Awareness Days

Thursday, May 19 is Personal Support Worker Day and we want to take this opportunity to stress how vital support workers are to the health care system. We deeply appreciate the extraordinary efforts they have made to care for people in need. OPSEU/SEFPO is proud to represent thousands of PSWs in long term care homes,...

The seven day period each year ending on May 18 is Tamil Genocide Education Week in Ontario. The Tamil Genocide Education Week Act passed last year makes Ontario the first jurisdiction in the world to recognize and name the genocide against Tamils in Sri Lanka. During this time period, Tamils gather to remember and reflect...

It’s National Nurses Week and OPSEU/SEFPO is extremely proud to represent thousands of dedicated nursing professionals on the front lines in hospitals, long-term care, community health care, psychiatric facilities, correctional institutions and mental health agencies, among others. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the essential work that Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs), Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners in...