Sector 10 – HPD: Region 2 2023 Organizing Training has been scheduled. The intent of the session is to provide attendees with training and resources to organize and mobilize members to build stronger locals for future rounds of bargaining and to push back on Bill 60 and the Ford government’s agenda to privatize and deregulate the work of hospital professionals.
- Date: Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 9:00AM – 5:00PM
- Hotel: Sheraton Hamilton Hotel
- 116 King Street W.
- Hamilton, ON, L8P 4V3
- $189.00 plus taxes
- Meeting Room: OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre
- 505 York Blvd., 2nd Floor, Hamilton, ON L8R 3K4
- Registration Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 8:30AM – 9:00AM
- Parking: Free Parking Note: valet parking receipts are not a reimbursable claim.
Please note: We encourage members to attend in person to maximize the experience and networking. However, a hybrid option is available to enable participation if required. If you elect to attend virtually, one week prior to the event a Zoom link with instructions will be sent to you. No expenses outside of time off (if required) will be reimbursed unless otherwise pre-approved. Meals for virtual participants are not covered. To inquire about pre-approval, please email Conferences and Travel at [email protected].
Delegate Entitlement
Each HPD Local shall be entitled to select two (2) members to attend the training. Members of the HPD divisional executive shall be automatic and do not count towards their Local’s delegate entitlement.
Hotel Room Bookings
In accordance with the OPSEU/SEFPO policy (Section 10.1-5), any member who resides further than 60 kilometers from the event may request that OPSEU/SEFPO make their hotel reservation on their behalf by completing the Hotel Registration section when registering for the event in the OPSEU/SEFPO Member Portal.
OPSEU/SEFPO will be booking all hotel rooms centrally. Delegates will be reimbursed for single room hotel accommodation.
Members are also responsible for payment of their hotel room upon check out as there are no charges billed back to OPSEU/SEFPO. Please save your itemized receipt and submit it with your Membership Expense Claim Form.
Any additional nights outside of this policy must be pre-approved by the First Vice-President/Treasurer’s office, regardless of Region or distance from the event.
Human Rights Accommodation Request Form
Should you require a human rights accommodation or have an existing accommodation under the Human Rights Code, please complete and submit the Human Rights Accommodation Request Form in full.
Family, Dependent and Attendant Care are covered expenses for this event for those who require it at the event or at home.
OPSEU/SEFPO Child Care Policy
OPSEU/SEFPO undertakes to provide child care services, when requested, at all union educationals, conventions, regional, divisional, and demand-setting meetings where the membership requests at least three weeks prior to the event. Members who bring their children to OPSEU/SEFPO sponsored functions should normally be required to use the on-site child care service if it is available. The three-week notice will ensure adequate time to process advances when requested. If no requests for on-site child care are received three weeks prior to the activity date, child care arrangements for on-site child care may not be made. If members then bring children to the event without the required notice, the member should be responsible for making his/her own child care arrangements.
Procedures for Online Submission of Forms
Members are to email their Event Registration, Hotel Booking Requests and Child Care Registration to Conferences and Travel [email protected]. Please include information of any special accessibility needs that you may have with respect to your hotel room.
If you require an Advance, please complete the attached form, and return it to [email protected] for processing.
Information and forms:
- Advance Form
- OPSEU/SEFPO Human Rights Accommodation Form
- Member Portal Quick Introduction
- Online Expense Claim Tutorial
In order to confirm your registration, please submit all forms by email to Conferences and Travel [email protected] no later than Thursday, August 10, 2023.
We appreciate your cooperation and participation in these meetings.
In Solidarity,
Sara Labelle
Sector 10 HPD Chair