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New Sector 8 Long-Term Care Divisional Executive elected at 2023 BPS Conference At the Broader Public Service (BPS) Conference in November 2023, elections were held and Sector 8 now has a new Divisional Executive (DivEx) team. Read more about the members of your new OPSEU/SEFPO Sector 8 DivEx below. We have a full committee, including...

Next Wednesday, OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and members working at Public Health Ontario (PHO) Labs will join NDP MPPs Jamie West and Monique Taylor for a news conference at Queen’s Park to sound the alarm about the potential closure of six (6) out of 11 PHO labs in Ontario, and the risk it poses for...

Take action now! – FundOurColleges.ca Ontario’s public colleges are meant to prepare students for good jobs and provide the economy with a skilled workforce – but for years, they have been starved of funding. Ontario is dead last among the provinces for per-student funding of postsecondary education. Chronic underfunding, the root of the current crisis, is hurting...

Bargaining Bulletin #3: Your Part-Time College Support Staff Bargaining Team returned to the bargaining table last week. We continued conversations regarding our non-monetary proposal presented to the College Employer Council in late January, as well as presented our monetary demands. After a week of #PartTimePower drop-in events hosted across colleges in Ontario, we felt supported...

After months of bargaining, Homes First shelter workers have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective agreement! Thanks to the solidarity of the 700+ members, and the tireless efforts of the organizing committee and the Bargaining Team, workers achieved a 13% wage increase from 2022-2024, along with a signing bonus and improvements to benefits, shift...

Hello OPSEU/SEFPO Members, You’re invited to an upcoming virtual event meant to engage 2SLGBTQIA+ members with OPSEU/SEFPO’s Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel (RAA) Committee! When? Monday, April 15th – 7pm EST What? Introductions and member engagement Presentation on roles and responsibilities of the RAA committee Education on accessing RAA funding for 2SLGBTQIA+ and Pride programs in your...

James Clancy March 10, 1950 – April 2, 2024 Union Leader / Gentle Comrade Visitation Wednesday, April 10, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Capital Memorial Funeral Home 3700 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa Funeral and Reception Thursday, April 11, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. St. Elias Centre 750 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa In lieu of flowers, please consider...

Elections for OPSEU/SEFPO’s 21 Regional Executive Board Members for the 2024-26 term and regional committee members were held across Ontario on Saturday, April 6, 2024. All new Executive Board members will be sworn in on Saturday, April 27, 2024 and begin their term upon the adjournment of Convention 2024. They will join the seven new...

After two determined weeks on strike, Regent Park Community Health Centre (RPCHC) workers who provide vital, life-saving services in the heart of downtown Toronto have voted to ratify their new collective agreement today. The contract contains significant improvements over what their employer was offering just before the strike was called, demonstrating the power of standing...

Please find visitation and funeral information here. OPSEU/SEFPO mourns the loss of James Clancy, former OPSEU/SEFPO President from 1984-1990, and President of the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) for 26 years, from 1990-2016. He passed away on April 2, 2024 at the age of 74. A lifelong champion of public services and...

The OPSEU/SEFPO Grievance Form has been given a fresh update for the first time in decades.  The changes are subtle but important to polish up this tool to enforce the rights workers have fought for and won in their contracts and legislation.  The revised form is cleaner and more streamlined, to eliminate duplication and unnecessary...

We are excited to launch our 2024 bargaining survey for HPD members. We want to hear from you about what you want to see in the upcoming Central Agreement. This bargaining survey is being distributed to every hospital professional employee in an OPSEU/SEFPO hospital bargaining unit across the province. Its purpose is to help your HPD Executive...

OPSEU/SEFPO extends a warm welcome to Jewish members who are observing Passover during Convention 2024!  While our Convention dates (April 25-27) do not fall on Passover Seder dates, OPSEU/SEFPO fully recognizes the importance of addressing the needs of our Jewish members who are observing Passover week (April 22-30). To this end, we have made the...

Region 5 will be hosting an in-person educational event on May 25 and 26. Location: Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen St West, Toronto ON, M5H 2M9 Dates: Saturday, May 25, 2024 – 9:00AM to 5:00PM Sunday, May 26, 2024 – 9:00AM to 1:00PM (approx.) Application deadline Applications must be received by: 4pm on April...

The Region 7 Retired Members Division is holding a hybrid meeting on May 14. Members can attend in Thunder Bay and Kenora in person or from your home via zoom. OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre 11 am Thunder Bay time, 10am west. 326 Memorial Ave Thunder Bay, ON Kenora Membership Centre Unit A, 1008 Ottawa St, Kenora,...