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OPSEU/SEFPO is calling on the Ontario legislature to show its commitment to essential workers by moving quickly to pass Bill 239, Stay Home If You Are Sick Act, 2020. The bill, which includes paid infectious disease leave, would grant automatic paid sick time to all workers and significantly reduce community transmission of COVID-19. Bill 239……

Millions of Black people around the world, face discrimination because of their colour of their skin. We often celebrate Canada as a multicultural country. But that doesn’t mean that racial discrimination doesn’t live here. That doesn’t mean that systemic racism isn’t in every workplace, and in every sector.  That doesn’t mean that Black people in……

Introduction We respectfully present the Ontario Public Service Employees Union’s (OPSEU) submission to the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development on termination and severance obligations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). This submission was created in a response to the Ministry’s consultation regarding the proposed provisions to the Act. The contents of this……