Category: Campaigns
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Gift of life from Corrections Rehab Officer Katherine Hamilton
By Adrien DesRoches, Corporal, Central North Correctional Centre, Local 369 In April of 2023, Central North Correctional Centre (CNCC) Rehab Officer Katherine Hamilton made the brave decision to help save the life of a stranger by volunteering to be a living liver donor. In November 2022, after reading the heartbreaking story of a young child…
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Sarnia: St. Josephs Hospice Info Rally
OPSEU/SEFPO members at St. Josephs Hospice in Sarnia have been without a contract for 646 Days! Join workers to call on their employer to come to the table with a fair deal that addresses the real issues workers are facing. Info Rally Details Date: April 7 & 10 Time: 3pm-6pm Location: 475 Christina Street North,…
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Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the crisis and building a brighter Future
Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the Crisis and Building a brighter Future Ontario’s public college system is facing an unprecedented crisis – and at the root is the province walking away from its responsibility to fund education. It doesn’t have to be this way. OPSEU/SEFPO has been working diligently for months to map…
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Donation of blood has always been free. Why charge now?
Wendy Lee, Local 575, inSolidarity Committee On Monday, March 3, 2025, a rally was held at the for-profit plasma Grifols Donation Centre in Whitby between 1-3pm. Various organizations, including Ontario Health Coalition and unions (OPSEU, CUPE, ONA) came together to protest (Dozens rally against paid plasma donation clinic in Whitby, Ont., calling practice unethical |…
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Ford’s campaign to silence criticism ruled unconstitutional – a win for our democratic rights, and a win for workers everywhere!
The Supreme Court of Canada, the final court of appeal in the country, has struck down provisions of an Ontario law limiting third-party election advertising spending for an entire year preceding elections as unconstitutional. Today’s decision marks yet another entry on Ford’s shameful ledger of privileging his political agenda over working peoples’ interests – this…
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Save our public voluntary blood system: No paid plasma rally in Whitby
Join OPSEU/SEFPO members working at Canadian Blood Services, labour and community allies for a No Paid Plasma Rally in Whitby, where private healthcare company Grifols is preparing to open a for-profit plasma donation centre. Rally Details: When: Monday, March 3rd 1-3PM ET Where: Grifols Donation Centre, 1801 Dundas Street East, Whitby More Info: Geoff Cain Blood…
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College Faculty DivEx Bulletin: A better plan for Ontario’s colleges
Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the Crisis and Building a brighter Future Ontario’s public college system is facing an unprecedented crisis – and at the root is the province walking away from its responsibility to fund education. It doesn’t have to be this way. OPSEU/SEFPO has been working diligently for months to map…
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Grassy Narrows Vigil at Queen’s Park
The Indigenous Circle of OPSEU/SEFPO invites you to join Judy Da Silva and Deputy Chief Bear Copenace from Grassy Narrows at Queen’s Park on Tuesday February 25th at noon for a vigil to honour those lost to the mercury crisis. You can RSVP here – https://freegrassy.net/doug-ford-compensate-grassy-narrows-now/ Doug Ford has been invited to join as well and…