Category: Media
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“We are in the fight for our lives” – International Women’s Day and the Labour Movement
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor, inSolidarity On International Women’s Day, activities in all seven regions honoured the outstanding accomplishments of women activists – in our union, our communities, and beyond. Our Provincial Women’s Committee – Michelle Morrison (Chair, Region 2), Odessa Austin (Secretary, Region 5), Sue Fairweather (Region 1), Bonnie Eddy (Region 3), Jennifer…
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OPSEU SEFPO Region 6 Hosts Provincial Francophone Committee at Cochrane Winter Carnival
By Linda Kuizenga, Provincial Francophone Committee Chair OPSEU/SEFPO Region 6 proudly hosted the Provincial Francophone Committee at the annual Cochrane Winter Carnival, a beloved northern Ontario tradition. The event brought together members of the union and the community to celebrate winter, Francophone culture, and solidarity. One of the key highlights of the visit was a…
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Ontario’s Physician Coroners join OPSEU/SEFPO in historic vote
In a historic move, Ontario’s Physician Coroners have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) making them the first doctors in Ontario to unionize. “This is a pivotal moment for Ontario’s Coroners,” said Dr. Jeannie Walton, President of the Ontario Coroners Association. “For years, Ontario’s death investigation system has…
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Strength in Solidarity: Union Conference Brings Together Workers in Northwestern Ontario
By Alexandrea Seggewiss, Local 715, InSolidarity Building community was a common theme throughout Region 7’s Leadership Conference on Jan 31 to Feb 2. Over 70 members from across OPSEU/SEFPO’s largest region gathered, where new and experienced members alike connected through activism. The annual conference aims to discuss constitution and resolutions with an emphasis on the…
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Fighting for Public Health Care: Ontario Health Coalition Assembly Mobilizes for Action
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, inSolidarity Access to primary health care in Ontario is reaching crisis levels. The struggle to find a family doctor has become a harsh reality for many, as evidenced by desperate scenes like the one in Walkerton, Ontario, where 1,000 residents braved frigid temperatures in the hopes of securing one of…
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OPSEU/SEFPO in the news: JP Hornick at Confederation College in Thunder Bay following snap election call
OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick was in Thunder Bay last weekend for the Region 7 Leadership Conference, just a few days after the snap provincial election was called. Reporters from TBnewswatch.com and Global TV’s TBT Newshour caught up with Hornick and several other OPSEU/SEFPO leaders at Confederation College, where they were meeting with OPSEU/SEFPO’s College Part-Time…
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College faculty and support staff union calls for $1.4 billion emergency infusion to put the brakes on growing crisis: “Colleges are the backbone of Ontario’s economy, but in Doug Ford’s Ontario, they’re collateral damage.”
Toronto, ON – OPSEU/SEFPO, the union representing over 45,000 college faculty and support staff at Ontario’s 24 public colleges, is taking aim at the Ford government following more sweeping program and staffing cuts. The union says that an emergency infusion of $1.4 billion – the government’s own 2024-2025 revenue loss projections for the sector –…
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How to elect pro-worker politicians: CLC launches inspiring playbook on the eve of two big elections
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor, inSolidarity With the rallying cry “Workers Together,” the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) hosted its first Political Action Conference on January 20-21, 2025, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The conference brought union members, activists, and leaders from across the country together to strategize, share, and inspire action for a…
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Thunder Bay Area Council’s First Event of 2025 “A Great Success”
By Alexandrea Seggewiss, Local 715, inSolidarity Committee If you were at the Thunderwolves Hockey game on January 4, 2025, you might have noticed the sea of OPSEU/SEFPO “We Own It” noisemakers in the stands. The Thunder Bay and District Area Council (TBDAC) distributed over 150 tickets to members for the game, making it one of…
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Prepping for Convention: A recap of the 2025 Equity Gathering
By Michael Hamilton, Local 376, inSolidarity Committee Every year in January, the OPSEU/SEFPO equity committees and caucus meet at the annual Equity Gathering. The gathering gives members from the various equity committees and caucus to collaborate with their fellow equity representatives to help develop constitutional amendments and resolutions which then will be brought to the…
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Hospital Professionals dare to dream of a sustainable public health care system during ‘Better Care For Our Future’ conference
The Ford government wants Ontarians to believe privatization and downsizing are the only ways to fix health care, but health workers and progressive politicians know better
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Human rights to human action – OPSEU/SEFPO Human Rights Conference informs and inspires
By Michelle Oulton, Local 649 We want to begin by acknowledging a huge loss to Canada late last year with the passing of Justice Murray Sinclair, who was Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge, led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and served as a senator. OPSEU/SEFPO Executive Board Member Tina Stevens helped open the conference in Ottawa…
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New Beginnings: Reflections and Resolutions from the 2024-2026 inSolidarity Committee
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor, inSolidarity The newly elected inSolidarity Committee held our first meeting on November 26 and 27 at OPSEU/SEFPO HQ, where we rolled up our sleeves, took a deep breath, and dove into the work ahead. Reflecting on Editor’s Weekend, we discussed what worked well (hello, vibrant workshops and inspiring keynotes!)…
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Auditor General Report sheds light on Ford’s reckless waste of public dollars: OPSEU/SEFPO
Toronto, ON – OPSEU/SEFPO is once again calling out the Ford government for its shady handling of public dollars, following a 2024 Auditor General Report that highlighted government misspending and ‘irregular’ decision-making processes. “The Auditor General’s 2024 report put in writing what we already know about Doug Ford: he throws public dollars at his already-wealthy…