Category: Campaigns
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LockTalk #17: The Power of Solidarity
Update from the bargaining table Since our last dates with the Employer in August, all of us have been ramping up pressure across the province to force our Employer to come to the table with meaningful proposals that address our needs. The Corrections Mobilizers held meetings with local leaders to develop a solidarity plan of…
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Provincial Young Workers Committee Supports the College Support Staff Strike!
The Provincial Young Workers Committee stands in full solidarity with the 10,000 full time college support staff who are on strike across Ontario. These workers are fighting to protect quality public education and ensure our colleges remain places where students can learn, grow, and thrive. College support staff are essential to student success. They provide…
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College Full-time Support Staff Bargaining Update #21: Our lives are not collateral – we’re ramping up to win.
We’re closing off week one of our first strike in fourteen years, and the community support has been nothing short of flooring. We know our communities are with us – because this fight touches all of us. The college system has been hemorrhaging jobs long before bargaining began. It would be out of touch not…
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OPSEU/SEFPO Statement on Campus Daycare closures
September 17th, 2025 Since Thursday September 11th, 10,000 full-time college support staff have been on strike for the future of student supports – including childcare services, after the employer effectively walked away from negotiations. The colleges’ bargaining agent, the CEC, has so far refused language on contracting out and job security. Both of these issues…
Andy Pedersen
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Friday September 19th at 12pm: Solidarity Day of Action with College Full-Time Support on Strike Locations!
If you don’t see a location near you, please visit a picket line. College Location Address Algonquin College Ottawa Campus 1385 Woodroffe Avenue Ottawa – Woodroffe Ave and College Ave Cambrian Sudbury Campus 1400 Barrydowne Road, Sudbury Canadore North Bay 100 College Drive, South entrance Centennial Progress campus for Centennial College. Free parking available at…
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September 2025 newsletter: Representation vote update!
Representation vote & Access update As mentioned in our last newsletter, in response to CUPE Ontario pushing for a quick vote at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) OPSEU/SEFPO fought back to ensure every member has fair, in-person access to information across multiple days and locations. This will help you make a fully informed decision.…
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College Full-time Support Workers on Strike: Day 1 recap
As of 12:01 on Thursday, September 12th, 2025, 10,000 full-time college support staff hit picket lines across all of Ontario’s 24 public college campuses, fighting for the future of student support. The energy was fantastic, as workers were joined by faculty, part-time support workers and labour and community allies. Their message? Our college system is…
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College Full Time Support Staff on Strike: Day 1 update
Today, 10,000 full-time college support staff showed up across the province, hitting the picket lines at colleges across Ontario. The solidarity we’ve seen in less than 24 hours is nothing short of amazing. We’ve seen support for our strike from the United Steelworkers, to the Canadian Association of University Teachers; from the Ontario School Board Council…
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College Full-Time Support gallery
College Support Full-Time on strike Have a pic you’d like to add? Please email to insolidarity@opseu.org https://youtu.be/9-dJoC8PXLg
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Media Advisory: OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick to Join Full-Time College Support Workers at Humber College on Day One of Strike
MEDIA ADVISORY September 11, 2025 OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick to Join Full-Time College Support Workers at Humber College on Day One of Strike TORONTO, ON – More than 10,000 OPSEU/SEFPO full-time college support workers are officially on strike today, Thursday September 11, as of 12:01am. Picket lines at all 24 public colleges in Ontario are…
Andy Pedersen
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More than 10,000 full-time college support staff on strike across Ontario: “We’re fighting for the future of student support.”
As of 12:01 a.m. on September 11th, more than 10,000 full-time college support staff, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, are on strike across Ontario’s 24 public colleges. Picket lines will go up on campuses across the province starting early Thursday morning. The union says that the colleges’ bargaining agent walked away from the table with remaining proposals…
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CAAT-S-FT Strike Pay and Benefits FAQ
CAAT-S-FT Strike Pay & Benefits FAQ Part One: strike/lockout information General Q1. Are we going on strike? Your bargaining team from Day 1 has been ready to bargain a fair contract. However, this round of bargaining has been unlike any other. After 22 days of Bargaining, our employer has yet to respond to key measures,…
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OPSEU/SEFPO sounds alarm on accelerated agenda to gut public education through Ford’s $2.5 billion unaccountable spending spree via the Skills Development Fund
READ NOW: Dismantling Public Futures: Diverting training money from Ontario colleges through Ford’s Skills Development Fund endangers the provincial economy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – On the eve before a major strike deadline, the union representing over 50,000 college workers across every campus in Ontario released a bombshell report today aimed at a…
Andy Pedersen
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OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario community and social services workers launch Worth Fighting For campaign with rally and actions
On September 4, hundreds of OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario workers, along with allies, rallied in Hamilton for a public launch of the Worth Fighting For campaign. The momentum continued into Friday, with petition delivery actions across the province! Community and social service workers are some of the lowest paid workers in the public sector. Workers…
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Upcoming Mobilizer Actions for OPS Unified Demand Set!
OPS Unified is preparing for an important round of bargaining – and in order to build the power we need at the table we need every OPS Unified member to get involved! That’s why your OPS Unified Mobilizing team is calling on members to complete their Demand Set Surveys, attend our upcoming Unifiers Meeting and…
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Workers at Canadian Mental Health Association York Region and South Simcoe vote YES to join OPSEU/SEFPO
More than 300 workers at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) York Region and South Simcoe have voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO following a successful certification vote earlier this month. These workers came together to unionize because they wanted a stronger voice on the job, greater transparency in their workplace, and the ability to push for…
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Over 23,000 Ontario college support staff take coordinated step towards strike action on Labour Day: “The future of our work is the future of student support.”
(Toronto, ON) – Support staff across Ontario’s 24 colleges, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, united this Labour Day to take a coordinated step forward in the fight for the future of student support. 10,000 full-time college support staff will officially be on strike as of 12:01 a.m. on September 11, 2025 if a deal is not reached…
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Urgent action is needed to improve courthouse safety in northern and remote communities – OPSEU/SEFPO
OPSEU/SEFPO members are deeply saddened by the tragic shooting that took place during court proceedings at the Wapekeka First Nation in July, and we send our heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Tyresse Roundsky. This tragic incident has exposed long-standing and serious deficiencies in courthouse security across Ontario. In northern and fly-in…
Andy Pedersen
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Keep Hybrid Work in the Ontario Public Service (OPS)
Call to Action – How Members can Ensure their Voices are Heard. On August 14, the Ford government announced it will eliminate hybrid work options across the Ontario Public Service. This decision was made without consultation with OPSEU/SEFPO and without any evidence to support the government’s claims that eliminating hybrid work will improve service to…
Andy Pedersen
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PETITION: Keep hybrid work in the Ontario Public Service (OPS)
Add your name: sign the petition to keep hybrid work in the Ontario Public Service We call on the Ontario government to: Immediately halt the decision to end hybrid work in January 2026, and the decision to require 4-days a week in office starting October 2025. Commit to meeting with unions representing Ontario Public Service…
Andy Pedersen