Universities
Sector 9 represents 6,066 members working in universities in 37 bargaining units throughout Ontario. We are professional and support staff, faculty, librarians, technical workers, special constables, and food and support services staff at post-secondary campuses.
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Bargaining
OPSEU full-time faculty narrowly avert strike at Algoma University
Sault Ste. Marie – A strike has been headed off at Algoma University after the…
OPSEU faculty count down to strike deadline at Algoma University
Sault Ste. Marie – Faculty at Algoma University, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees…
OPSEU faculty make a last effort for fairness at Algoma University
Sault Ste. Marie – Faculty at Algoma University, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union…
Nipissing University and OPSEU negotiate equal pay for equal work
North Bay – OPSEU Support staff at Nipissing University have successfully bargained equal pay for…
Conciliation talks begin Monday Feb. 26 - Algoma University Bargaining Bulletin #1
Your OPSEU Bargaining Team is in conciliation on Monday, February 26 Show your support for…
Big win for Western campus police
London – Members of the Campus Community Police Service at Western University have ratified a…
UWO cops rally as clock ticks down to strike deadline
London – The Campus Community Police Service at Western University rallied Friday in a strong…
UWO police rally as strike deadline looms
Members of the University of Western Ontario’s Campus Community Police Service will rally on Friday,…
English-language instructors at York reach deal
Toronto – After a protracted period of negotiations, members of Units 1 and 2 of…
York English-language instructors resume talks on precarious work
(TORONTO) – OPSEU’s Unit 2 bargaining team will sit down again today with the management…
With no deal yet, Unit 1 to meet with YUELI on Nov.23
In wake of numerous protracted days of bargaining this past summer, OPSEU’s Unit 1 Bargaining…
Local 677 Unit 1 ratifies three-year collective agreement
The members of OPSEU Local 677 Unit 1 representing professors, librarians and professional staff at…
Carleton University Campus Safety Workers file for conciliation
Department of Safety Workers at Carleton University have filed for conciliation after attempts to negotiate…
Carleton University Campus Safety workers forced to strike
Campus Safety workers at Ottawa's Carleton University are on strike as of 12:01 Monday morning,…
Carleton University Campus Safety Workers file for conciliation
Department of Safety Workers at Carleton University have filed for conciliation after attempts to negotiate…
Carleton University Campus Safety workers return to work
OTTAWA – Campus Safety workers at Ottawa’s Carleton University have voted 66% in favour of…
Events
Information
Important voices on the trades
OPSEU workers at the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) know the trades. Here are some other voices of expertise who…
About OCOT
The Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) was created by the Ontario government in 2009. It responds to a critical need…
OPSEU letter to Canadian Federation of Students on National Day of Action
October 17, 2016 Bilan Arte Chairperson, Canadian Federation of Students 338 Somerset Street West Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0J9 Dear Ms.…
Sector 9-Universities: Spring Newsletter, 2015
Download this issue ‘Differentiation’. What it means for Ontario universities By Dave A. Vadnais Chief Steward. Local 608 Ontario’s university…
Contact OPSEU's Universities Sector
Email your OPSEU Universities Sector Executive: opseu.sector9@gmail.com Follow OPSEU Universities on Twitter: @opseuU Follow OPSEU Universities on Facebook: OPSEU Sector…
Universities Sector locals
OPSEU currently represents members at the following Universities Association of Canadian Community Colleges – Ottawa Carleton University – Ottawa Guelph…
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…
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…
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…
Carleton University Campus Safety workers near strike deadline
OTTAWA — Campus Safety workers at Ottawa's Carleton University have a strike deadline of 12:01 Monday morning, March 10, 2014.…
OPSEU Universities Sector Executive
The OPSEU Universities Executive Committee: Kella Loschiavo, Member at Large; Angela Jacques, Chair; Dave Vadnais, Secretary; Wesley Killman, Treasurer Meet the 2013-2015…
Contacts
Patricia Tavares
Secretary
Email: ttavares32513@gmail.com
Rob Boulet
Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel
Region 6 Representative [SECRETARY/TREASURER]
Cell: 705 825 1337
Email: robb@opseu608.org
Kella Loschiavo
Chair
Email: kloschia@ryerson.ca
Jennifer Marian Harrington
Division/Sector Executive
Treasurer
Email: jenn.harrington@icloud.com
Anthony Fabiano
Communications Rep
Email: thoughtcritic@gmail.com
Nicole Bessette
Division/Sector Executive
Community Organizer
Email: serenity_nic@hotmail.com
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