HEALTH AND SAFETY

May 24, 2013 -Join us on Saturday June 1, 2013 at Queen's Park where workers will stand with their allies to demand fairness and justice for workers who become injured at work. more...

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

Solidarity not Charity!

May 23, 2013 Watch the recently completed video of our Southern Africa Tour 2012 more...

EQUITY UNIT

May 22, 2013 The revised OPSEU Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Policy (HDPP) and accompanying HDPP Procedures Manual are now available! more...

OPS CAMPAIGNS: RETHINKING ONTARIO PLACE

May 21, 2013 The accumulative efforts of many organizations and individuals have resulted in a renewed interest in what happens at Ontario Place. See video. more...

AMBULANCE DIVISION

May 21, 2013 Cuts to ambulances services will threaten residents in the Country of Frontenac and the city of Kinston if the municipality reduces ambulance services more...

May 17, 2013 SOPSEU.org is undergoing a massive strategic rethinking and redesign. Are you an OPSEU member? Complete the survey for your chance to win a $500 coupon for your choice of Ontario Delta Hotel!   more...

OPSEU ENTERPRISES

Fallsview Indoor Waterpark

May 16, 2013 Special hotel waterpark packages are now available to OPSEU members at Fallsview Indoor Waterpark.   more...

EQUITY: RAINBOW ALLIANCE

May 16, 2013 OPSEU’s Rainbow Alliance is pleased to join in commemorating May 17 as the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO).  more...

NEWS RELEASE

May 15, 2013 In defiance of two Grievance Settlement Board rulings, the Ministry of the Attorney General says it will contract-out the transcription work of 650 court reporters  more...

CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY

May 14, 2013 When Bill 53 is adopted into law, May 14 will be formally recognized as Children and Youth in Care Day. OPSEU, though, can’t wait. Let’s celebrate our achievements on this day and continue to raise awareness about children and youth in care more...

LIQUOR BOARD EMPLOYEES DIVISION

May 14, 2013 Legal document lays out OPSEU’s discrimination claim against LCBO and Ontario Government. Read what the union filed with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. download the document...

May 13, 2013 With its huge profits, the LCBO can afford to provide good jobs and yet two-thirds of its employees struggle to survive on part-time work. This was the message LCBO members brought to the openings of their strike headquarters in seven communities across Ontario today. more...

SOCIAL SERVICES

May 13, 2013 Update on Taking Action on Workplace Stress campaign; Message from the Chair, Bargaining Highlights and more Download this issue...

COLLEGE FACULTY

May 13, 2013 OPSEU has discovered that three Ontario colleges, Fanshawe, Mohawk and Seneca, have formed a consortium planning large-scale investment of funds in a college in Saudi Arabia. more...

LIQUOR BOARD EMPLOYEES DIVISION

May 10, 2013 OPSEU will begin to open local strike headquarters across the province for LCBO members as the May 17 strike deadline draws closer more...

NEWS RELEASE

May 10, 2013 OPSEU is taking the LCBO and the Wynne government to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal over wage discrimination at the Crown-owned retail giant more...

NEWS RELEASE

May 10, 2013 The rise of part-time, temporary, unstable work in Ontario is the focus of a new ad campaign from the union for LCBO workers as a May 17 strike deadline approaches more...

Former OPSEU President honoured

May 10, 2013 Former OPSEU President, Fred Upshaw was  honoured with Bromley Armstrong Award the  read the article here...

DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES

May 9, 2013 OPSEU Developmental Services have launched our new blog with stories from the recent “Chicken Pot Pie” DS story contest. We have also started our new DS Twitter feed, and be sure to join in the conversation on our DS Facebook page! more...

NEWEST MEMBERS

Christopher Terrace votes OPSEU

May 8, 2013 In vote held May 2, employees at Chartwell Christopher Terrace Retirement Residence voted overwhelmingly (95 per cent) to join OPSEU. more...

AMBULANCE DIVISION

May 8, 2013 Join OPSEU Paramedics from Frontenac Ambulance Service for an info picket at the Cataraqui Town Centre on Saturday, May 11. more...

