Child Treatment
Sector 15 has some 3,000 members and comprises both child and youth mental health agencies and children’s treatment agencies. The sector currently consists of 33 bargaining units. It was created in the early ‘90s, when the broader public sector was expanding and OPSEU Executive Board Member Bob Reid thought it important to bring like-minded workplaces together. Both parts of our sector provide assessment and treatment to children and youth with either mental, physical, developmental and, in some cases, intellectual challenges. We are community based.
Latest News
Bargaining
George Hull mental health workers ratify contract with wage increases, improved health and safety provisions
Toronto –The roughly 130 OPSEU members who provide child and youth mental health services at…
Associated Youth Services of Peel (AYSP) workers give union strike mandate
Toronto – Workers at Associated Youth Services of Peel (AYSP) have voted 82% in favour…
New Path workers give thumbs-up to deal
Barrie – With 97 per cent voting in favour, the 86 therapists, counsellors, and child and…
New Path workers reach last-minute deal
Barrie – Negotiators for the therapists, counsellors, and child and youth workers at New Path…
Clock ticks down to strike as New Path employer refuses to negotiate
Barrie – Collective bargaining talks between child treatment workers and their employer, New Path Youth…
Simcoe County New Path workers take step toward job action
Unionized workers at New Path Youth and Family Services could go on strike later this…
Gift cards or pay raise? New Path workers in Barrie want a raise
Workers at New Path Youth and Family Services are poised to go on strike after…
No more gift card bargaining: New Path members
The CEO and Board of New Path Youth and Family Services are putting children's mental…
Staff with New Path Youth and Family Services to picket
Barrie – The workers who keep New Path Youth and Family Services running will hold…
Strike looms at New Path Youth and Family Services
Barrie – The Ministry of Labour has issued a “no board” report at the request…
Workers at Morton House give 100 per cent strike vote
Barrie – Workers in Ontario Public Service Eployees Union Local 355 at Morton House in Barrie…
Social services heroes look to the future
The 1980s glam rock anthem “Final Countdown” blared over the sound system as the executive…
Community Services Divisional Council (CSDC) hosts first Joint Bargaining Conference
The CSDC thanks all members who attended the conference for their participation in making this…
Possible Lockout of OPSEU Local 511 members at Radius Child and Youth Services
On November 12th OPSEU Local 511 child treatment workers at Radius SAFE-T could be locked…
Employer Requests No Board Report with OPSEU members at SAFE-T Radius Child and Youth Services Local 511
(Oakville) On Friday October 9th, SAFE-T Radius Child and Youth Services advised the OPSEU Local…
The privatization agenda in children's mental health
Three OPSEU units in the child treatment sector have taken strike votes in 2015: OPSEU…
Unanimous strike mandate by members of Radius Local 511
Members of Radius Child and Youth Services, Local 511 conducted a strike vote on June…
Firefly Northwest reaches tentative contract agreement
Workers at Firefly Northwest today reached a tentative contract agreement with their employer. No details…
Firefly workers vote in favour of strike action if talks fail
By a margin of 76 per cent workers at Firefly child treatment centres in northwest…
Events
Monday, November 21, 2016
To Tuesday, November 22, 2016
To Tuesday, November 22, 2016
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Information
Deborah Gordon’s remarks to the Standing Committee on Bill 89
Remarks for Deborah Gordon, chair, OPSEU Child Treatment Sector, for a presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy regarding…
The Child at the Centre: OPSEU's submission to Bill 89
An OPSEU analysis of Bill 89, An Act to enact the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2016, to amend…
OPSEU's letter to Minister Michael Coteau, calling for action on Morton House
Via email and post Hon. Michael Coteau Minister of Children and Youth Services/ Anti-Racism Directorate 14th Floor, 56 Wellesley Street West…
OPSEU EBM Drew Finucane speaks to pre-budget committee
Good afternoon. My name is Drew Finucane, Regional Vice-President for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union for Region 2, which…
Funding must rise for residential services: OPSEU report
In July 2015, the Ontario government commissioned the Residential Services Review Panel to conduct a system-wide review of the province’s…
Child Treatment Sector Documents
December 2, 2009 Submission to the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions.more.. February 11, 2008 As part of its…
BPS Conference 2013 Call
OPSEU’s Broader Public Service Conference is a gathering of members from across the province who belong to bargaining units in…
BPS Conference 2011 Call
Election readiness frames 2011 BPS Conference Politics was the dominant theme of this past weekend’s BPS Conference and divisional meetings…
BPS Conference 2013 Review
2013 BPS conference tackles issues of austerity More than 600 delegates, alternates and observers attended this past weekend's Broader Public…
Welcome to the Child Treatment Sector: Message from the Chair
On behalf of the Child Treatment Sector Executive, I would like to welcome you to your Sector website which we…
Child Treatment Sector: 2014 Dues Letter
January 9, 2014 Dear Sister / Brother, I am writing on behalf of the OPSEU Child Treatment Executive to advise…
Child Treatment Center Related Website Links
Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) http://www.kidsmentalhealth.ca/ Ontario Ministry of Children & Youth Services http://www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/default.htm Parents for Children’s Mental Health http://www.parentsforchildrensmentalhealth.org/…
Children's Mental Health Week 2011
The Observer Faces of hope MENTAL HEALTH: Rally raises awareness for local youth May 5, 2011, When Trina Hall was…
Child Treatment Sector Bylaws
Article 1 – Name 1.1 This Division shall be known as the Broader Public Service Child Treatment Sector/Division. Article 2…
Kids Matter
Video: Because Kids Matter December 5, 2011 Momentum is building with the members of Local 666. The employer, Sudbury Child…
Funding must rise for residential services: OPSEU report
Read OPSEU’s response to the Report of the Residential Services Review Panel
Community Services Divisional Council
Contacts
Deborah Gordon
Division/Sector Executive
Secretary
Email: dagordon@rivernet.net
Rachelle LaCoste
Division/Sector Executive
Chair
Email: rachelle758@hotmail.com
Tannis McGinn
Division/Sector Executive
Vice Chair
Email: tmcginn59@hotmail.com
Michael Quinn
Treasurer
Email: chiefquinn@sympatico.ca
Laura O’Brien-Fargnoli
Division/Sector Executive
Member at Large
Email: l.obrien.f@gmail.com
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