Conferences

You are invited to attend the OPSEU/SEFPO Region 1 – Equity Conference being held at the London Membership Centre – 1092 Dearness Drive, London, ON N6E 1N9. Join us for “A Night Without a Home” and an eye-opening overnight experience to raise awareness about homelessness, addiction, and mental health. Spend the night with fellow members...

The OPSEU/SEFPO Indigenous Circle invites you to submit your application for the 2025 Indigenous Conference! The Conference theme is “Rising of Indigenous Women: Protecting the Land & Water,” and is taking place May 30 to June 1 at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel. The goal is to bring together OPSEU/SEFPO members in the spirit of learning,...

The leadership of the OPSEU/SEFPO Mental Health and Addictions Division would like to invite you to participate in our health & safety conference. Date(s): Monday, December 2, 2024 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm  Hotel: Pan Pacific Toronto 900 York Mills Rd, North York, ON M3B 3H2...

OPSEU/SEFPO Correctional Bargaining Unit delegates from every OPS Corrections and Youth Justice local elected their leaders at the biennial OPS Correctional Bargaining Unit Divisional Meetings October 26-27, 2024. (Scroll down for election results.) They also received reports from their Ministry Employee Relations Committee (MERC) teams, their health and safety committees and their bargaining team, as...

The leadership of the OPSEU/SEFPO Mental Health and Addictions Division would like to invite you to participate in our Bargaining conference Date(s): Wednesday October 2, 2024, 9 am – 5 pm Thursday, October 3, 2024, 9 am – 5 pm Hotel: Chelsea Hotel Toronto 33 Gerrard St W, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z4 Single rate: $259.00...

The RPN Occupational Division Biennial Conference has been scheduled. Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 from 8:30 am – 5:00pm Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 8:30 am – 5:00pm Hotel: Pan Pacific Toronto, 900 York Mills Rd, North York, ON, M3B 3H2, 416-444-2511 Single rate: $179 +taxes Meeting Room: 155 Lesmill Rd. – Large Conference Room...

OPSEU/SEFPO is committed to providing temporary, on-site child care to our members with child care responsibilities as a key way of removing structural and systemic barriers faced by members to full participation in the union. To support these members, we have updated our organizational policies and procedures, and created a Child Care Handbook that includes...

A Region 4 Equity Conference has been scheduled. Agenda to be provided shortly. To apply to attend, please download and complete this application form, and return it to the Brockville Regional office before by Friday, January 12, 2024. Dates: Saturday, February 24, 2024 (full-day) Sunday, February 25, 2024 (half-day) Hotel: Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront 2...

The 2024 OPS Unified Regional Bargaining Conferences have been scheduled. A notice regarding Demand setting process will be sent in the coming weeks. Regional Bargaining Conferences The Local’s official call went out last week for the upcoming OPS Unified Regional Bargaining Conferences on February 10, 2024. The purpose of the Regional Bargaining Conferences is to...

More photos below By Lorinda Seward – In Solidarity Themed “Let’s Get Louder: Our Voice, Our Space, Our Body,” the 2023 OPSEU/SEFPO Women’s Conference took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto from December 1-3. The conference drew female-identifying OPSEU/SEFPO members from across Ontario, setting the stage for meaningful discussions and empowering experiences. Organized by...

Report by Lorinda Seward, inSolidarity Committee As the Ontario Federation of Labour’s (OFL) 17th Biennial Convention came to a close, the echoes of unity and determination resonated through the convention floor at The Sheraton in downtown Toronto. Held from November 20 to 24, 2023, this five-day event brought together delegates from union affiliates from across...

OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and First Vice-President Laurie Nancekivell led the largest affiliate caucus at the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) Convention this week. OPSEU/SEFPO members from every region and every equity committee and caucus participated in six days of intense discussions and debates on the future of the labour movement in Ontario. (OPSEU/SEFPO’s inSolidarity...