU/SEFPO’s Nominee (our union’s representative at the hearing) is Michele Dawson Haber. Ryan Wood, from Bass and Associates, will be representing the employer. How...

Click here to download PDF version Update from the bargaining table During the writ period, your bargaining team continued working on proposals so that we would be in a position to resume bargaining once the government was back in place following the provincial election. Your bargaining team resumed negotiations with the employer on April 16,...

Strengthening Our Position: Preparing to Bargain Your bargaining team has been hard at work preparing to head into bargaining with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) to renew our central collective agreement. As we move forward with preparations, we want to provide you with an update on the progress we have made so far and details...

Chair’s Message Greetings, With Winter in the proverbial rear-view mirror, I’m sure we can all agree that the emergence of Spring is a welcome change. We moved our clocks forward and despite gaining an extra hour of light, it’s hard to shake the feeling of political darkness both regionally and south of the border. With that said, I...

Since negotiations began, your OPSEU/SEFPO CBS bargaining team has been pushing for a fair and equitable agreement that reflects the needs and priorities of the membership. As we move forward with negotiations, we want to provide you with an update on the progress we have made so far and details on what lies ahead. Past...