Category: Campaigns
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Provincial budget misses the mark: as the economy slows, Ontario needs investment in public services now more than ever
Toronto, ON – Today, the Ford government unveiled a provincial budget for 2025-26 which yet again laid bare their agenda to put investors and developers first—rather than Ontario families and communities and the public services they rely on. OPSEU/SEFPO, the union representing more than 200,000 workers in health care, education, social services, the LCBO, and…
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RPN Occupational Division Leadership Conference
The RPN Occupational Division Leadership Conference has been scheduled. Date: Wednesday May 14, 2025, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Hotels: Pan Pacific Toronto 900 York Mills Rd North York, ON M3B 3H2 416-444-2511 Single Rate: $182.00 plus taxes Parking: $20.00 per night incl HST Note: valet parking receipts are not a reimbursable claim. Meeting Room:…
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Who Needs an Education Anyway?: How Anti-Intellectualism and Government Apathy Are Gutting Ontario Colleges
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor inSolidarity Once upon a time, getting a college education was seen as a ticket to stability – a good job, a decent wage, maybe even a house (imagine!). But these days, Ontario’s college system looks more like a sinking ship, and Doug Ford’s government isn’t exactly rushing to hand…
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Brush Up Your French — One Zoom Chat at a Time!
By Alex Seggewiss, Local 715, inSolidarity Committee member Picture this – it’s summer 1996, you’re at a family gathering and you managed to snag the perfect spot. Suddenly, you hear your mom calling for you in the other room and you know you have to get up, but you desperately want to keep your ideal…
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Labour, student, and post-secondary advocacy leaders jointly call for funding public education as a buffer to U.S. tariff fallout: “Our college system can be the lifeboat.”
A joint release between OPSEU/SEFPO, Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), and Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Toronto, ON – As Canada braces for the economic fallout of dramatic tariffs announced by Donald Trump, labour, student, and post-secondary advocacy leaders gathered at Queen’s Park on the first day…
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After 20 year battle, part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history
Toronto, ON – College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the historic table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a long day sorting through thousands of ballots, with 88% of ballot-casters voting in favour the union won the vote count: part-time and sessional faculty at all 24 of Ontario’s public…
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Meet the OPSEU/SEFPO members and staff running in the federal election
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, InSolidarity Federal Elections are upon Canadians again. We need to become familiar with who is going to be spear heading our best interests as OPSEU/SEFPO members. There are several OPSEU/SEFPO members and OPSEU/SEFPO staff running and desire to represent our interests, so InSol is going to “promote from within”. All…