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Petition to Algoma University Senate: Stop the privatization of public education at Algoma University!
Algoma University (AU), a public institution, has offered a Graduate Certificate in Project Management since 2021, with AU faculty designing…
Make your city a "No Paid Plasma Zone"!
As part of the No Paid Plasma campaign we have developed a resolution that you can take to your own…
Canadian Blood Services workers rally in Brampton for better wages, respect and No Paid Plasma
Dozens of Canadian Blood Services workers demonstrated outside the CBS Brampton Collection and Processing site in Brampton on May…
Canadian Blood Services Workers say "Enough is Enough" in Brampton
Support Canadian Blood Services workers fighting for fair contracts, improved grievance procedures, stable posting and filling of permanent full-time jobs,…
MTO ferry workers bring petitions to Queen's Park
OPSEU/SEFPO Local 428 President Jody Pringle and 1st Vice President Lee MacLaren, both full-time Ministry of Transportation (MTO) ferry workers,…
MTO should hire permanent ferry staff, not expensive temp agencies
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is paying temporary staffing agencies two to three times more than it would cost…
Immediate solutions to hospital crisis lie in public system, not private: OPSEU/SEFPO Hospital Professionals
TORONTO – Hospital professionals represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) are calling for the Ford government to…
Glenora ferry info picket connects dots between understaffing and low pay
Following an information picket and leafleting event at the Glenora Ferry on October 14, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 428 President Jody Pringle…
Staffing crisis on Wolfe Island Ferry leads to several hours’ shut-down
The Wolfe Island Ferry was shut down for several hours on Sunday, October 16 due to staff shortages – two…
MTO ferry workers picket Wolfe Island dock to draw attention to understaffing
Wolfe Island and Glenora ferry workers from OPSEU/SEFPO Local 428 got lots of support from Kingston and Wolfe Island residents…
OPSEU/SEFPO leaders warn Minister of Health: We’re organizing against privatization
President JP Hornick, First Vice-President/Treasurer Laurie Nancekivell and every sector chair of OPSEU/SEFPO’s seven health care divisions have written to…
Video: Social services minister avoids NDP question about privatized mail sorting at ODSP
Children, Community and Social Services Minister Merrilee Fullerton avoided the question and changed the subject when asked in Question Period…
For-profit mail sorting delays harm ODSP clients: OPSEU/SEFPO
TORONTO – The contracting-out of mail sorting in the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) to a for-profit company has created…
For-profit plasma dangerous to Canadian blood supply chain, warns Hornick
There is no place for private, for-profit companies in the Canadian blood supply chain, President JP Hornick writes in a…
Health professionals warn about province’s plan for private hospitals
This year marks the 60th anniversary of Canada’s most beloved social program – Medicare. Over the past two years, Canadians have…
Ontario follows OPSEU/SEFPO's advice by returning to proactive long-term care inspections
Toronto – OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says an overhaul of inspections for long-term care is great news and shows…
Events
Friday, October 14, 2022
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Glenora Ferry, Adolphustown Dock (11245 Loyalist Parkway, Adolphustown Ontario), and Glenora Dock (11369 Loyalist Parkway, Glenora, Ontario)
Friday, October 7, 2022
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Kingston Ferry Terminal Office (Wolfe Island Ferry Dock) - 295 Highway 2, Kingston, Ontario
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Events
Friday, October 14, 2022
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Glenora Ferry, Adolphustown Dock (11245 Loyalist Parkway, Adolphustown Ontario), and Glenora Dock (11369 Loyalist Parkway, Glenora, Ontario)
Friday, October 7, 2022
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Kingston Ferry Terminal Office (Wolfe Island Ferry Dock) - 295 Highway 2, Kingston, Ontario