Category: Events
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Region 2 Educational Weekend
Courses offered: Advanced Grievance Handling for Union Building Duty to Accommodate 2: Making Accommodation Work Health and Safety: Level 3 Stewards 1: Making a Difference in the Workplace Stewards 3: Dealing with Discipline Application Deadline: October 7, 2016 – The Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale has changed its reservation policy. Please refer to page 13 of the Callout…
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Region 7 Thunder Bay Service Area Educational
Courses Being Offered: Local Treasurers Course Women in Unions: Getting Involved Stewards 1: Making a Difference in the Workplace Building your Community through Political Action Advanced Grievance Handling for Union Building Completed application forms must be received by the Thunder Bay Regional Office by no later than Friday, October 7, 2016.
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Equity conference tackles precarious work
OPSEU’s 15th annual Joint Leadership Day was held on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the Hilton Meadowvale in Mississauga. The Joint Leadership Day brought together Executive Board Members, members of OPSEU equity committees and caucuses, plus sector and ministry chairs from the Ontario Public Services, the Broader Public Service, and community colleges. Many OPSEU senior…
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Rock Against the TPP
Join in the events of Rock Against the TPP in Toronto, a massive anti-Trans-Pacific Partnership demonstration. Events are happening all day, culminating with a multi-band show at the Opera House. More information and tickets: https://act.openmedia.org/rockTPP
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Region 6 – Timmins Service Area Educational
Five-Day Advanced Training School The Timmins Regional Office will be hosting a five-day advanced training school from Monday, November 14, 2016 to Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Timmins Regional Office Membership Centre. Courses Offered: Stewards 2: Facing the Employer, Building Member Involvement Duty to Accommodate 2: Making Accommodation Work Advanced Grievance Handling for Union…
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Sudbury Service Area Educational
Courses offered: Union Skills for Workplace Investigations Stewards 3: Dealing with Discipline For more information, please contact the Sudbury Regional Office at 1-844-765-1419. Application Deadline: October 17, 2016
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Orientation for Local Presidents – November 2016
OPSEU is holding an Orientation for Local Presidents session in November 2016. The three-day workshop is an orientation for OPSEU local presidents to aid them with their leadership roles within the union. The session will help local presidents navigate OPSEU's organizational structure, systems, supports and resources. Participants will strategize on building an involved membership through…
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October 1 Rally for Decent Work
On October 1, join thousands of folks from around the province who will be gathering at Queen's Park to rally for decent work. There will be music, activities, special guests, and more. Visit our rally index page! Oct 1 rally for decent work flyer
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OPSEU Mental Health Division Conference 2016
From Knowledge to Action – Violence in Healthcare and Mental Health Facilities This conference is an important opportunity for Mental Health Division members from Communities and Institutions to gather and address issues of violence in our workplaces. Note that this event has a health and safety focus, and that Local Presidents or highest ranking are…
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Region 6 Equity School
Region 6 Executive Board Members, Region 6 Equity Committee members and staff are pleased to offer an equity-themed weekend on October 15 & 16, 2016 – Application Deadline September 23, 2016. To apply, please complete and submit the application form below.
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Community Agencies – Shelter Cluster Workshop
To: Highest Ranking Sector 5, Community Agencies Shelter Workers From: Amy Clements, Local 518, North York Women’s Shelter and OPSEU Community Agencies Sector Chair Event by invitation only. Dear Members: Don’t miss the opportunity to attend a workshop designed specifically for highest ranking members in the community agency sector who work in the shelter system…
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This Labour Day, let’s remember to fight for temporary agricultural workers, too
Dear friends, I love ketchup on my hotdog as much as the next person. But I’m left with a bitter taste in my mouth when I think about the conditions faced by the temporary foreign workers who produced the tomatoes that went into it. These folks, brought in under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP),…
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This Labour Day, let’s commit to fighting for what belongs to us all
Dear friends, As the days grow shorter, the Labour Day weekend offers an opportunity to gather around the barbecue again with friends and family before we get into the important work ahead of us this fall. This Labour Day, as I think about the current state of the public services and institutions at the heart…
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Region 5 Labour Day Parade in Toronto
Join hundreds of OPSEU activists, more than 20,000 other union members, the Fight for $15 and Fairness Campaign, and other community allies at the biggest, proudest and loudest annual labour event in Canada… and help show our bosses, big business and governments that We Stand For Fairness! Stop the privatization of our public services! Support…
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Labour Day Events 2016
Sunday, September 4, 2016 Lindsay Picnic 12:00p.m. Old Mill Park, 16 Kent St. East For more information, contact James Milhern, 705-324-7841 Monday, September 5, 2016 Hamilton Parade and picnic Parade starts at 9:30a.m., York & Pearl Picnic and BBQ at Dundurn Park Prizes for adults and children Parking available at OPSEU office, 505 York Blvd.…
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Region 1 – Educational Weekend
Courses offered: Stewards 1: Making a Difference in the Workplace Basic Grievance Handling for Union Building Human Rights, Union Rights and Global Solidarity Local Treasurers Course Social Media for Union Activists Workers Health & Safety Centre Training Modules: Staying Alive While Earning a Living It's the Law Myth of Worker Carelessness Click here for application…
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Region 7 Equity Retreat
Your Region 7 Equity Representatives and Executive Board Members cordially invite all members to apply for Region 7's first ever Equity Retreat. Throughout the weekend, we will be encouraging conversations through interactive presentations. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss equity issues/challenges, how far equity has come, and where we have to go from here.…