Elections

By Lorinda Seward, Local 351 When the dust settled on the 2024 Editors Weekend, held from October 18-20, 2024, at the Sheraton Toronto Airport and Conference Centre, participants were buzzing with fresh ideas, new skills, and a renewed sense of purpose. Hosted by the inSolidarity committee, this biennial gathering brought OPSEU/SEFPO members together to sharpen our...

Elections for OPSEU/SEFPO’s 21 Regional Executive Board Members for the 2024-26 term and regional committee members were held across Ontario on Saturday, April 6, 2024. All new Executive Board members will be sworn in on Saturday, April 27, 2024 and begin their term upon the adjournment of Convention 2024. They will join the seven new...

We are thrilled to formally announce the election results of the OPSEU/SEFPO Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) Election Summit which was held on March 22 – 24 2024 at the Sheraton Hotel, Toronto. The purpose of the Election Summit was to elect a total of fourteen (14) CoRW Provincial delegates from across all seven (7)...

We’re excited to share the results of the first part of the Bargaining Team election that took place Saturday, February 10, 2024 at the OPS Unified Regional Bargaining Conference. This is a two-part process. The elections for remaining members of the team will take place at the OPS Unified Central Bargaining Conference on February 24,...

Tens upon tens of thousands of OPSEU/SEFPO members voted. Thousands knocked on doors, called, and volunteered for their local candidates. And many more put our names forward as candidates – always an act of commitment and courage. We can be proud that the party we support remains Official Opposition, because we helped make it happen....

Elections for OPSEU/SEFPO’s 21 Executive Board Members for the 2022-24 term and regional committee members were held across Ontario on Saturday, March 19, 2022. All new Executive Board members will be sworn in on Saturday, April 9, 2022 and begin their term upon the adjournment of Convention 2022. A warm welcome to our new 2022-24...

OPSEU warmly welcomes the 2019-21 Executive Board and Provincial Committee Members. Elections for OPSEU’s 21 Executive Board Members, a term which lasts for two years, were held across the province on Saturday, May 4, 2019.  Fourteen Executive Board Members were re-elected to their positions, including President Warren (Smokey) Thomas in Region 4 and First Vice-President/Treasurer...

I want to thank the members of Region 2 for doing me the honour of electing me to another term on the Executive Board.  I am so excited to get the chance to continue to be part of a very special group of people and look forward to continuing the work of guiding the best...

I would like to thank the members of Region 4 for their confidence in me and allowing me to serve another term on the Executive Board.  It is a great honour. We are sailing in rough seas and I want to be able to finish the job of helping to guide our great union to...

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has issued the following statement on Kathleen Wynne’s announcement this weekend conceding defeat in next Thursday’s election: I agree with Kathleen Wynne that the danger of Premier Doug Ford remains strong, but I am saddened by her audacity in suggesting the best way to block him from a majority government...

Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says back-to-work legislation makes a mockery of the collective bargaining process and he is glad it’s being debated in the election campaign. Thomas is applauding NDP leader Andrea Horwath for coming out against the use of such a heavy handed tactic this week. On Tuesday, Horwath told the Toronto...

OPSEU faculty members from all 24 public community colleges elected a new Divisional Executive on the weekend. In voting June 5, delegates chose JP Hornick (Local 556, George Brown), Kevin MacKay (L. 240, Mohawk), RM Kennedy (L. 558, Centennial), Martin Devitt (L. 242, Niagara), and Lynn Dee Eason (L. 613, Sault) to lead the CAATAcademic...