Category: Events

• Government workers to protest Feb 19 in Hamilton to support bargaining

  HAMILTON – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will hold an information picket over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Location: Government Service Building, 119 King Street    OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 18, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• Thomas to Wynne: ‘Bargain fairly and you will get a contract’

  Over 800 members converged on Queen’s Park at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning to send a loud message to the Kathleen Wynne Liberals: Spend public dollars on public sector services and public sector workers. Braving the cold, members began arriving as early as 6 a.m. to set up pickets at the Legislature. Some members from northern…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 17, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• Government workers to protest Feb 18 in Peterborough to support bargaining

  PETERBOROUGH – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will hold an information picket over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. Location: Government Service Building, 223 Aylmer Street OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said that the…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 17, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• Government workers to protest Feb 18 in Kemptville to support bargaining

  KEMPTVILLE – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will hold an information picket over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date:  Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Time:  12:00 p.m. Location:  Service Ontario, 10 Campus Drive OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said that the government…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 17, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• Regional Meetings 2015 Dates and Locations

  The 2015 Regional Election Meetings dates and locations have been announced.  Click here for more information.  

  Andy Pedersen

  February 13, 2015

  Equity and Human Rights, Events

  Elections

• OPSEU Regional Meetings 2019

  Key Dates: Regional Meetings will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019. The deadline for the Regional Meeting Credential forms to be submitted by email to the Regional Office is Friday, April 5, 2019. The deadline to register for the Regional Meeting either online or by email is Friday, April 5, 2019. The deadline for Nomination forms to be submitted to the…

  February 13, 2015

  Equity and Human Rights, Events

• OPS Demo: Bracebridge

  Workers in the Ontario Public Service protest in Bracebridge for the ODSP Day of Action over the government’s bargaining position.

  Andy Pedersen

  February 13, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

  Pics

• Government workers to protest Feb 13 in Windsor to support bargaining

  WINDSOR – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will hold an information picket over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date: Friday, February 13, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Charles Clark Square, 300 Chatham Street East    OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 12, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• OPS Information Meeting in Guelph

  Workers in the Ontario Public Service meet in Guelph to discuss the government’s bargaining position.

  Andy Pedersen

  February 12, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

  Pics

• OPS Demo: Roy McMurtry Centre

  Workers in the Ontario Public Service protest in front of the Roy McMurtry Centre in Brampton over the government’s bargaining position.

  Andy Pedersen

  February 12, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

  Pics

• OPS Demo: Owen Sound

  Workers in the Ontario Public Service protest in Owen Sound over the government’s bargaining position.

  Andy Pedersen

  February 12, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

  Pics

• Government workers to protest Feb 12 in Monteith to support bargaining

  MONTEITH – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will hold an information picket over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015 Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Monteith Correctional Complex, Junction Hwys 11 & 577   OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 11, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• OPSEU Aboriginal Circle Call for Regional Representatives

  Notice The OPSEU Aboriginal Circle is inviting OPSEU members who self-identify as Aboriginal (Inuit, Métis or First Nation status or Non status) to apply for two (2) positions on the OPSEU Aboriginal Circle to fill vacancies in Region 3 (one position) and Region 5 (one position). The role of the Regional Representative on the Aboriginal…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 11, 2015

  Equity and Human Rights, Events

  Elections

• 2015 OPSEU Francophone Conference Review

  OPSEU's Provincial Francophone Committee (PFC) was proud to host the union’s first-ever Francophone Conference, held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa from June 12 to 14, 2015. The theme was “I Make a Difference in French.” Our nation’s capital was the ideal venue to host an OPSEU-sponsored conference conducted entirely in French. Ottawa prides itself…

  February 11, 2015

  Equity and Human Rights, Events

• Government workers to protest Feb 11 in Owen Sound to support bargaining

  OWEN SOUND – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will hold an information picket over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Location: Government Service Building, 1400 First Avenue West OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 10, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• Government workers to protest Feb 10 in Cochrane to support bargaining

  COCHRANE – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will hold an information picket over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. Location: Community Health Services, Railway Street and Sixth Avenue OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 9, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• OPS Demo: Ottawa Courthouse

  Workers in the Ontario Public Service protest in Ottawa over the government’s bargaining position.

  Andy Pedersen

  February 9, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

  Pics

• Liberal by-election win no cause for celebration: OPSEU

  There is little to celebrate in the Liberal party’s Sudbury by-election victory yesterday, the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said today. “The Liberals can put away their party hats and cork the champagne bottles,” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “Little has changed. They still have their majority at Queen’s Park and…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 6, 2015

  Campaigns, Events, Media

  Elections, Media release, Provincial

• Government workers to protest Feb 7. at Oakville MPP office to support bargaining

  OAKVILLE – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will protest at their local MPP’s office over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date: Saturday, February 7, 2015 Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: MPP Kevin Flynn’s office, 2318 Lakeshore Road West, Unit 2 OPSEU…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 6, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events

• Government workers to protest Feb 8 in Ottawa to support bargaining

  OTTAWA – Workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS), represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will hold an information picket over the government’s refusal to bargain a fair collective agreement. Date:                   Sunday, February 8, 2015 Time:                   1:00 p.m. Location:             Rink of Dreams at…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 6, 2015

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Events