Category: Events
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Celebrating Black History Month
February 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month, a time where we recognize the diverse cultural heritage of Black Canadians and take pride in their achievements. We cannot say enough about the significant contributions that black unionists have made to OPSEU, the labour movement, the public sector and to diverse communities in Ontario OPSEU…
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Celebrating 100 years of International Women’s Day
For 100 years now, International Women's Day has been celebrated around the world. In North America, it started when women workers marched through the streets of New York City demanding shorter working hours, voting rights, better pay and the end to child labour. This annual event also is a time to celebrate improvements made for working…
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Welcome to OPSEU’s 100 Year Anniversary Convention
This is a big year for OPSEU: It has been 100 years since we were first established in 1911 as the CSAO. In celebration of this centennial anniversary we are having the biggest Convention ever. Our membership has grown so much that we had to move to a new location. Over 2000 OPSEU members, elected…
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Happy International Women’s Day 2013
On this day of celebration for all the achievements of women, I want to pay a special tribute to all of OPSEU’s women leaders, activists and members. International Women's Day is an important opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements in OPSEU as well as throughout history and across nations. We also look forward to future opportunities…
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jjjjskolarships draft
To help support OPSEU/SEFPO members and their families, the union awards tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships every year. There are nine different scholarships – some for members themselves, and some for the children and dependants of members. Scholarship applications are now open for the 2025/26 school year — the application deadline for all…