Category: Bargaining
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OPSEU/SEFPO Professional Liability Insurance
Click here to download the flyer. Representing health professionals means understanding your work, the challenges you face, and the specific tools and support you need to do your job well. OPSEU/SEFPO’s Professional Liability Insurance (PLI) coverage for members is designed to meet the requirements set out by each regulatory college overseeing health professionals’ classifications. Our…
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Update on mediation and the OPSEU/SEFPO Local 249 strike
Today, the OPSEU/SEFPO Local 249 – CWSDS Bargaining Team resumed negotiations with the Employer and a Ministry of Labour appointed mediator. We came in ready to negotiate and work toward a fair deal that would end this strike. However, our employer was unwilling to work with us to achieve a deal today. Our priorities remain fair wages and good, safe working conditions. We…
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Rally on January 23rd in Toronto: Keep Hybrid work in the OPS
Since the Ford government’s sudden and arbitrary decision to impose the Return to Office mandate in the Ontario Public Service, we’ve heard from thousands of OPS Unified members about the negative impacts this will have. That’s why, on Friday, January 23rd, we’re taking our fight against the Return to Office mandate to the next level and we need the help of OPS Unified Members…
Andy Pedersen
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Conestoga College President John Tibbits resigns after union pressure, OPSEU/SEFPO invites interim leadership to rebuild together
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto, ON) Faculty and support staff at Conestoga College are celebrating the start of a new chapter – after their relentless public pressure campaign calling for accountable leadership, workers realised their long-time demand as President John Tibbits announced his resignation, effective today. “This win belongs to every worker, student, and neighbour that…
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Ontario Health atHome existing contracts
Admin Central East – CUPE L3313 expiry 2025 Champlain – CUPE L503 expiry 2025 CW – CUPE – 31March2025 Erie St. Clair – CUPE L8916 expiry 2025 North West HCCSS UNIFOR CA exp 2025 HNHB – OPSEU L274 expiry 2025 North Simcoe Muskoka – OPSEU L382, expiry 2025 South East – CUPE L4877 expiry 2025…
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Join the Conversation at the Next OPS Unifier Meeting!
The next OPS Unifier meeting is coming up, and we want you in on the discussion! You are getting this email because you’ve been recognized as a leader within OPS Unified and your voice plays an important role in building worker power across OPS Unified. Join other OPS Unified members on Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, at…
Andy Pedersen
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Table Talk #23: The 2025 Unified Bargaining Survey results are in!
Unified For a Stronger OPS: What We Heard From You Thank you to the over 9,400 members who completed the 2025 OPS Unified Bargaining Demand Set Survey. Your feedback will provide your bargaining team with a clear direction when we prepare for issues bargaining and, when the time comes, build our future Unified issues-bargaining proposals.…
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College Part-time and Sessional Faculty: Welcome to your union
History of Unionizing Part-Time and Sessional Faculty For decades, College faculty were divided into two groups: those who were unionized and those who weren’t. Full-time and partial-load faculty have long been unionized and represented by OPSEU/SEFPO under the Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (CCBA) since 1971. However, part-time and sessional (PT/SL) faculty—whose presence in the sector…
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Meet the College Faculty Part-Time and Sessional Bargaining Team
From June 19 to 20 of 2025, part-time and sessional delegates from across the province attended the Pre-Bargaining Conference, where your bargaining team was elected. Patricia Tuff, L352/562, Chair – she/her/they Patricia is a Child and Youth Care Practitioner and Social Worker who brings compassion, collaboration and a deep commitment to community well-being. She is…
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Hundreds of faculty and support staff at Conestoga College handed lay-off notices before the holidays – province has to step in, says OPSEU/SEFPO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – The union representing Ontario college faculty and support staff, OPSEU/SEFPO, is calling for immediate intervention by the province after Conestoga College issued nearly 400 lay-off notices last week. “We’ve just lost over 20 percent of our experienced, full-time faculty right before the holidays – and the chilling reality is…
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Locktalk #21: Heading into mediation in February
Printable / Bulletin board version Since our last bargaining dates in November, we have been awaiting confirmation of the employer’s agreement on a third-party mediator. These discussions began in October, and after nearly 8 weeks we finally heard back from the employer that they’ve agreed to utilize Mark Wright to assist the parties through mediation. We…
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PHO Laboratories Back in the Spotlight for Closure
In late 2023, the Auditor General released a report with the recommendation to close six out of eleven Public Health Ontario (PHO) laboratory sites. These recommendations were made in the name of modernization and without regard for the threat these closures would pose to health infrastructure and resilience of smaller and rural communities. Since these…
Andy Pedersen
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OPSEU/SEFPO aviation workers negotiate substantial wage increases after years of fighting for the future of Ontario’s wildfire response
In the aftermath of a gruelling wildfire season in Ontario, 94 OPSEU/SEFPO members working in Aviation and Forest Fire and Emergency Services have negotiated substantial wage increases after years of fighting for the future of Ontario’s wildfire response. “This outcome serves as a reminder to our employer that when OPS members fight, we fight to…
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LBED – Winter 2025 – ECHO – Holiday Greetings
A message from your Chair, Greetings, As we navigate through our busy season in an increasingly competitive and challenging marketplace, I want to remind everyone to work at a safe and controlled pace. It’s far too easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season resulting in injury. Work smart, be…
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Meet your 2025-2027 LBED Divisional Executive
Colleen Macleod, Sector Chair In 1997, Colleen began her career with the LCBO as a casual, a classification she held for 11 years. In 2007, Colleen got involved in the union and rose to be President of one LBED’s largest locals, 5107. A passionate leader, Colleen has mentored dozens of activists: locally, regionally and across…
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The Fight for Accountability at York Region CAS Continues
Over a month ago, we took the first step in our fight for accountability at our workplace through filing a Freedom of Information Request (FOI) with the Ministry of Children Community and Social Services. We requested that the most recent workplace assessment conducted by our employer be released in its entirety, as was initially promised.…
Andy Pedersen
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Tell us what YOU want to see in a new Sector 19 logo design!
The Sector 19 Divisional Executive is happy to announce that we are moving forward with the process of developing a new Blood Services and Diagnostics logo, and we’re getting started by launching a logo redesign feedback form! This form is open to all members from Sector 19 and will ensure that member voices are at…
Andy Pedersen
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Confirmed Interest Arbitration Dates for HPD Central Bargaining
HPD Central Bargaining has confirmed dates for interest arbitration in 2026! The dates for interest arbitration are scheduled for March 7 and 8, 2026 with arbitrator Colin Johnston. The central bargaining team will be meeting in the coming months in preparations for these dates. With these dates confirmed, we are asking non-central locals to wait to finalize…
Andy Pedersen
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Ministry of Long Term Care
May 19 2025 May 23, 2024 February 21, 2024 July 28, 2022 March 24, 2022 April 7, 2021 January 13, 2021 October 22, 2020 June 25, 2020 April 16, 2020 January 9, 2020 November 7, 2019 September 5 & 17, 2019 April 10, 2019 October 25, 2018 and November 15, 2018 July 4, 2018 April…
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Help develop our new Sector 19 Blood Services and Diagnostics Logo
This brief feedback form is designed to help your Sector 19 Divisional Executive identify the design elements most important to you! Your insights and feedback will guide the development of a new Sector 19 logo that represents all of our members. We welcome all your thoughts, creativity and ideas as you tell us what you…