Region 4

Printable poster The Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) invites you to hear an excellent guest speaker, Daria Juudi-Hope, during a Black History Month event on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the OPSEU/SEFPO Kingston Membership Centre. Location: Kingston Membership Centre , 824 John Counter Blvd Date and time: Saturday, Feb. 15, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm...

The OPSEU/SEFPO Indigenous Circle invites OPSEU/SEFPO members who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nation, Metis or Inuit) to apply for a position on the OPSEU/SEFPO Indigenous Circle to fill vacancies in Regions 1, 2, 4 and 7. The role of the regional representative on the Indigenous Circle is to create and maintain networks within the region, to...

Event dates: Oct. 21 – 25, 2024 Location: Kingston Membership Centre, 824 John Counter Blvd, Kingston, ON K7K 2R1 Application form: Please download and complete this form Application deadline: Applications must be received at the [email protected] email address no later than Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. After the grievance procedure has been exhausted, an unresolved grievance...

On Thursday, September 28, the members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 454 at the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa, gathered for a rally to call for increased worker safety, better wages, and improved working conditions. The rally took place outside the offices of The Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. The rally...

On September 27, five First Nations from Northern Ontario will come to Toronto to lead a march calling on Premier Ford to end unwanted mining activity on their Territories. These five strong First Nations have formed a historic alliance to protect their lands and waters in the face of mounting concerns about encroachment on their...

OPSEU/SEFPO is proud to endorse Ontario NDP candidate Melissa Coenraad running in Kanata-Carleton! Melissa has a proven track record as a champion for labour rights, and she brings valuable experience as a former local president and current board member of OPSEU/SEFPO. With a long-standing advocacy for healthcare workers, she knows exactly what our community in...

Printable PDF Join the Coalition of Racialized Workers from OPSEU/SEFPO Region 4 at the Ottawa Basketball Tournament! When: July 15, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. Where: Fisher Park Outdoor Court (250 Holland Avenue, Ottawa, K1Y 0Y5) Info Contact: Renford Thomas – [email protected] or [email protected] Phresh Men’s Salon is hosting a three-on-three Basketball tournament and will be...

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,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2023 TORONTO – 1,000 Kingston and Prince Edward County area residents have signed a petition demanding that the Ministry of Transportation stop the service disruptions to the Wolfe Island and Glenora ferries by hiring more ferry workers and retaining them with fair, competitive wages. The petitions will be presented at...

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is paying temporary staffing agencies two to three times more than it would cost to hire permanent ferry workers to staff the Wolfe Island Ferry in Kingston. This was recently confirmed by their local MPP, Ted Hsu, who received disclosure from the Ministry on the exact figures, and released...

OPSEU/SEFPO has filed an Unfair Labour Practice against Family & Children’s Services of Renfrew County following the unjust targeting and suspension of nine agency staff. OPSEU/SEFPO Local 459 members working at the agency provide support to children and families in the area, counsel students, liaise with the Ontario Provincial Police and provide child protection services....

PEMBROKE ON – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) is calling for the immediate and full reinstatement of nine members who were recently targeted, and unfairly suspended at Family & Children’s Services of Renfrew County.    As staff at the agency, the members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 459 provide an invaluable service to their communities...