2017

Toronto – An arbitration award to create a new collective agreement for more than 12,000 Ontario college faculty could have been reached at the bargaining table – and without the five-week strike that began October 16 – if the colleges had displayed “even the slightest” concern for students and staff during negotiations, the Ontario Public...

Ottawa – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) continues to grow in strength, with 61 staff at Maison Fraternité voting to become members of the union. The agency provides treatment and rehabilitation services for francophones with addictions and/or mental health issues. “OPSEU will now represent all non-managerial staff at Maison Fraternité,” said Ed Arvelin,...

Toronto – Medical laboratory professionals at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto have voted 100 per cent in favour of joining the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). “With the merger this year of St. Joseph’s, Providence Healthcare, and St. Michael’s Hospital, the bargaining units of hospital professionals at the three sites will merge as well,”...