Community Health Care Professionals

Sector 17 includes locals or units whose members are employed predominantly as health care professionals and paramedical employees in community-based health care. They are employed by the LHINs, public health, community addiction services, acquired brain injury services, community nursing, hospice, fertility clinics, community living, support services, respite and palliative care.

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Conquering a silent killer during Canadian Patient Safety Week

October 31, 2019

Health consultations a political ploy, not a listening exercise: OPSEU President Thomas

October 11, 2019

Rallies to save the services that save us

October 10, 2019

Public health crisis looms as Ford continues municipal funding cuts crusade: OPSEU

August 19, 2019

Statement by OPSEU President Thomas on health agency cuts

June 19, 2019

Community health care workers at St. Joseph’s Hospice in Sarnia join OPSEU

June 17, 2019

Community Connections Spring 2019 Newsletter

June 11, 2019

Kingston to review housing impact of mental health agency changes

May 22, 2019

Napanee residents fight to save addiction and mental health services

May 16, 2019

National Nursing Week highlights the vital role nurses play in our health care system

May 6, 2019

AMHS clients, former frontline workers decry cuts

May 1, 2019

SE Health personal and home support workers join OPSEU

April 3, 2019

Bargaining

Kingston to review housing impact of mental health agency changes

Kingston City Council is examining the impact of program cuts and layoffs at Addiction and…

May 22, 2019

AMHS clients, former frontline workers decry cuts

Global News reports that a group of clients and former frontline workers from Addiction and…

May 1, 2019

Victory in Owen Sound: Clinic workers win decent wages, working conditions

Owen Sound – OPSEU members at the Owen Sound Family Health Organization have ratified a…

September 5, 2018

OPSEU President calls on Owen Sound doctors to end strike with a decent offer

OWEN SOUND – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is pleased the owners of the Owen…

August 31, 2018

Owen Sound picketers hit by cars

Bayshore Broadcasting reports that no charges have been laid “yet” as police continue to investigate…

August 31, 2018

Thomas: OPSEU is stronger than ever this Labour Day and ready for storm clouds ahead

Toronto – In a Labour Day message to union members and the public, OPSEU President…

August 30, 2018

How strong are we? OPSEU Strong: A Labour Day message from the President and First Vice-President

We are all strong. But sometimes we don’t know how strong until we’re tested. For…

August 29, 2018

Police investigating violence at Owen Sound strike

CTV News reports that police are investigating picket line violence at the Owen Sound Family Health…

August 28, 2018

Striking workers deserve applause not attacks

The striking workers at the Owen Sound Family Health Organization deserve applause not attacks, writes…

August 27, 2018

Police investigating incidents on picket lines

The Owen Sound Sun Times reports that city police are investigating “several incidents” against picketers…

August 24, 2018

Doctors’ hostility to strikers is fuelling violence against women that has sent two to hospital

Owen Sound – At least a half dozen legal picketers have been struck by vehicles outside the…

August 24, 2018

OPSEU files unfair labour practice complaint against Owen Sound Family Health Organization owners

Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union filed an unfair labour practices complaint on Friday against…

August 17, 2018

Solidarity in Sisterhood

OPSEU Local 276 members working at the Owen Sound Family Health Organization as nurses, clerical,…

August 15, 2018

OPSEU in solidarity with striking Port Arthur workers

On August 8, OPSEU members joined workers on the picket lines in front of the…

August 8, 2018

Bad, nasty bosses in Owen Sound

There is nothing wrong with hard bargaining. But the bosses at the Owen Sound Family…

August 3, 2018

Fighting for the future of public health care

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas calls on the people of Owen Sound to stand with…

July 31, 2018

Low clinic wages hurt everybody in Owen Sound

The owners of the Owen Sound Family Health Organization aren’t just hurting workers with the…

July 25, 2018

Open letter from President Thomas re. Owen Sound Family Health Organization

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas sent the following open letter today to Dr. Steven Bodley,…

July 24, 2018

Patients, workers fight 'Wal-Mart' health care in Owen Sound

A delegation of striking health care workers and their patients has asked Owen Sound City Council to…

July 24, 2018

Front-line nurses, health workers in Owen Sound seeking city council’s support

Owen Sound – The striking Owen Sound Family Health Organization (OSFHO) workers and their supporters…

July 22, 2018

Thomas: Owen Sound workers won't be broken

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas tells The Owen Sound Sun Times that the owners of…

July 21, 2018

We Own It Weekly: Has grass "roots" activism saved the seed plant?

