Collective Agreement

Members in the five units representing Home and Community Care Support Services workers at OPSEU/SEFPO have ratified new two-year collective agreements ahead of a major restructuring of the sector imposed by the Ford government. The deals include general wage increases of 3 per cent in each year of the agreement as well as other monetary...

In September 2022, Arbitrator Kaplan issued a letter of understanding regarding the definition of Indigenous Knowledge for the purposes of appointment factors in the Job Classification Plans. This Award was part of the 2021-2024 academic collective agreement. The Kaplan Award specified that the definition of Indigenous Knowledge would be developed based on respectful consultation with...

After months of bargaining, Homes First shelter workers have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new collective agreement! Thanks to the solidarity of the 700+ members, and the tireless efforts of the organizing committee and the Bargaining Team, workers achieved a 13% wage increase from 2022-2024, along with a signing bonus and improvements to benefits, shift...

We’ve got great news! The Collective Agreement for full-time college support staff has been finalized. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished – and the collective effort of a strong and united membership that got us here. You engaged in province-wide solidarity actions, wrote letters to college presidents and posted to social media wearing blue in...

I wanted to reach out to provide an update on your current and upcoming bargaining negotiations and the future of Home and Community Care Support Services (HCCSSs). On behalf of all of OPSEU/SEFPO, I also want to extend our solidarity and support for you in the months ahead. On Dec. 4, Bill 135, the Convenient...

On December 4th, 2023, the Corrections Arbitration Award was released. LockTalk #22 can be reviewed through this link to access the award, the Union briefs, and the Employer briefs. The Correctional Bargaining Team encourages all members to review the proposals put forward by the bargaining team, and the employer’s views of its employees. The Correctional...

Sometimes the road to enforce negotiated benefits is complicated and involves a lot of stops on the way. This is a post about a series of decisions about a letter of understanding in the MPAC Collective Agreement. This letter outlined the compensation that employees were entitled to when leaving their employment and was intended to...

PHO Bargaining Bulletin Greetings from your bargaining team. We have a number of important items to share. Bill 124 Update As many of you are aware, on November 29, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declared Doug Ford’s Bill 124 legislation, which capped total compensation at one percent, to be “void and of no...

Dear members, Your bargaining team is writing to provide the latest news on the status of our Collective Agreement. In our last newsletter in October, we provided an update on the progress of Interest Arbitration. As many of you are aware, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice declared the Doug Ford government’s Bill 124 legislation,...

ALLISTON ON – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) is calling for the employer at Community Living Association for South Simcoe (CLASS) to take immediate action in the wake of numerous incidents of workplace violence in the past year.  CLASS staff, who are members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 332, have faced an increase in physical...

Dear Members of OCEW, The Ontario Council of Educational Workers (OCEW) reached a tentative agreement at the 2022 central table collective bargaining process. The deal was reached after multiple days of negotiations by OCEW, The Council of Trustees’ Associations, and the Crown. OCEW’s signatory unions will take the tentative deal to their members and conduct the...

TORONTO – OPSEU/SEFPO is calling it a win for hundreds of thousands of workers as the Ontario Superior Court declares Doug Ford government’s wage-stifling Bill 124 “void and of no effect.” The decision comes following a court challenge launched by a coalition of unions and associations, including OPSEU/SEFPO, seeking to declare Bill 124’s wage cap...