New Members

The first three months of 2024 have reinforced the need to get organized. Just like 2023 was a hot year for the labour movement, 2024 is shaping up to be even hotter. We’re up against some formidable challenges this year; the skyrocketing cost-of-living and runaway inflation, a provincial government chronically underfunding public services so they...

Pharmacy Technicians at all four Trillium Health Partners’ locations voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining OPSEU/SEFPO. OPSEU/SEFPO already represents Biomedical Technologists in Local 296 at Trillium Health Partners. Pharmacy Technicians provide pharmacy services to various departments across Trillium Health Partners’ hospitals in Mississauga and Toronto. “We’re thrilled to welcome another group of Hospital Professionals from...

Seeking transparency and a voice in the workplace, health care professionals at the North Wellington Health Care Corporation voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining OPSEU/SEFPO. They work out of two hospital sites located in Palmerston & Mount Forest, serving Waterloo, Wellington and surrounding communities. “Thank you for putting your trust in each other and in...

We’re thrilled to welcome lawyers at Don Valley Community Legal Services, Community Advocacy and Legal Centre, South Etobicoke Community Legal Services, and the Human Rights Legal Support Centre to OPSEU/SEFPO. These lawyers voted in favor of joining OPSEU/SEFPO, despite the obstacles put in their way by their employer.  They join a growing contingent of community...

Almost 300 Paramedical Laboratory employees are joining OPSEU/SEFPO as the newest addition to the Hospital Professionals Division. The workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining OPSEU/SEFPO so they can have a voice in the workplace, address scheduling concerns, staffing issues, and a lack of respect in the workplace. Paramedical laboratory workers are a critical part...

Pharmacy professionals at The Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health Centre have voted unanimously to join OPSEU/SEFPO. The workers are Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, and Pharmacy Assistants, working out of two hospital locations in the city of Toronto. Pharmacy professionals provide pharmacy services to the various departments across the hospitals. Facing a lack of transparency from their...

Youth mental health workers at the Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services voted overwhelmingly to join OPSEU/SEFPO. These workers serve the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent area. They form a multi-disciplinary treatment team of psychologists, social workers, child and youth workers, nurses, and therapists. “We’re thrilled to welcome new youth mental health workers to OPSEU/SEFPO!” said OPSEU/SEFPO President...

OPSEU/SEFPO is honoured to welcome our newest members from Planned Parenthood Toronto. These workers devote their working lives to protecting Toronto’s most vulnerable youth, by providing primary health care, gender-affirming care, mental health services and sexual health services, including abortion care. “Planned Parenthood staff provide vital health care services in the community, including services that...

OPSEU/SEFPO is pleased to welcome our newest members – the hospital professionals who work in the Imaging Department and as Medical Laboratory Technologists at the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich, Ontario. Lab and diagnostic imaging professionals play a critical role in patient health – finding the correct diagnosis for an illness or injury,...

OPSEU/SEFPO is pleased to welcome our newest members from Lakehead District School Board (LDSB). Social Workers play a crucial role in our education system and communities, by caring for our children’s mental health and wellbeing. Often, mental health services are not accessible to many students, and having Social Workers in our schools is essential. “We’re...

Seeking respect and accountability from the employer, Travel Assistants and Lunchroom Supervisors in the Peel District School Board (PDSB) voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining OPSEU/SEFPO. Travel Assistants usually ride the school bus or van to support students who may be medically fragile and need a Travel Assistant with them for personal care and/or mobility...

Counsellors, Researchers, and Community Capacity Builders at Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN) voted strongly in favour of becoming the newest members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 5120. They’ll be joining all the other recently organized OPSEU/SEFPO community health care workers from The Fife House Foundation. OHTN is a non-profit organization that funds and conducts HIV research and...