Hospital Professionals: How we got here
Our members get active! Find out about all the hard work that went into achieving the central award. Read about our Day of Action
March 9, 2004 OPSEU win at the Ontario Labour Relations Board: The OHA sought consent to prosecute OPSEU for the events of Feb. 13, 2003. The OHA request for a case of contempt against OPSEU was denied. Read the Board's decision here..pdf
March 13, 2003 Belleville Intelligencer QHC won’t take disciplinary action against protesting hospital workers
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin G&M suspends five for illegal strike action
Daily News Archive
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March 7, 2003
HPD Action. Issue 17. Team frustrated as third attempt at mediation fails. Arbitration to begin March 21.
HPD Action Archive
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February 20, 2002 Solidarity Letter from CUPE Local 79. .pdf
February 20, 2002 Letter of Congratulations from Peter Kormos, MPP
.pdf
February 18, 2003 Victory for Hospital Workers.
Ontario NDP News Release.
February 14, 2003 Video Clips from February 13 Day of Action
February 13, 2003
Press Release Ball is in OHA’s court: OPSEU
February 13, 2003 Photo Gallery:
Toronto Day of Action, Noon Rally at Mt. Sinai;
South Muskoka Memorial Hospital, Bracebridge; Thunder Bay Regional Hospital and Timmins and District Hospital.
February 13, 2003 Ontario NDP Caucus brings a letter of greeting and solidarity to HPD picket lines across the province.
.pdf
February 13, 2003
News Advisory Key supporters join Casselman for Hospital Emergency Day of Action
February 13, 2003
Press Release Hospital professionals launch Hospital Emergency Day of Action
February 12, 2003 Solidarity message from OCHU/CUPE
February 12, 2003
Press Release Two more hospitals back OPSEU arbitration plan
February 12, 2003
A message to the OHA and the public projected two stories high on Mt. Sinai hospital (pictures).
February 12, 2003
Leah Casselman on Studio Two Tonight 8:00 p.m.
February 12, 2003
Leah Casselman Press Conference
February 12, 2003
Press Release London Health Sciences Centre supports OPSEU’s plan for unrestricted central bargaining.
February 11, 2003
Press Release OLRB ruling won’t reduce hospital staff shortages, doesn’t create a workable process: OPSEU
February 11, 2003
HPD Action. Issue 10.
Labour Board rules Day of Action would be illegal strike. Big banner makes waves.
Click here to view pictures of banner.
February 11,
2003 5 p.m.: You got their attention! Here it is folks, today's order of the Ontario Labour Relations Board on the OHA's application
February 11, 2003 Letter to Leah Casselman from
Wayne Samuelson,
President, Ontario Federation Of Labour
February 10, 2003
OPSEU HPD Action at Ontario Hospital Association "Building collaborative relationships between labour and management" seminar (with pictures)
February 10, 2003
Press Release Agree to single unrestricted arbitration and we’ll cancel Day of Action, OPSEU tells OHA.
February 10, 2003 Remarks by Leah Casselman at a news conference
on central arbitration for hospital professionals.
February 10, 2003
Bargaining Backgrounder Why central arbitration mattters.
February 6, 2003 Daily Media Coverage.
Oshawa Whitby This Week, St Catherines The Standard, Guelph, Lindsay Daily Post.
Daily News Archive
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February 5, 2003 OPSEU radio ads available on line.
Click here to listen.
January 31, 2003 Letter to OPSEU-HPD members
not involved in central bargaining on the February 13 Day of Action. The central agreement affects you too! .PDF
January 30, 2003 CUPE Local 79 (City of Toronto) urges support for Hospital Professionals
January 30, 2003 Join us on February 13.
A new poster inviting all members of OPSEU and others to join us on the Day of Action. Fill in the details of your local event. .pdf
January 29, 2003 Questions and Answers
for OPSEU members about the February 13 Day of Action
January 29, 2003 Section 50 of the Employment Standards Act
January 29 2003 Press Release OPSEU sets first Hospital
Emergency Day of Action for February 13
January 29, 2003 Letter to all Hospital Professionals in central bargaining from Aimee Axler, bargaining team chair. .pdf
January 29, 2003 Read Leah Casselman's speech
January 29, 2003: Media Backgrounder on today's announcement
January 29, 2003 Highlights of the Viewpoints survey of hospital professionals -- download this leaflet for use in your workplace .pdf
January 28, 2003 Notice of News Conference
OPSEU will announce the next phase of escalating action in the hospital professionals division, Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 10:30.
January 27, 2003 Press Release Staff shortages put hospital care in jeopardy
January 27, 2003 ViewPoints.
OPSEU surveyed more than 600 hospital professionals and found that 78 per cent believe staff shortages are hurting patient care. .pdf
Daily Media Coverage
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For additional information, notices, flyers and publications,
click here
"Whatever it takes!" Issue Sheets
(click on the image below to download)
November 13, 2002 Wear your buttons! Click here to view the new HPD buttons, available now from OPSEU Campaigns. (.pdf)
November 8, 2002 Button Guidelines The OHA and some employers may ask you to remove your "Strike Back!" button at the workplace. Click here to find out what you can do about this.
November 1, 2002
Aimee Axler, Chair of OPSEU-HPD central bargaining team responds to the OHA: "Patient care is already at risk . . . we will support our members in whatever action they decide to take."
