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Sector 11 represents approximately 3,000 health care workers in hospitals in clerical and service capacities, as well as nursing. Our group was one of the founding sectors of the broader public sector committee in OPSEU.
Conquering a silent killer during Canadian Patient Safety Week

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Conquering a silent killer during Canadian Patient Safety Week

Conquering a silent killer during Canadian Patient Safety Week

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

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

Rallies to save the services that save us

Rallies to save the services that save us

OPSEU President calls on Ford to reinvest in front line health care

OPSEU President calls on Ford to reinvest in front line health care

OPSEU & Unifor to Ford: ‘We’re ready to ramp up the fight’

OPSEU & Unifor to Ford: ‘We’re ready to ramp up the fight’

Ford government ‘rotting from the inside’: OPSEU President Thomas

Ford government ‘rotting from the inside’: OPSEU President Thomas

Ford’s health care overhaul will damage system: OPSEU

Ford’s health care overhaul will damage system: OPSEU

Editorial: OPSEU right to publicize wage freeze

Editorial: OPSEU right to publicize wage freeze

Peterborough hospital management attempting to silence its female clerical workers

Peterborough hospital management attempting to silence its female clerical workers

Thomas leads rally against Peterborough wage freeze

Thomas leads rally against Peterborough wage freeze

OPSEU files bad-faith bargaining complaint over wage freezes

OPSEU files bad-faith bargaining complaint over wage freezes

OPSEU lodges bad-faith bargaining complaint over wage freezes at Peterborough hospital

OPSEU lodges bad-faith bargaining complaint over wage freezes at Peterborough hospital

Bargaining

Editorial: OPSEU right to publicize wage freeze

Editorial: OPSEU right to publicize wage freeze

In an editorial, The Peterborough Examiner writes that citizens are rightly concerned that the management…
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Peterborough hospital management attempting to silence its female clerical workers

Peterborough hospital management attempting to silence its female clerical workers

Peterborough – OPSEU’s President says the union won’t be silenced over the Peterborough Regional Health…
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Thomas leads rally against Peterborough wage freeze

Thomas leads rally against Peterborough wage freeze

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas led a large group of OPSEU members and local labour allies…
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OPSEU files bad-faith bargaining complaint over wage freezes

OPSEU files bad-faith bargaining complaint over wage freezes

Global News is reporting on OPSEU’s bad-faith bargaining complaint over the wage freezes management wants…
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OPSEU lodges bad-faith bargaining complaint over wage freezes at Peterborough hospital

OPSEU lodges bad-faith bargaining complaint over wage freezes at Peterborough hospital

Peterborough – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has filed a bad-faith bargaining complaint with…
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PRHC clerical workers to rally against wage freeze

PRHC clerical workers to rally against wage freeze

The Peterborough Examiner is reporting on the rally that OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and…
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Peterborough hospital imposing a wage freeze on hundreds of women through ‘rigged’ job evaluations

Peterborough hospital imposing a wage freeze on hundreds of women through ‘rigged’ job evaluations

Peterborough – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is vowing to stop the Peterborough Regional Health…
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Congratulations to Mackenzie Health call centre workers on their first contract

Congratulations to Mackenzie Health call centre workers on their first contract

Congratulations to all of the call centre workers at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital who have…
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Letter from RPN Occupational Division in support of College Faculty

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…
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St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital workers achieve real improvements in arbitration award

St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital workers achieve real improvements in arbitration award

St. Thomas – OPSEU Local 159, representing more than 280 service workers at St. Thomas…
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Office and clerical workers at STEGH receive arbitration award for a first collective agreement

Office and clerical workers at STEGH receive arbitration award for a first collective agreement

St. Thomas – More than 115 office and clerical employees at St. Thomas Elgin General…
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Parry Sound EMS workers seek protection in RFP

Parry Sound EMS workers seek protection in RFP

(PARRY SOUND) – Brian Downing, President of OPSEU Local 342 representing emergency medical services (EMS)…
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Events

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Joint Health Care Bargaining Conference

Thursday, October 3, 2019
to Friday, October 4, 2019
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Rally against wage cuts for women at the Peterborough Regional Heath Centre

Tuesday, December 11, 2018
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
One Hospital Drive
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Rally to rebuild and improve our public health care

Tuesday, October 23, 2018
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
111 Wellesley St. W.
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Say NO to private hospitals!

