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For immediate release May 3, 2024 DURHAM, ON – In a move that has raised serious concerns about the future of rural health care and ignited widespread criticism from local residents, healthcare professionals and advocacy groups, South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) has announced the decision to transfer its Durham Site inpatient care unit to...

A Region 4 educational has been scheduled for June 8 and 9 at the Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5K8. To apply, please download and complete this application form in this package. Completed application forms must be emailed to supportstaffkingston@opseu.org no later than Friday, May 10, 2024. The courses being offered...

Barrie, ON – After over a year of bargaining, LifeLabs workers from Orillia, Barrie, Collingwood, and Wasaga Beach are on strike for a contract that empowers them to provide high quality patient care. LifeLabs, and its CEO Charlie Brown, are putting profits over patient care. He would rather disrupt access to laboratory services and create...

OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick was joined by college and university sector leaders earlier last month to speak out against a new bill that authorizes new powers for the government over the internal affairs of colleges and universities.  A legislative committee held hearings this week on Bill 166, Strengthening Accountability and Student Supports Act, which gives...

Toronto, ON – Ontario’s forest firefighters will soon have the same presumptive WSIB coverage that urban firefighters do. Like urban firefighters, forest firefighters are at a higher risk of cancer, heart disease and heart injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder. While certain diagnoses for urban firefighters are presumed to be work related, forest firefighters didn’t have...

Every year on April 28th, workers across the country come together to remember and honour those who have lost their lives or suffered injury or illness on the job as a result of work-related incidences and hazards. On this day, we mourn all those we have lost – each loss, a preventable death – and...

Convention 2024 was our biggest yet! Roughly 2,000 members travelled from across Ontario to participate in the proceedings, plan for the next year ahead, and exercise union democracy in leadership elections! The theme of Convention 2024 was Workers Fight Back. Below are some of the highlights of Convention, including photos. For in-depth coverage written by...

Hornick re-elected President and Nancekivell acclaimed First Vice-President/Treasurer Marilyn Ott, InSol Day 2 of Convention 2024 opened with electricity in the air — who would delegates elect as the union’s 2024-2026 President? The room was filled with green and yellow t-shirts — those wearing green advocating for Sarah Labelle and those wearing yellow supporting JP...

TORONTO, ON — Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) workers, members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 535, voted today to ratify their new collective agreement after a one-month, historic first strike at the gallery. The online ratification vote began Friday, April 26 at 4:30 p.m. 281 members out of over 400 archivists, assistant curators, art handlers, food and...

For Immediate Release April 26, 2024 TORONTO – This morning at OPSEU/SEFPO Convention 2024, member delegates from across Ontario re-elected President JP Hornick to continue the worker fightback for better working conditions for public sector workers and strong public services for all Ontarians. It will be Hornick’s second two-year term as president of OPSEU/SEFPO. “There...

OPSEU/SEFPO area councils are coordinating a constituency lobby week for May 20 to May 24. This is one of several weeks throughout the year that MPPs are in their home riding and spend time meeting with constituents. Constituents are the voters that elect MPPs to the Ontario Legislature. MPPs must be held accountable to their constituents...

  Marilyn Ott, InSol The sounds of drums and singing filled the massive hall on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation as Indigenous Elders as the Indigenous Circle and other Indigenous members and staff led a procession to open Convention 2024. Dan Bower, Head Elder of the Whitney...

The InSolidarity Committee welcomes all members and guests to our union’s highest ranking authority, Convention, where delegates debate and vote on policy and constitutions motions. Whether this is your first Convention or 50th, we hope the next few days are productive, filled with learning and most importantly, fun for all! While Convention officially starts on...

Applications Please download and complete this application. Forms must include the signed recommendation of a Local Executive Officer (an approval via email from an LEC will be accepted if a signature is not possible) and be received by the North Bay Regional Office no later than May 6, 2024 at 12:00 pm to clegacy@opseu.org Location...

The Sector 11 Hospital Support Bargaining Conference has been scheduled. Dates: Thursday, May 30, 2024, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Friday, May 31, 3024 , 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration: Thursday & Friday, May 30-31, 2024, 8:30 am – 9:00 am Meeting: OPSEU/SEFPO, 155 Lesmill Rd, Toronto, ON, M3B 2T8 Hotel: Pan Pacific, 900...