Tell iGaming Ontario to get Bargaining!

The members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 565 started bargaining 16 months ago, but iGaming Ontario CEO Joseph Hillier refuses to meet his legal obligations.You can help — add your name to this open letter to Hillier. Together, we’ll show him that bargaining is no game:

To: CEO, iGaming Ontario Subject Line: Urgent Call to Resume BargainingConciliation dates scheduled between OPSEU/SEFPO Local 565 and iGaming Ontario in July 2025 were cancelled as iGaming Ontario refused to bargain monetary items on the basis that it still did not have a mandate from Treasury Board.Bargaining began sixteen months ago. The employer’s failure to come prepared to negotiate key issues—those central and essential to any collective agreement—constitutes a breach of their duty to make every reasonable effort to reach a timely agreement.The members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 565 are not going to tolerate this failure of iGaming Ontario to meet its obligations under s. 17 of the Ontario Labour Relations Act any longer.The workers at iGaming Ontario deserve respect and are calling you to step up and be prepared to negotiate a fair contract that reflects their contributions to the province and our economy.We, the undersigned workers of iGaming Ontario, call on the CEO of iGaming Ontario, to act immediately to demand a mandate from the Treasury Board and resume negotiations.We call on you, as CEO of iGaming Ontario, to act immediately:

• Secure a full bargaining mandate from the Treasury Board; and
• Resume meaningful negotiations with OPSEU/SEFPO Local 565 without further delay.

Our commitment to reaching a fair contract remains strong. We urge you to demonstrate leadership by ensuring that bargaining resumes and progresses in good faith.