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
111 Wellesley Street W
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Joint Health Care Bargaining Conference

Monday, November 6, 2017
to Tuesday, November 7, 2017
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
475 Yonge St
Ajax-Pickering Hospital

Rally to Save our Hospitals

Saturday, November 5, 2016
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Harwood Ave. at Emperor

Information

OPSEU’s got your back: April Newsletter

OPSEU’s got your back: April Newsletter

Service. Accountability. Strength. A message from President Warren (Smokey) Thomas Service. Accountability. Strength. Three simple words, that pack a lot…
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Template submission: Ontario Health Coalition public consultation on hospital reform

Template submission: Ontario Health Coalition public consultation on hospital reform

Template submission for use by members of OPSEU As part of a public consultation on hospital reform, the Ontario Health…
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President Thomas to discuss Kingston hospital funding crisis with MPP Sophie Kiwala this Friday

President Thomas to discuss Kingston hospital funding crisis with MPP Sophie Kiwala this Friday

On Monday September 25, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas reached out to local Member of Provincial Parliament Sophie Kiwala (Kingston…
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RPN Meet and Greet

RPN Meet and Greet

As a Registered Practical Nurse and lifelong resident of Kingston, I care deeply about the future of health care in…
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OPSEU's got your back: June Newsletter

OPSEU's got your back: June Newsletter

We are going to vote. How did we get here?  On April 1, 2017, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General…
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OPSEU's got your back: September Newsletter

OPSEU's got your back: September Newsletter

Together, we're a team. A message from President Warren (Smokey) Thomas I’m not a frequent Facebook user, nor am I…
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HOOPP seeks OPSEU trustee

HOOPP seeks OPSEU trustee

The OPSEU Pension Liaison Committee invites you or someone you know to get involved with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension…
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OPSEU EBM defends public health care before budget committee

OPSEU EBM defends public health care before budget committee

Good afternoon. My name is Len Elliott, Regional Vice-President for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union for Region 1, which…
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RPN Occupational Division Committee Members

RPN Occupational Division Committee Members

Lucy Morton, Chair Sector 17 – Community Health Care Professionals lucyamorton@rogers.com Christine Marshall, Vice Chair Sector 11 – Hospital Support…
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Hospital Support members to budget committee: stop the cuts!

Hospital Support members to budget committee: stop the cuts!

On February 2, the OPSEU Hospital Support Executive made a submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs…
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Proponents for an OPSEU RPN committee seeking help

Proponents for an OPSEU RPN committee seeking help

Hello Sisters & Brothers: Some time ago, several of our healthcare sectors were approached about re-establishing the RPN (Registered Practical…
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Merger Updates: St. Joseph’s Health Care London

Merger Updates: St. Joseph’s Health Care London

Bulletin #1 – April 2014: Parties meet at the OLRB Download_Bulletin #1 Last fall, St. Joseph’s Health Care filed a…
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BPS Conference 2013 Call

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…
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BPS Conference 2011 Call

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…
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BPS Conference 2013 Review

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…
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Contacts

Jill McIllwraith
Chair
Email: georgiajill@hotmail.com
Lauren MacLaren
Secretary
Email: lmaclaren@amtelecom.net
Lisa Hovinga
Treasurer
Email: lhovinga67@hotmail.com
Jonathan Hopkins
Vice Chair
Email: jonhopkins369@gmail.com
Harjinder (Harry) Sangha
Division/Sector Executive
Collective Bargaining
Email: gogiman2000@msn.com
Christine Marshall
Health & Safety
Email: rmarshall05@vianet.ca

Your Employer

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Chatham Kent Health Alliance - O & C

Deep River and District Hospital - Support

Grey Bruce Health Services - O&C

Grey Bruce Health Services - Service

Hamilton Health Sciences - Security

Headwaters Health Coporation - O&C

Hotel Dieu Hospital Kingston - IT

Hotel Dieu Hospital Kingston - O&C

Hotel Dieu Hospital Kingston - Services

Mackenzie Health - Service

Muskoka Algonquin Health Care - O&C

North Wellington Health Care Corporation

Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital - O&C

Peterborough Regional Health Centre - O&C

South Bruce Grey Health Centre - O&C

South Bruce Grey Health Centre - Service

St. Francis Memorial Hospital - Service

St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital - Service

The Scarborough Hospital - O&C

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre - Maintenance

West Parry Sound Health Centre - Paramedical