Kids Matter

Nsoromma Design & Culture Group Inc has partnered with OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Worker’s (CoRW) to present a Kiddies section with Saldenah Carnival for 2024. This year’s annual Junior Carnival and Family Fun Parade will be celebrated on July 20 in honour of the dynamic displays of Caribbean culture, music and costumes. This will be great...

OPSEU/SEFPO CORW Kiddies Carnival Costume Launch! You’re invited to join the Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) at the Saldenah Carnival Mas Camp on Sunday, May 26, 2024.  Come and check out CoRW’s Kiddie’s section for Junior carnival on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Time: 12PM – 6PM * Kid’s Entertainment, Food, Beverages, Music, Face Painting and...

The London-Middlesex Children’s Aid Society is flagging concerns that teenagers who are being placed in hotels in the city’s south-end are at risk of being exposed to sex traffickers. According to the CBC, the agency says a lack of resources, including staff shortages, underfunding, and capacity limits due to COVID-19 over the past year has...

In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce, OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas calls Education Workers “the forgotten front-line heroes in our public school system.” “They say teachers are the heart of a school. Education Workers are the very soul,” Thomas writes. “With professionalism, passion, and patience, they serve as...

Waterloo – The Ford government’s cuts to services for children with autism has hit the KidsAbility Centre for Child Development, a leader in the Waterloo and Guelph-Wellington areas in helping kids with complex special needs for more than 60 years. The shift to the fee-for-service model at KidsAbility places the entire program in jeopardy as...

The news website Mississauga.com reports that OPSEU members were a large part of the protest against the Ford government’s cuts to education at the office of Mississauga-Erin Mills MPP Sheref Sabawy on April 12. “We will not give up on fighting against the cuts to education, the support system students need to be successful and especially...

OPSEU members joined with education unions, parents, students, community groups, and concerned citizens from across the province, to send a strong message to Doug Ford that his cuts to public education will not be tolerated. Over 20,000 individuals rallied outside of Queen’s Park on Saturday, April 6, to tell the Ford government that cuts to...

Barrie – The Ministry of Labour has issued a “no board” report at the request of workers with New Path Youth and Family Services, triggering a 17-day countdown to a strike or lockout deadline of 12:01 a.m. on July 14. New Path is a government-funded mental health centre providing services for children, youth, and their...

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OPSEU’s star shone brightly at the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) awards ceremony, taking first place in nine categories – far more than any other union in Canada. The ceremony is the highlight of CALM’s annual conference, which took place in Quebec City from May 19 to 21. Four OPSEU locals were honoured in...

OPSEU children and youth mental health workers across the province are marking Family Day, February 16, with Family Week activities celebrating their work in helping to build resilient communities. OPSEU mental health professionals are dedicated to providing the highest level of service through publicly funded and delivered programs.   The sector is facing uncertainty as members...