EDUCATION – COLLEGE FACULTY

May 7, 2013 OPSEU college faculty, please join us on Friday, June 7 at Oakham House, Ryerson University for a one day symposium exploring a variety of issues facing college faculty: defining academic freedom, online learning and workload issues, outsourcing of our work; non-fulltime faculty and precarious work; students’ perspective on quality of post-secondary education. more...

CORRECTIONS

May 6, 2013 The OPSEU members of the Systemic Change Steering Committee are accepting Expressions of Interest for two vacant union positions on the Systemic Change Steering Committee. Deadline for applications is May 31, 2013 by 4 p.m. more...

LIQUOR BOARD EMPLOYEES DIVISION

May 3, 2013 More than 100 LBED local leaders, staff and mobilizers will meet tomorrow in Toronto for a special meeting to plan strike preparations in the event the contract talks with the LCBO break down more...

NOTICE

May 3, 2013 OPSEU President Smokey Thomas sent a letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne to reinstate the Ontario Ranger program and reopen Ontario Place to demonstrate her commitment to invest $295 million, over two years, to help young people find jobs. more...

IMPORTANT NOTICE

OPSEU supports striking workers at Porter Airlines

May 3, 2013 In solidarity with the workers who have been on strike at Porter Airlines since January 10, 2013, OPSEU asks staff and members not to fly Porter for union business.  more...

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

May 3, 2013 On May 2, OPSEU and 22 other unions and NGOs sent an open letter to Loblaw’s Executive Chairman, Galen Weston, calling on the company to take action to prevent more workers’ deaths. more...

NEWS

May 3, 2013 In the wake of the Ontario budget, the President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union is urging Premier Wynne to reinstate funding for two youth employment programs as part of her $295 youth employment strategy. more...

Diablogue

May 3, 2013 It had all the trappings of an election — lawn signs, leaflets, media coverage and an army of volunteers knocking on doors.  more...

OPS – Corrections

May 3, 2013 Correctional peace officers from across Ontario will gather at Queen’s Park on Monday, May 13 to pay tribute to those who have fallen in the line of duty.  more...

NEWS

May 2, 2013 Ontario’s first budget with Kathleen Wynne as Premier is a disappointing continuation of the Dalton McGuinty legacy, the President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says. more...

NOTICE

May 2, 2013 Ontario Place and the Exhibition Grounds were the most talked about spaces in Toronto for 2012. Come out and share your vision for this public space, Saturday, May 4, 2013 .more...

Former OPSEU President honoured

May 2, 2013 Former OPSEU President, Fred Upshaw, will be honoured at a special Toronto York Region Labour Council event on Friday, May 3. more...

HOSPITAL SUPPORT WORKERS

May 1, 2013 Spring 2013 newsletter for OPSEU members in the hospital support sector Planning is underway for next month’s BPS conference and coordinated bargaining conference more...

LIVE AND LET LIVE FUND

OPSEU Supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation Solidarity Tour

May 1, 2013 From Winnipeg to Windsor May 1 to 15, 2013, come out to support this tour, co-sponsored with OPSEU Live and Let Live Fund, other unions and labour councils. more...

NOTICES

May 1, 2013 OPSEU is pleased to co-sponsor a free film night with the theme of "Fighting Cuts" at the AGO's Jackman Hall in Toronto on Tuesday, May 7. more...

MINISTRY OF LABOUR MERC

May 1, 2013 Off Balance spring 2013 newsletter for OPSEU members in the Ministry of Labour – The MERC team has re-launched its new and improved newsletter to keep members up-to-date on happenings inside the Ministry. more....

NEWEST MEMBERS

May 1, 2013 OPSEU is pleased to welcome its 104 newest members at the Peel District School Board. more...

DIABLOGUE

April 30, 2013 Three hundred low-wage Bangladeshi garment workers died when their factory collapsed April 24. Loblaws admitted publicly they were using the factory to supply their popular Joe Fresh clothing line. It’s time to demand change. A rally is being organized May 1st at 5:30 pm beginning at Toronto City Hall and marching to Loblaw’s Joe Fresh outlet at 589 Queen St. West more...

INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY

April 29, 2013 On April 24, the Rana Plaza building in Dakha, Bangladesh collapsed, killing hundreds of workers and injuring over 1,000. To date, almost 400 garment workers have been killed and many more are still missing. Although the building owner has been arrested, Canadian organizations are demanding that Loblaws, Walmart and others who source from Bangladesh come clean on what they know and take concrete steps to make sure this kind of tragedy never happens again..  more....

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Every April 28, unions, workers, and organizations in over 100 countries remember workers who have died, were injured or made ill from workplace causes. We honour them by renewing our fight for the living..  more...

LIQUOR BOARD EMPLOYEES DIVISION

April 26, 20133 Close to 300 liquor board employees and supporters rallied outside LCBO head office today to demand it's time to negotiate good jobs more...

NEWEST MEMBERS

Golden Years chooses OPSEU

April 26, 2013 OPSEU is pleased to welcome its newest members from Golden Years Nursing Home (Cambridge) Inc. In a vote held April 25, 2013 the majority of employees voted in favour of being represented by OPSEU. more...

CONVENTION 2013

April 26, 2013 View our daily Photo Galleries from OPSEU Convention 2013 more...

April 26, 2013 : In Solidarity Convention Updates: Day 1 - Your Award Winners. Day 2-President, 1st Vice-President/Treasurer acclaimed; Budget passes Day 3: OFL Affiliation defeated; Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments; Voices from the sidelines more...

OPSEU SOCIAL MAPPING PROJECT

April 25, 2013 See the new video about the OPSEU Social Mapping Project more...

NEWS

April 19, 2013 The President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union has dismissed a new business plan to privatize public services, including health and education, as another attempt to repeat what has been a costly failure for the Ontario people. more...

April 19, 2013 The Canadian Association of Labour Media's annual conference at the University of Alberta, Edmonton is a unique opportunity for training, networking and strategizing with labour communicators from across the country.  more...

ONTARIO DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM

April 18, 2013 People with disabilities and the front line staff who work with them joined forces on April 10 to tell MPPs: improve disability benefits, but not in the ways recommended by a provincial commission.  more...

Health Care: Ambulance Division

Helmets for all. They’re not just for kids

April 17, 2013 . A brain injury occurs every three minutes in Canada. Helmets use reduces brain injury by 88 per cent. more...

HEALTH AND SAFETY

April 16, 2013 The Ministry of Health and Long Term Care is activating its Emergency Operations Centre in response to the outbreak of a novel influenza known as Influenza A (H7N9) in China. more...

MEMBER EDUCATION

April 15, 2013 OPSEU’s head office was a hub of activity on March 21, 22 and March 25, 26 as 46 local presidents attended one of two orientation sessions held back to back. more...

HOSPITAL PROFESSIONALS DIVISION

April 12, 2013 Members of OPSEU Hospital Professionals Division are asked to participate in a demand set survey. more...

EQUITY: PROVINCIAL YOUNG WORKERS COMMITTEE

April 12, 2013 The Call for OPSEU’s 6th Annual International Youth Day (IYD) is now available.. more...

AMBULANCE DIVISION

April 12, 2013 All OPSEU paramedics are asked to complete a questionnaire on the HPRAC website regarding a proposed regulatory college. The OPSEU Ambulance Division counsels against the establishment of such a regulatory Body. more...

BROADER PUBLIC SECTOR

 The 2013 BPS Conference in Toronto June 21-23 is rapidly approaching. All the details you need to know about registration, travel & accommodation, child care and special needs have now been posted online  more...

April 5, 2013 Members of OPSEU CBS Support (L160-London, L200-Brampton, L210-Hamilton, L477-Ottawa and L5103-Toronto) are asked to participate in a demand set survey. more...

ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE

The 2013-2014 OPS Collective Agreement for Central, Unified and Corrections (including Salary Schedules) is now available online.  more...

\ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE

Send an e-mail directly to your MPP by visiting this page now. more...

NOTICE

The Ontario government is cutting wages and staff. Instead, they should be documenting management waste in ministries, agencies, offices, and other undertakings. Use the ORNGE Line, a new online resource, to alert us to the waste in your workplace today. more.......

For nearly five years the employer has refused to comply with a Grievance Settlement Board decision that found transcript work should be covered by the collective agreement. Sign a postcard to Chris Bentley, telling him to quit with the union-busting tactics   more...