Ontario Public Service (OPS) - Correctional Bargaining Unit

Two keys crossed and the text "OPSEU/SEFPO Correctional Bargaining Unit"The Correctional Bargaining Unit is comprised of two Ministries, The Ministry of the Solicitor General (Corrections) and the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, (Youth Justice). Both Corrections and Youth Justice have a MERC team.

Our bargaining unit is comprised of some 9000 members, including correctional officers, youth services officers, probation officers, probation and parole officers, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation officers, volunteer coordinators, cooks, chaplains, recreation officers, trade workers, administrative assistants among others. Corrections supervises adults in 25 Correctional facilities and 119 Probation Offices. Youth Justice supervises youth in 5 Youth Centres and in 64 Probation Offices. Corrections workers joined OPSEU/SEFPO in 1968 when the Province took over county jails.

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LockTalk #4: Organizing and Preparing to Bargain

Click here to download PDF version Over the last month, your Correctional Bargaining Team has been busy preparing our opening statement and proposals. These proposals aim to address the priorities that the Correctional Bargaining Unit set through the demand set survey. You can review the priorities in Lock Talk #1. It is our goal to...

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Corrections and Youth Justice members elect new leaders and raise almost $28K for Badge of Life Canada

OPSEU/SEFPO Correctional Bargaining Unit delegates from every OPS Corrections and Youth Justice local elected their leaders at the biennial OPS Correctional Bargaining Unit Divisional Meetings October 26-27, 2024. (Scroll down for election results.) They also received reports from their Ministry Employee Relations Committee (MERC) teams, their health and safety committees and their bargaining team, as...

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LockTalk #3: Bargaining Mobilizers

Click here to download PDF version Your Correctional Bargaining Team is pleased to announce the five Mobilizers selected for the 2024 round of bargaining. We extend a sincere thanks to all the applicants who expressed their interest in these positions. Casey Stewart is a Food Service Helper at the Toronto South Detention Centre for the...

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LockTalk #2: The first steps

Click here to download PDF version. Your Correctional Bargaining Team officially served the employer with our notice to bargain on October 4, 2024, as per legislation. This is the first step towards securing a new collective agreement. Your team is committed to securing meaningful gains to meet the demands of the membership that were made...

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Corrections Health and Safety Resources

Corrections Health and Safety 2024 – Re-thinking health and safety in Corrections 2019 Corrections Health and Safety Conference Material

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Correctional Bargaining Unit – Bargaining Mobilizers

The 2024 Corrections Bargaining Team is looking for motivated OPSEU/SEFPO Correctional Bargaining Unit Stewards to fill five (5) Mobilizer positions for the Correctional Bargaining Team. The role of the mobilizers includes: To establish a contact in each Correctional Bargaining Unit local and worksite; To facilitate two-way communication between the membership and the bargaining team; To...

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LockTalk #1: Back to the Table

After a few short months, Lock Talk, the voice of the Correctional Bargaining Team, is back. As we enter a fresh round of negotiations, remember that Lock Talk is your only source for accurate and up-to-date information. Although we just settled our Collective Agreement, and editing remains ongoing, the agreement expires on December 31, 2024....

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Stop blaming front line correctional staff who work under impossible conditions: OPSEU/SEFPO statement on ICIT deployment at Maplehurst Correctional Complex

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2024 TORONTO – OPSEU/SEFPO leaders are speaking out in order to provide much-needed context in response to media reports about an Institutional Crisis Intervention Team (ICIT) deployment at Maplehurst Correctional Complex following an unprovoked, severe assault on a correctional officer in December 2023. The assault on the correctional officer took...

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LockTalk #28 – Final issue for the 2021 round of bargaining

This is the final edition of Lock Talk for the 2021 Round of Bargaining. The majority of items have been implemented at this time, and any further communication regarding implementation issues will be communicated through Local Presidents. Wages and Retro Pay The updated wage grids have now been implemented for Correctional Bargaining Unit members. The...

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Petition action: Urgent mental health supports for correctional workers

Content warning: This post contains mention of suicide. OPSEU/SEFPO correctional workers are facing a mental health crisis. Since October 2021, at least nine of our correctional bargaining unit members have lost their lives to suicide. These deaths are tragic – and can be prevented if our members have access to more robust mental health supports....

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OPTrust Retroactive Salary Award

OPTrust has published information related to Bill 124, retroactive wage increases and the impact on your pension benefit.  This communication is intended for OPSEU/SEFPO members who participate in the OPSEU Pension Plan (OPTrust). Please find a link to the communication below: OPSEU/SEFPO Retroactive Salary Awards (optrust.com)

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Corrections bargaining team elected

With the current collective agreement set to expire on Dec. 31, 2024, the Correctional Bargaining Unit has elected a 13-member bargaining team to begin work on negotiating the next collective agreement. Janet Laverty was re-elected as the Bargaining Team Chair, and Adam Cygler was re-elected as the Vice-Chair. “Now is the time for all Correctional Bargaining...

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Bargaining Team

Chair, Janet Laverty, Correctional Officer, Local 108

Vice-chair, Adam Cygler, COR IHC, Local 229

Todd Snider, Correctional Officer, Local 119

Josh Miller, Correctional Officer, Local 678

Chad Oldfield, Correctional Officer, Local 234

Michael Fallon, Youth Services Officer, Local 220

Johanna Sinclair, Probation Officer, Local 314

Denise Sidsworth, Parole Officer, Local 271

Scott McIntyre, Probation and Parole Officer, Local 633

Bruce Heaney, COR Admin/Office Admin/Technical/Operational/Maintenance, Local 528

Michelle Canning, COR Muti other category, Local 368

Christopher Heath, Fixed term, Local 108

Zachary Fildey, Member at Large, Local 234

Bi-Ministry Employee Relations Committee (BMERC)

Chad Oldfield (SolGen) Local 234
Chair
Email: [email protected]


Peter Harding (MCCSS YJ) Local 337
Vice Chair
Email: [email protected]

Mike Fallon (MCCSS YJ) Local 290
Member
Email: [email protected]


Adam Cygler (SolGen) Local 229
Member
Email: [email protected]

Sandra Harper (OPSEU/SEFPO)
Phone: 416.570.5071
Email: [email protected]

Ministry Employee Relations Committees (MERC) Team Listing

MERC Information including MERC Committee Members, MERC Chairs Meeting Minutes, Action Form, Divisional Minutes, and MERC Team Disclosures.

Ministry Employee Relations Committees (MERC) Team Listing
Corrections crisis: Fix It!

Latest News, Events and Information on the Crisis in Corrections, including Strike Training information, etc. Crisis In Corrections

Pension and Benefits

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