Community Agencies

The Community Agencies sectors has more than 3,000 members working in 23 locals and 46 agencies, and employed at 41 agencies, from legal aid services to employment services, and from child care centres to women’s shelters.

Latest News

2019 BPS Conference elects new divisional executives

November 22, 2019

North District Legal Aid Ontario workers vote to join OPSEU

November 20, 2019

OPSEU numbers continue to grow within Legal Aid Ontario

October 24, 2019

Rallies to save the services that save us

October 10, 2019

OPSEU member leads court challenge against social assistance cut

September 13, 2019

More Legal Aid workers vote to join OPSEU

August 2, 2019

Lawyers tell new Attorney General to restore legal aid funding

July 24, 2019

Protesters swarm attorney general's office over legal aid cuts

July 12, 2019

OPSEU demands full reversal of ‘devastating’ cuts to legal clinics

June 13, 2019

Frontline workers at two more Legal Aid offices vote unanimously to join OPSEU

June 5, 2019

Frontline Legal Aid workers hosting ‘pop-up legal clinics’ in front of Toronto Conservative MPP offices

May 30, 2019

OPSEU joins community members and groups to picket Legal Aid Ontario

May 13, 2019

Bargaining

Local 518 members to picket over stagnant wages

Toronto– As Newcomer Women’s Services Toronto (NEW) holds its annual general meeting on Tuesday afternoon,…

February 15, 2019

Toronto North Legal Aid employees ratify their first collective agreement

Toronto – The 14 members of OPSEU Local 525 – Legal Aid Ontario Toronto North…

May 4, 2018

OPSEU members at LHINs ratify new deal

Toronto – Workers at four of the province’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) have voted…

January 19, 2018

Julliette’s Place ratifies new contract

Toronto – Workers with Julliette’s Place in Scarborough have voted unanimously to ratify a four-year…

September 29, 2017

Last-minute deal averts strike at ACCES Employment

Toronto – GTA residents seeking work can breathe easier today with the news that 103…

September 15, 2017

‘No board’ triggers countdown to strike deadline at ACCES

Toronto – The bargaining team for some 103 employees with ACCES Employment have requested a…

September 8, 2017

Sudbury YMCA reaches tentative agreement

Sudbury – After more than nine months of negotiations, some 30 workers with Sudbury YMCA…

September 8, 2017

Julliette’s Place: Women’s shelter workers push back against concessions

Scarborough – Frontline workers at Julliette’s Place women’s shelter say they won’t accept concessions in…

August 28, 2017

West Toronto Community Legal Services sends clear message: play fair or face strike

Toronto – Following unanimous rejection of the employer’s final contract offer, workers with West Toronto…

August 3, 2017

Sudbury, North Bay YMCA contract talks heat up

The union representing the YMCA workers in Sudbury and North Bay says time is running…

July 26, 2017

Time running out for talks at YMCA of Northeastern Ontario

Sudbury – Time is running out for a negotiated settlement at the YMCA of Northeastern Ontario,…

July 25, 2017

OPSEU members at Fred Victor ratify new collective agreement

Toronto – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) at Fred Victor Centre voted…

March 22, 2017

OPSEU members at Fred Victor deliver strong strike mandate

Toronto – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) working at Fred Victor…

December 2, 2016

Social services heroes look to the future

The 1980s glam rock anthem “Final Countdown” blared over the sound system as the executive…

November 24, 2016

Keystone workers celebrate first contract

Owen Sound – Some 80 workers at Keystone Child, Youth and Family Services – members…

November 7, 2016

Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services workers ratify first contract

Scarborough – Workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services (SAFSS) voted yesterday to ratify…

October 27, 2016

Tentative agreement reached for workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services

Scarborough – Hours before the 12:01 a.m. strike deadline, 48 workers represented by the Ontario…

October 17, 2016

Strike still looms for workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services, Scarborough

Scarborough – Today, workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services (SAFSS), Ontario Public Service…

October 17, 2016

Strike deadline extended for workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services

Scarborough – After 14 hours at the negotiating table yesterday, the employer at Settlement Assistance…

October 8, 2016

Workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services issue strike alert

Scarborough – After 18 months of negotiations with their employer, 48 Ontario Public Service Employees…

October 7, 2016

Strike looms at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services

Scarborough – Workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services (SAFSS) are warning of a…

September 30, 2016

Homes First staff ratify new agreement

Toronto – Frontline shelter workers at the Homes First Society have ratified a three-year collective…

June 10, 2016

Kids Help Phone staff ratify new agreement

Toronto – Frontline counsellors working for Kids Help Phone in Ontario have ratified a four-year…

June 3, 2016

SAFSS workers deliver 100 per cent strike vote

Scarborough – Members of Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 518 at Settlement Assistance…

April 11, 2016

Summer caseworkers at Parkdale Community Legal Services ratify first contract

TORONTO – Summer caseworkers at Parkdale Community Legal Services (PCLS) in Toronto have voted unanimously…

February 10, 2016

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…

November 13, 2015

July 27 ratification vote for Local 627 on Manitoulin Island

The Local 627 bargaining team has reached a tentative three-year agreement with Manitoulin Family Resources…

July 23, 2015

Local 473 ratifies agreement with Madawaska Valley Association for Community Living

The 85 members of Local 473 have voted to accept an agreement with the Madawaska…

June 26, 2015

Local 473 reaches tentative agreement; ratification vote Thursday, June 24th

Local 473’s 85 members from Madawaska Valley Association for Community Living reached a tentative agreement…

June 23, 2015

Strike deadline approaches for Community Living workers in Thunder Bay

More than 300 Community Living workers in Thunder Bay, represented by OPSEU Local 740, are…

May 19, 2015

‘Hardball’ tactics at Interim Place a barrier to new contract

TORONTO – The union representing 45 workers at Interim Place, a community agency that provides…

October 27, 2014

Shelter workers in Mississauga file for conciliation

Frustrated and disappointed by an employer whose contract “offer” amounted to little more than take-aways…

June 25, 2014

Local 518 Interim Place workers file for conciliation

Frustrated and disappointed by an employer whose contract “offer” amounted to little more than take-aways…

June 12, 2014

Events

Day of Action: Stop Legal Aid Cuts!

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

12:00 AM to 12:00 AM

Canada

Show support for Sistering members seeking first contract

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

962 Bloor St. West

Phone Blitz! Tell Caroline Mulroney: Human Rights Matter!

Monday, April 1, 2019

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Canada

Newcomer Women’s Services information picket

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

745 Danforth Ave.

Picket Legal Aid Ontario in support of Parkdale Legal

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Bay Street Bus Terminal

Parkdale supports Parkdale Legal: Picket the Landlord

Saturday, December 15, 2018

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Parkdale Collegiate Institute

Information

Stand up for human rights legal services

Contacts

Kareen Marshall

Chair

Email: kareenmarshall@gmail.com

Cassie Anderson

Secretary/Treasurer

Email: andersoncassie175@gmail.com

Mikeal Ahmad

Division/Sector Executive

Member at Large

Leandra Louis