Equity Conference

Dear Members: The OPSEU/SEFPO Disability Rights Caucus invites you to submit your application to attend the inaugural 2025 Persons with Disabilities Conference, taking place from September 12 to 14, 2025, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Airport West. The conference theme is: “Breaking Accessibility Barriers: Disability is a Superpower.” This momentous event marks the first-ever conference organized...

By Michelle Oulton, Local 649 We want to begin by acknowledging a huge loss to Canada late last year with the passing of Justice Murray Sinclair, who was Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge, led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and served as a senator. OPSEU/SEFPO Executive Board Member Tina Stevens helped open the conference in Ottawa...

The Indigenous Circle’s Water Campaign Committee hosted their 3rd Water Summit last week in Region 1. The three-day summit was organized in partnership with the Onedia Nation of the Thames.  It also followed the Grassy Narrow’s River Run which took place the week before. OPSEU/SEFPO members who attended the Water Summit heard from Elders, community...

Attention: Due to overwhelming interest to attend the OPSEU/SEFPO 2024 Water Summit and with limited space available, we are no longer accepting applications.  This year’s conference is partnered with the Oneida Nation of the Thames. Participants will be educated on the numerous challenges Indigenous peoples face that have undermined their access to clean water and...

The OPSEU/SEFPO Coalition of Racialized Workers Election Summit will take place Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24, 2024. Dates and Times: Friday, March 22, 2024 – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Saturday, March 23, 2024 – 9:00 am – 9:00 pm Sunday, March 24, 2024 – 9:00 am –12:00 pm Hotel: Sheraton Centre Hotel...

PDF version OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) will be convening their Election Summit on Friday March 22 to Sunday March 24, 2024, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Downtown Toronto. Quite fittingly the theme is, “The Right of Self-Selection in a Democratic Environment,” which speaks to the trials, tribulations and victories of the...

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...

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...

Please Join us for the Region 1 Equity Conference! Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022 St. Clair College Centre for the Arts – Windsor, ON 9:00am – 4:00pm Deadline to submit application and reserve accommodations is Nov. 24 at 4:30pm. Recovery & Healing Through Reconciliation – The Blanket Exercise! Presented by Region 1 Equity Representatives The Blanket...

OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) hosted their union’s second biennial Racialized Workers Conference from October 14-16, 2022. More than 150 OPSEU/SEFPO members from across the province joined this hybrid conference – the first time since the pandemic started for CoRW delegates to gather with their peers and allies from across Ontario. The conference was...

OPSEU/SEFPO’s equity committee and caucus chairs hosted Executive Board members, sector and MERC chairs, and the senior staff of the union at Joint Leadership Day this week in Toronto. Joint Leadership Day is an annual event which brings the provincial, regional and sectoral leaders of the union together to focus on incorporating equity into all...

As we celebrate International Youth Day this August the 12th, we are thinking about the way young people are rising up and organizing in response to the challenges they face every day. The UN’s 2022 theme is “Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages.” Young workers have been critical in the resurgence of the...