Seed Plant saved? Community convinces government to put privatization on hold In a victory for…

July 20, 2018

Opposition health critic demands action on Owen Sound

Official Opposition health critic France Gélinas has added her voice to the growing demands that the…

July 20, 2018

Overpaid bean-counters should go, not nurses: OPSEU President Thomas

Owen Sound – After talks between OPSEU local 276 and the owners of the Owen Sound…

July 19, 2018

President Thomas to Health Minister: You must intervene in Owen Sound

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has sent this letter to Health Minister Christine Elliott urging…

July 19, 2018

Owen Sound nursing cuts will hurt patients, says RPNAO

The CEO of the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario says patients will get lower…

July 19, 2018

Privatized health care a ‘dirty and dangerous gamble’: OPSEU President Thomas

Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is sounding the alarm about the growing number of…

July 18, 2018

Doctors at Owen Sound clinic punch drunk with greed: Thomas

Owen Sound – The appalling greed of the doctors who own the strikebound Family Health…

July 17, 2018

Thomas calls on Ford to intervene in health care strikes

Global News reports that Warren (Smokey) Thomas has called on Premier Doug Ford to take…

July 17, 2018

Taking the fight against 'bad boss doctors' to Queen's Park

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and Unifor National President Jerry Dias joined front-line community health…

July 16, 2018

Ford must stop ‘bad boss’ doctors, say Presidents of OPSEU and Unifor

Toronto – In what they’re calling a major test of Doug Ford’s true commitment to “the…

July 15, 2018

OPSEU demands Owen Sound doctors ‘stop playing games’

Owen Sound – After an embarrassing flop in court today, OPSEU is calling on a group…

July 13, 2018

Letter from RPN Occupational Division in support of Local 276 members

The OPSEU RPN Occupational Division sent the following letter of support to the members of…

July 13, 2018

Support Owen Sound strikers on social media

The members of OPSEU Local 276 are still on strike from the Owen Sound Family…

July 13, 2018

OPSEU, Unifor Presidents to demand that Ford deal with 'bad boss' doctors

Toronto – During a news conference on Monday, July 16, at 9:30 a.m., the Presidents…

July 13, 2018

Huge crowd at Family Health strike rally

Owen Sound – OPSEU First Vice-President / Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida brought a message of gratitude…

July 11, 2018

Owen Sound doctors refuse to meet with OPSEU’s Almeida after rally

Owen Sound – Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida led…

July 11, 2018

Thomas links Owen Sound, Thunder Bay health strikes

The website Thunder Bay News Watch reports that OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is bringing…

July 11, 2018

OPSEU rallies with striking Unifor community health workers

Dozens of OPSEU members took part in a large solidarity rally in Thunder Bay in…

July 9, 2018

Owen Sound Family Health Organization must start behaving and bargaining responsibly: Thomas

Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is flabbergasted by the mean-spirited and potentially unethical…

July 9, 2018

FHO doctors 'bullied, harassed' striking workers: Bayshore Broadcasting reports

Bayshore Broadcasting in Owen Sound is reporting striking OPSEU members say that doctors at the…

July 6, 2018

OPSEU to 'turn the heat up' on Family Health owners

During a rally in support of the striking workers in Local 276, OPSEU President Warren…

June 27, 2018

Rehab Express/Closing the Gap closes the deal on new agreement

St. Thomas – Health care professionals working for Rehab Express/Closing the Gap Healthcare in St.…

June 22, 2018

OPSEU President To Support Strikers In Owen Sound

Bayshore Broadcasting in Owen Sound is promoting OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas’s attendance at the rally…

June 21, 2018

Pace Independent Living members ratify contract with wage increases, no concessions

Toronto – The roughly 60 OPSEU members who provide support services to adults with disabilities…

June 15, 2018

Public support growing for Owen Sound strikers

The Owen Sound Sun Times reports that many people are supportive of the 30 members…

June 13, 2018

Help striking OPSEU members in Owen Sound

The approximately 30 nurses, receptionists, and custodians in OPSEU Local 276 at the Family Health…

May 29, 2018

Owen Sound health workers strike over safety

The Owen Sound Hub is reporting on the strike by the rougly 30 members of…

May 24, 2018

Family Health Organization nurses, office professionals on strike to improve care

Owen Sound – More than 30 nurses, receptionists, and custodians at the Family Health Organization (FHO)…

May 22, 2018

St. Thomas health professionals seek public support to improve care, avoid strike

St. Thomas — Facing heavy workloads and high-stress conditions that threaten the quality of the…

May 17, 2018

Owen Sound health workers willing to strike to improve service to patients, families

Owen Sound – The approximately 30 nurses, receptionists, and custodians in OPSEU Local 276 at…

May 15, 2018

Privatized St. Thomas health care professionals are ‘overworked and underpaid’

St Thomas— The President of the Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU) is calling on…

April 23, 2018

Letter from RPN Occupational Division in support of College Faculty

The OPSEU RPN Occupational Division sent the following letter of support to the members of the…

January 3, 2018

OPSEU LHINs staff deliver 94 per cent strike vote

Toronto – After hitting a major roadblock in bargaining last month, workers at four of the…

December 1, 2017

Building Solidarity: Looking back on the CarePartners strike

Local 294 is marking a significant anniversary today. Six months ago, a strike launched by…

May 26, 2016

Parry Sound home care workers fight cuts to patient care

Parry Sound – Home care patients in Parry Sound and area face cuts to care…

April 8, 2016

OPSEU Local 294 strike against CarePartners has ended

ST. CATHARINES — The OPSEU Local 294 strike against CarePartners Niagara is over. The local…

November 27, 2015

Striking nurses shut CarePartners out of St. Catharines job fair

Striking nurses and administrative staff successfully prevented CarePartners from hiring replacement workers at a job…