Letter from Marion Walsh, Chairperson of the OHA negotiating team. (.pdf)
OPSEU responds to OHA's attempt to intimidate members
October 25, 2002 Letter from Shelagh Quigley, OHA, to OPSEU regarding OPSEU-HPD's upcoming vote. .pdf
October 25, 2002 OPSEU's response to the OHA letter.
October 25, 2002 OPSEU pledges full support for Hospital Professionals central bargaining
 October 23, 2002 Read President Leah Casselman's response to Lori Findleton, vice-president of the Ontario Hospital Association, regarding the meeting that never happened.
October 21, 2002 Vote notice: Members in hospitals in central bargaining will be asked for their commitment to do whatever it takes to help the central team get a great contract NOW. Voting will be held Oct. 28 - Nov. 14. Contact your
local president or steward for further information. Download this poster in .pdf format.
August 1, 2002 Letter to the editor: Pat Collyer of Local 575 on private MRI and CT scan clinics.
July 8, 2002
Put new MRI, CT scan machines in public hospitals not private clinics, says OPSEU -
June 19, 2002 Private clinics will mean profits, not better health care, says OPSEU
For professions not listed, you can order blank stickers and fill in your profession. Also available in French. Order your stickers from blinds@opseu.org now
Send Tony Clement, Minister of Health and Long Term Care, this message:
For Professionals:
Microsoft word doc.
Adobe Acrobat file.
For Health Care Consumers:
Microsoft word doc.
Adobe Acrobat file.
(to save these word documents to your computer, right click on the above links and choose "save target as") MPP Shelley Martel responds
to members of the Hospital Professionals Division June 5, 2002 NDP Health Critic Shelley Martel raised the OPSEU HPD negotiations in a statement in the Legislature.
June 4, 2002 OPSEU President Leah Casselman wrote to Dr. Elliot Halparin, President of the Ontario Medical Association, regarding the importance of a competitive contract for our members. 
May 29, 2002 About 60 Hospital Professionals Division members from Mt. Sinai and University Health Network rallied at noon hour at the central bargaining centre in Toronto. Click
here to see the photos.
May 22, 2002 Members of Local 570 demonstrate at Mt. Sinai Hospital, carrying signs about lack of parity with other GTA hospitals and about the 17 new members of the $100,000 Club at Mt. Sinai. (picture right) May 24, 2002 Hospital laboratory staff play an important role in
fighting food-borne illnesses. Click here to read a letter from the laboratory technologists and technicians at Mt. Sinai.
May 15, 2002 Here's a fine article, reprinted from The Whig Standard - Kingston.
Forgotten health care workers - A medical laboratory technologist talks about her profession.
May 2002 Our members write to the Editor:
Susan Wallace of Lindsay (Local 309) on the Star's recent article focusing on nursing and ignoring the critical shortage of other health professionals.
Pat Collyer of Scarborough (Local 575) on the need to fund staffing requirements as well as bricks and mortar projects for hospitals.
Members are encouraged to contribute to the letters pages in their local newspaper.
May 6, 2002
Letter from President Leah Casselman to Minister of Health Tony Clement: President Casselman wrote to the Minister asking for a meeting regarding central bargaining issues for the Hospital Professionals Division, and on the need for improved funding to hospitals targeted to properly compensate staff.
OPSEU members made a long and colourful march down University Avenue and west on Front Street to the Ontario Hospital Association at noon April 5, in support of the HPD central bargaining team. Members of the division were joined by others from the OPSEU convention
including the OPS, CAAT and other sectors of the BPS. The rally was led by OPSEU President Leah Casselman, the division executive. Click here to view photos
Bargaining began March 25. The team launched bargaining with a press conference to tell the public about our demands for better wages and working conditions, and about shortages in our sector. (See the March 22 Press Release)
Stickers are now available with "We are the backbone of your recovery" and "Without us, your doctor is only guessing". Click here to view. Please call OPSEU campaigns if you would like to order these stickers.
As well, we have HPD "Public, Professional and Proud" golf shirts available. Please order through OPSEU campaigns.
We also have written materials for you to use and adapt. Download and print the sample letter to your MPP, sign and mail it. As well, print the sample letter to the editor, which you can sign and send to your local community or daily newspaper. There's also an op-ed article, which local presidents can adapt to
their situation and send in to their local paper as their own.
Sample Letter to MPP (microsoft word .doc)
Sample Letter to Editor (microsoft word .doc)
Op-ed article (microsoft word .doc)
To download these documents, simple right click on the above links, and choose "save target as". Save to your local computer.
>> Press Release March 22, 2002 Bargaining will begin Monday as OPSEU hospital professionals negotiate a new central agreement with the OHA and try to address terrible working conditions leading to serious
shortages in the health science professions.
It takes a team to rebuild your life: OPSEU Hospital Professionals support Heart and Stroke Month 
>> Watch for this advertisement in your local newpaper. Ads will appear in Jan. 25 or 26 in many daily newspapers, and the following week in many community weekly papers where OPSEU hospital professionals work. Download and print this ad and
distribute it as a flier at rallies, and post. For details of where and when this ad will appear contact David Cox in Communications dcox@opseu.org
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Preparing for the next round of
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HPD Local Presidents
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