Elections

Building resilience in the face of conflict; it was a pivotal theme throughout this year’s OPSEU/SEFPO Broader Public Sector (BPS) Conference and Divisional meetings. Nearly 500 delegates participated in this year’s conference, which was held virtually from Friday, October 22 to Sunday, October 24. The conference theme of “Challenges, Actions, Resilience,” resonated with OPSEU/SEFPO leaders and...

The health risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic were a major factor in a decision by OPSEU/SEFPO’s Executive Board to extend the terms of everyone democratically elected during the 2019 Regional Meetings. President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says the decision was not made lightly. “The democratic right of the members to decide will always be a...

The BPS Conference and Divisional Meetings 2019 was held November 15-17. It ended with the election of new divisional executives, as follow. Sector 1: Ambulance James Ramage, Chair Terry Baker, Vice-Chair To be elected next Divex: Secretary/Treasurer Mario Posteraro, Director 2 – Hamilton, Brant, Norfolk Timothy Szumlanski, Director 3 – Peel, Guelph/Wellington, Halton Cory Schepers,...