October 23, 2015

Wynne government must admit responsibility for home care strikebreakers

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas today released the following statement: When the Wynne government wants…

August 25, 2015

CarePartners unwilling to negotiate with nurses and administrative staff

After four months on the picket line with fellow nurses and administrative staff, OPSEU Local…

August 17, 2015

ONA President supports members of CarePartners Local 294

Linda Haslam-Stroud, RN President, Ontario Nurses Association, published a letter in the Simcoe Reformer in…

August 13, 2015

Local 627 ratifies three-year agreement with Manitoulin Family Resources

On July 27, the 30 members of Local 627 voted 75 per cent in favour…

July 30, 2015

Waypoint Center for Mental Health Care refuses to negotiate Health and Safety concerns

The bargaining team representing 1,200 employees at Waypoint made the decision to suspend talks after…

July 24, 2015

Video: CarePartners Local 294: Patients before Profits

Many employers in the health care system may call it an industry standard: Sick days…

July 24, 2015

OPSEU members search for Linda Knight on CarePartners provincial day of action

CEO Linda Knight was nowhere to be found yesterday, as OPSEU members held information pickets…

July 23, 2015

CCAC sides with employer using replacement workers, puts patients at risk

(HAMILTON) – Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Community Care Access Centre (HNHB CCAC) has come down…

July 21, 2015

Local 152 at Rehab Express to hold ratification vote June 30, 2015

Workers in Local 152 with Rehab Express Inc., a subsidiary of Closing the Gap Healthcare…

June 25, 2015

Bringing patient care to the forefront

Workers from Local 294 CarePartners have been on strike since April 10. They remain determined…

May 29, 2015

Lots of support for Local 294's Let's Make a Deal rally

A Let’s Make a Deal rally was held on May 28, outside the CarePartners corporate…

May 29, 2015

CarePartners spends on new technology while crying poor to front line staff

NIAGARA — CarePartners may be crying poor to their striking staff in Niagara and Norfolk…

April 29, 2015

CCACs making patients choose between care and support for their caregiver

NIAGARA – Striking staff at a Niagara-area home nursing agency say they are alarmed that…

April 14, 2015

CarePartners nursing and administrative staff set to walk out at midnight

ST. CATHARINES – Some patients receiving publicly-funded home nursing care in Niagara and Norfolk County…

April 9, 2015

Niagara home care nurses begin countdown to legal strike

NIAGARA – Professional staff who deliver home nursing services in Niagara and Norfolk counties will…

March 5, 2015

CarePartners staff vote 94 per cent in favour of strike action

Nursing care workers and office staff at CarePartners in Niagara and Norfolk counties voted 94…

December 2, 2014

Strike vote set for CarePartners nursing staff in Niagara and Norfolk Counties

NIAGARA –CarePartners may be facing its second labour disruption in slightly more than a year…

November 26, 2014

Paramed workers ratify tentative contract; return to work starts by week’s end

More than 110 workers at Paramed Home Health Care in the Ottawa Valley have ratified…

September 26, 2014

Peterborough health unit workers ratify new collective agreement

Workers at the Peterborough County-City Health Unit (PCCHU) have ratified a new collective agreement with…

September 15, 2014

Renfrew strikers to picket Extendicare's Markham headquarters September 16

Toronto – Striking home care staff from Renfrew County are moving their picket line to…

September 15, 2014

Extendicare's US woes may be stoking Renfrew County home care strike

Ottawa – ParaMed Home Health Care’s reluctance to achieve a deal with front line staff…

September 9, 2014

ParaMed Home Health Care staff strike today in Renfrew County

OTTAWA – Professional and support staff that provide home care to more than 1200 frail…

September 2, 2014

Peterborough health unit workers reject management’s final offer

Workers at the Peterborough County-City Health Unit (PCCHU), represented by Local 327 of the Ontario…

August 28, 2014

ParaMed workers to picket Ottawa office Wednesday

OTTAWA – Professional and support staff from ParaMed Home Health Care will be picketing outside…

August 26, 2014

Strike countdown begins for 140 Renfrew County home care workers

RENFREW – A no board issued Monday begins the countdown towards a possible September strike…

August 18, 2014

Home care workers say Paramed is pushing them towards a strike

RENFREW – Front line professional and support staff at Canada’s largest private sector provider of…

May 26, 2014

Events

Rally to rebuild and improve our public health care

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

111 Wellesley St. W.

OPSEU solidarity rally for OSFHO strikers

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

1415 1st Ave. West

Almeida to lead rally for striking FHO workers

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

1415 1st Ave. West

Thomas attending Owen Sound strike rally

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

1415 1st Avenue West

Rally to Save our Hospitals

Saturday, November 5, 2016

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Harwood Ave. at Emperor

BPS Conference and Divisional Meetings

Friday, June 23, 2017
to Sunday, June 25, 2017

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Sheraton Hotel

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Morgen Veres

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Erin Warman

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Lucy Morton

OPSEU Resource/OPSEU Enterprises,Strategic Planning

Regional Vice-President

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Cell: 905-317-9464

Email: lucyamorton@rogers.com

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