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#Bargaining Bulletin #1 We’ve made history: on Thursday, June 12th, 2025, your union, OPSEU/SEFPO, delivered our employer the very first Notice to Bargain on behalf of part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario. This takes an exciting step towards your first collective agreement – a central contract that will collectively bargain things like wages, working...

This is the call-out package for the Region 3 Educational to be held on September 27 & 28, 2025, at the Fern Resort Ltd. – 4432 Fern Resort Road, Ramara, ON L3V 0Z1, 1-800-567- 3376. Application for Educational Advance Request Form Human Rights Accommodation Request Educational Information Sheet Descriptions of courses being offered Statement of...

The following news release was distributed by OPTrust on June 13, 2025. View it on OPTrust’s website, linked here. Toronto, June 13, 2025 — OPTrust, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, is celebrating 30 years of delivering service and security to members. Following a joint agreement by OPSEU and the Government of Ontario...

You are invited to join the OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) at Windsor’s Carrousel of the Nations Event Venue:  The Caribbean Village: 2410 Central Avenue, Windsor, Ontario. For Seven years OPSEU/SEFPO has Sponsored the Windsor Carrousel of the Nations  Every year at Carousel of the Nations, people from all walks of life come together to...

Pride is a celebration. Beyond that it is a time to honour not just our pride and queer joy, but also the resilience and solidarity among our 2SLGBTQIA+ members, the communities we exist in, and the allies who are part of our collective fight. This Pride month, we reflect on the moment we are in:...

OPSEU/SEFPO condemns the detention of President of SEIU California, David Huerta, who was violently apprehended as he stood as an observer during an Immigration and Customs enforcement (ICE) raid in Los Angeles. This detention is part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attempts to silence dissent and create an atmosphere of intimidation, as workers and communities...

WHO: The bargaining team would like to invite Unified members to Table Talk Thursdays. WHAT IS TABLE TALK THURSDAYS: Table Talk Thursdays are Zoom sessions where YOUR bargaining team shares updates and insights with union members about ongoing negotiations and activities. Join us to stay informed and engaged with the latest news and developments. WHERE:...

OPSEU/SEFPO is calling on Ontario’s Ombudsman to hold Maplehurst Correctional Complex’s highest decision-makers to account in their upcoming third-party investigation. The Ombudsman announced earlier this week that they will be launching a new investigation into the Ministry of the Solicitor General’s response to an incident at the jail in December 2023, citing concerns over “transparency,...

June is National Indigenous History Month – and every year, it should serve as a call to action. For millennia, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples across Turtle Island have stewarded the lands upon which we build our movements and our lives. As a white settler nation established through legacies of enduring colonial violence, Canada...

As wildfires across Ontario grow more intense and frequent, the demand for workers in Aviation and Forest Fire and Emergency Services has never been higher, yet wages are falling further and further behind. Pilots represented by OPSEU/SEFPO have resoundingly rejected an offer that would have made Ontario second to last in terms of wages for...

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...

Toronto, ON — Last week, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33, a sweeping piece of legislation that hands more control over education to the premier’s office at the direct expense of school boards, post-secondary institutions, and the communities that depend on them. “Bill 33 is a power grab, and a dangerous one,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President...

Save the Date November 14-16, 2025 Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel 123 Queen Street West, Toronto The BPS Conference planning committee, in consultation with All Chairs, is putting together an action-packed program focused on empowering workers to fight together. Our strength lies in our unity; in our determination to fight for a better future. When we...

Bargaining Bulletin #1 On Monday, your bargaining team gives our employer Notice to Bargain, kicking off one of the most important bargaining rounds in our Division’s history. Thousands of surveyed members identified core issues for this bargaining round – including better wages and stronger job security – that will shape the proposals that hit the...

Toronto, ON – The Financial Accountability Office (FAO) has released its analysis of the 2025 Ontario Budget, confirming what many Ontarians already feel in day-to-day life: the province’s economic outlook is worsening, and the government’s budget choices are falling short. The FAO report finds that economic growth is slowing, provincial debt is rising, and the...