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The Region 5 Coalition of Racialized Workers, invites you to come out to Christie Pitts for their annual Cookout! Help us celebrate the return of the Cook-Out, after 2 years of lock downs and the pandemic. Bring your family and friends for a day filled with games, music, food and fun! Date: Saturday, August 20,2022...

October Spotlight: Daniel Richer dit Laflèche In absence of this year’s conference, the Provincial Francophone Committee (PFC) will be hosting a series of monthly virtual evening events throughout the Fall. They are open to all OPSEU/SEFPO members and their family and friends. These are special occasions to celebrate our language and culture while being entertained by Franco-Ontarian...

June is Pride month to the TLGBTIAPQQ2S+ (Trans, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual, Queer, Questioning, 2-Spirited) community and their allies. Pride is a reaffirmation that discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression will not be tolerated. A cornerstone in gay rights social movements, Pride also calls for an end...

The OPSEU Indigenous Circle invites OPSEU members who self-identify as Indigenous to apply for a position on the OPSEU Indigenous Circle to fill a vacancy in Region 4.  Region 4 includes the municipalities of Belleville, Brockville, Cornwall, Kingston, Ottawa and points in-between. The role of the regional representative on the Indigenous Circle is to create and maintain networks within the region,...

Do you want to make a difference? OPSEU’s Coalition of Racialized Workers is inviting eligible members to apply for a position on the caucus.  The position is open to OPSEU members who identify as racialized as defined in the Ontario Human Rights Commission ‘Policy and Guidelines on Racism and Racial Discrimination’. As a representative of the...

The OPSEU Indigenous Circle invites OPSEU members who self-identify as Indigenous to apply for a position on the OPSEU Indigenous Circle to fill vacancies in Regions 3 and 4. The role of the regional representative on the Indigenous Circle is to create and maintain networks within the region, to develop and promote programs, to encourage First Nation (Status or Non Status),...

OPSEU wishes a happy Yom Kippur to all Jewish communities and members celebrating the holiest day of the year, also known as the Day of Atonement. Following Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year – Yom Kippur marks the end of the 10 days of repentance, which is a time to reflect on wrongdoings and...

The OPSEU Indigenous Circle is inviting OPSEU members who self-identify as Indigenous to apply for a position on the OPSEU Indigenous Circle to fill vacancies in Region 3, Region 4 and Region 7. The role of the regional representative on the Indigenous Circle is to create and maintain networks within the region, to develop and promote programs, to encourage First Nation...

Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, sexual harassment is defined as “engaging in a course of vexatious comment or conduct that is known or ought to be known to be unwelcome.” Sexual harassment is discriminatory. It damages the emotional, psychological, and physical well-being of the person it is aimed at.  It hurts the person’s dignity...

May 17, 2017 marks the 12th Anniversary of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT).  This year’s theme focuses on a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversities.  The Day brings together communities from across the globe and calls policy makers, the media, the public, opinion leaders and local authorities to action.  Lesbian,...

The OPSEU Indigenous Circle June 21 Campaign is hosting a legislative breakfast and lobby day at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. A team of community and OPSEU Indigenous activists are pressing for support of a private member’s bill sponsored by MPP Teresa Armstrong (London-Fanshawe) to make June 21 a statutory holiday in Ontario. Linda...

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas issued the following statement today. OPSEU condemns in the strongest possible terms the tragic shooting of Muslim worshippers at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec in Quebec City on Sunday night. Like many Canadians, we were shocked by this terrible crime, and heartbroken at the thought of the families and...