Political action

May 1 is International Workers Day, also known as May Day – a day for workers around the world to celebrate worker solidarity and recommit to the fight for workers’ rights everywhere. There are lots of ways OPSEU/SEFPO members can celebrate and take action on May Day, and throughout the month of May. Here are...

OPSEU/SEFPO Local 428 President Jody Pringle and 1st Vice President Lee MacLaren, both full-time Ministry of Transportation (MTO) ferry workers, brought a petition to Queen’s Park at the end of March on behalf of Wolfe Island and Glenora ferry workers, and area residents. The 1,000-signature petition, presented by NDP MPP and Labour Critic Jamie West,...

Union leaders from OPSEU/SEFPO, CUPE Ontario,  Elementary Teachers of Toronto and ATU Canada published an op-ed together in the Toronto Star today calling for a new mayor for Toronto who can reverse the disrepair caused by John Tory and his allies and put the needs of people at the centre of policy. The shared vision...