Federal

Toronto – OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas sent the following Open Letter calling on Premier Ford to do the right thing and implement a simple, seamless and speedy paid sick days program for Ontario’s workers. With hospitals bursting at the seams, people falling ill and dying in record numbers, Thomas says time’s up for a...

A group of OPSEU members led by President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida has shored up Unifor’s picket lines at Regina’s Co-op Refinery. Thomas says he boarded the first plane to Regina when he learned that Unifor National President Jerry Dias had been arrested after joining a picket line. “Jerry phoned...

Thousands of OPSEU members took part in two telephone town halls on Wednesday to talk about the federal election. OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas fielded a wide variety of questions from members.  He was joined by Canadian Labour Institute President James Clancy and Larry Brown, the President of the National Union of Public and General...