Why choose OPSEU?
A union job is a
good job. Collective bargaining gives us a voice in the decisions that affect our lives at
work. Because we have a say in things, and because our members negotiate, it's a
fact that they are more satisified with their pay, their workload, training and working
conditions than people doing the same work without a union.
OPSEU's Focus
As a union, OPSEU's chief concern is the welfare of its
members; reflected in collective agreements that set wages and working conditions, and
protect job security in the wide variety of operations where OPSEU members work.
As a public service union, we are concerned with government cutbacks that erode the
high standard of public services that Ontarians want and deserve.
And we are concerned with the labour legislation under which it operates. Amendments to
those laws, and to other pieces of legislation affecting the workplace, health and safety
and employment standards, are constant concerns.
Finally, as part of the worldwide labour movement, OPSEU believes in social unionism:
the philosophy that what we desire for ourselves, we seek for all. As a result, OPSEU
supports the rights of the oppressed, the handicapped and the economically disadvantaged,
and works for world peace.
