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Labour Day is just around the corner, falling on Monday, September 2nd, 2024. Labour councils and unions across the province are busy getting ready for events all throughout the long weekend. Join your fellow workers, neighbours, and OPSEU/SEFPO members at a Labour Day event near you! You can reference the below list, compiled below by...

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) has launched a campaign to combat heat stress in the workplace. We are calling on all interested workers to join the campaign. Extreme heat that injures, sickens, and even kills workers is caused by work and climate conditions. The heat is on in Ontario, and our governments must put...

Public services aren’t just under attack here in Ontario – they’re under attack across the country, and Teranet Manitoba workers, members of our sibling union, the Manitoba General Employees Union (MGEU), are fighting back! OPSEU/SEFPO stands with MGEU Locals 397 and 399, who are ramping up their strike activities on July 31 to pressure Teranet...

OPSEU/SEFPO will be joining the labour family at Labour Day events across the province! See below for details: Huron District Labour Council Labour Day Picnic 80 Victoria Street N, Goderich Saturday September 3, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Contact:  [email protected] Peel Regional Labour Council Labour Day BBQ Gage Park, 45 Main Street South, Brampton Sunday, September...

Members of our sibling union in British Columbia, the BCGEU, are on the picket line this week for meaningful cost-of-living protection for public service workers. Their employer, the BC government, has rejected their proposal to include cost of living protection in their compensation package, despite the fact that every member of the legislature in BC has...

Join the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and OPSEU/SEFPO for a creative action to mark the return of the Ontario Legislature and remind Doug Ford what his government’s priorities should be. When:  Monday, August 8, 2022 at 12 noon Where: Queen’s Park front lawn (110 Wellesley St. West, Toronto) TTC: Queen’s Park subway station RSVP:...

Help spread the word about the May 1 Day of Action event in your area by posting the following graphic on your social media accounts. We encourage all members to share why they are marching this year, or include the sample message provided below along with the graphic!   Region 1 (Windsor, London, Strathroy) London...

News sites from around Ontario are reporting on the efforts of OPSEU/SEFPO and health care advocates to challenge the Ontario government over privatizing health care. Sara Labelle, the chair of OPSEU/SEFPO’s Hospital Professionals Division was widely quoted this month in a number of media reports. “We deliver services in hospitals based on your need, not on...

TORONTO – Ontario’s coroners have overwhelmingly voted in favour of joining forces with OPSEU/SEFPO and hope for quick recognition from the province. The Ontario Coroners Association (OCA) has not been able to negotiate good working conditions for its members for some time. Late last year they voted 95 per cent in favour of entering a cooperation...

This is an open invitation to all OPSEU/SEFPO members to take part in the OFL’s virtual Activist Assembly on Sunday, March 6. With the rise of the hateful convoy in recent weeks, there is an even greater urgency for the labour movement to mobilize towards a positive and hopeful vision of the better Ontario we...

At some point in their life, everyone puts themselves or loved ones in the hands of caregivers. In return, it’s important they get the support and recognition they deserve. That’s why the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has launched a campaign on care work and the hardworking people who provide it. Unfortunately, their work, both paid...

Public Services International (PSI), in partnership with the UK’s Open University, is carrying out an online survey on migrant health care and social care workers’ resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. With this survey — which is being distributed in Canada by the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) — PSI and Open University...

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