Category: Events
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OPSEU wins big at 2015 CALM awards ceremony
OPSEU picked up five first-place awards at this year’s Canadian Association of Labour Media awards banquet held June 19 in Victoria, B.C. The five top honours awarded to OPSEU were more than any other union. Local 588 representing academic staff at Centennial College was awarded two top finishes in the categories Best Website Content, and…
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2015 Provincial Women’s Conference
The OPSEU Provincial Women’s Committee will be holding the 2015 Women’s Conference – The “F” Word—Reclaiming Feminism! on November 6-8, 2015 at the Chelsea Hotel in downtown Toronto.The goal of the conference is to educate and raise awareness about how women can engage in activism in an age of both backlash against feminism and in…
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On Sunday July 5, join OPSEU at the Mass Rally and March for Jobs, Justice and Climate Action
Don’t miss the opportunity to send a message to Kathleen Wynne and Stephen Harper– we have had enough of austerity, privatization, public service cuts, wage freezes, concessions, layoffs, precarious jobs, and the destruction of our environment. It's time that governments work to defend public services, good jobs, and a healthy planet – for the 99…
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Aboriginal Circle supports Public Inquiry call
The Aboriginal Circle encourages OPSEU members and the public to sign the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) petition calling for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. More than 582 Aboriginal women and girls have gone missing or been murdered, and the violence continues to harm more women and claim…
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Aboriginal Circle supports October 4th Sisters-in-Spirit Vigils
Each year, family members, Aboriginal community members, and concerned citizens gather for a vigil on October 4th on Parliament Hill to honour the growing number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls. Vigils take place in many communities across Canada as well as internationally. These gatherings serve to raise awareness and provide support to…
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Toronto Pride Parade 2015
Join members of the Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel in the annual Pride Parade! With your help, we could have the LARGEST LABOUR CONTINGENT, EVER! Marchers will be meeting outside 31 Wellesley Street East at 1:30 PM. The group will walk over to the staging area (Bloor and Jarvis Streets) at 2:00 PM. The section number for…
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Toronto Pride Dyke March
Join members of the Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel in the annual Dyke March! The OPSEU contingent will meet oustide 31 Wellesley Street East at 1 PM. The group will then walk over to the staging area at 1:30 PM. The march starts at 2 PM (Church and Bloor Streets). Be on the lookout for large, black…
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Toronto Pride Trans March
Join members of the Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel for the annual Trans* Pride March. The rally begins at 7:00 PM (Church and Isabella Streets) and the march starts at 8 PM. The OPSEU contingent will meet outside 31 Wellesley Street East at 6:30 PM. They will then walk over to the rally at 6:45 PM. Be…
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Toronto Pride Week 2015
It is Pride Week (June 22-28) in Toronto and OPSEU is proud to participate in the week's events! Members of the Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel are formally inviting all OPSEU members, their family, friends and allies to join them this weekend! The group will continue the tradition of participating in all three (3) pride marches. The OPSEU Toronto Regional…
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Truth and Reconciliation Report – Why wait for the Government to act?
TORONTO – After years of cultural genocide and stolen land, the government and people of Canada are finally being called to accountability in the Truth and Reconciliation Report Call to Action. The Commission made 94 recommendations to redress the legacy of the Canadian residential school system. Given that OPSEU members will be the front line…
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Videos premiered at Convention now available on-line…plus two new additions
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Indigenous Circle Committee Members 2015-2017
Region 1 Linda Broer – Local 108 Vice-Chair Home: (226) 785-0706 Cell: (519) 639-4360 E-Mail: linpro0725@msn.com Tina Stevens – Local 102 Secretary Home: (519) 432-6924 Work: (519) 660-3013 (press #1) x 2453 E-mail: charmcentral2000@rogers.com Region 2 Chris Koptie – Local 219 Home: (519) 759-1073 Work Cell: (519) 717-3707 E-mail: ckoptie@yahoo.ca Theresa O'Connor – Local 266…
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Tweet, Tweet…the birds are coming!
This week OPSEU will hold its first ever virtual rally in an effort to raise awareness for the planned privatization of Hydro One. To participate is easy… all you have to do is type 140 characters. From 3 p.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 24th tweet: @Kathleen_Wynne, @Deb_Matthews, @Bob_Chiarelli Tell them to stop the sale…