Tag: Certifications
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Leamington hospital pharmacists vote 100 per cent in favour of joining OPSEU/SEFPO
Pharmacists working at Erie Shores Healthcare in Leamington are the newest OPSEU/SEFPO members after every single one voted in favour of joining the 180,000-strong union. “Medicine can be a lifeline to so many people in so many situations, and our newest members work hard every day and night to make sure the people in their…
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600 more CMHA workers vote to join OPSEU/SEFPO
More than 600 frontline workers at recently merged Canadian Mental Health Association offices in Southwest Ontario are the newest members of OPSEU/SEFPO. During a vote in late September, four out of five workers at CMHA Thames Valley Addiction and Mental Health Services (TVAMHS) voted yes to OPSEU/SEFPO. “So many people are struggling these days, but…
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Ingersoll group home workers vote yes to OPSEU/SEFPO
Another group of Developmental Services workers — this one at Ingersoll Support Services Inc. (ISSI) — has voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO “OPSEU/SEFPO is thrilled to welcome the caring and compassionate staff of Ingersoll Support Services to our union,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick. “These dedicated workers do so much to support their community. Now, they…
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Nipissing Paramedics say strong Yes to OPSEU/SEFPO
Paramedics who work for the newly merged District of Nipissing Paramedic Services have voted overwhelmingly to join OPSEU/SEFPO. “Paramedics and ambulance communications officers are the unsung heroes of our public health care system – nobody’s closer to the front-lines than them,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick. “At OPSEU/SEFPO, we’re incredibly proud that our Ambulance Division members have…
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Thunder Bay-area Community Health Care workers join OPSEU/SEFPO
More than 100 Community Health Care Professionals and Administrative Staff in Thunder Bay, Armstrong, and Longlac have voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO, earning them glowing coverage in TBnewsWatch.com. OPSEU/SEFPO Executive Board Member Ken Maclam told TBNewsWatch that he expects the workers will benefit significantly from the experience the union has had in other workplaces in resolving…
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Halton ESL and LINC Teachers join OPSEU/SEFPO
When the specialty language teachers at Halton District School Board started learning about OPSEU/SEFPO, it didn’t take them long to decide. Less than two weeks after first reaching out to us, they voted to join and it was a landslide. As a union of 180,000+ front-line public sector workers, we couldn’t be more proud. These…
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More Mackenzie Health support workers join OPSEU/SEFPO
Even more front-line hospital support staff at Mackenzie Health have voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO. “Welcome to our union – we’re stronger because you’ve joined us,” said OPSEU/SEFPO Hospital Support (Sector 11) Chair Jill McIllwraith. “We understand the value of your work, because so many of us do the very same work. We understand that without…
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More front-line supportive housing workers join OPSEU/SEFPO
The residential and personal support workers, case managers, homeless outreach workers, amongst many others at Fife House Foundation, a Toronto non-profit dedicated to helping people living with HIV/AIDs, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining OPSEU/SEFPO. “The invaluable work being done at the Fife House Foundation is near to my heart,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President JP…
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Warm welcome to new members at the Scarborough Health Network
On behalf of all 180,000+ members across Ontario, OPSEU/SEFPO warmly welcomes the Physicians’ Assistants at the Scarborough Health Network. Becoming members of OPSEU/SEFPO been a long road for these Physicians’ Assistants. But in the end, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruled that their work is similar to the work of the other Hospital Professionals…
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Toronto Family Health Team staff join OPSEU/SEFPO
When the community health professionals working at Toronto’s Inner City Family Health Team (ICHT) voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO, the results were an overwhelming yes. “Congratulations and welcome to our union – you’ve joined at a very exciting time,” said OPSEU/SEFPO president JP Hornick. “We’re now more than 180,000 strong, and we’re committed to using all…
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Southlake Diagnostic Imaging Professionals join OPSEU/SEFPO
More hospital professionals have voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO. The nearly 100 medical radiation technologists and diagnostic medical sonographers at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket and Keswick have joined OPSEU/SEFPO to get a stronger voice in the workplace and more transparency from management. “To our newest members at Southlake, I’d like to thank you for…
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OPSEU/SEFPO proceeds with plans to organize Ontario’s coroners
Toronto – OPSEU/SEFPO has filed a certification application with the Ontario Labour Relations Board to unionize all Coroners who work for Office of the Chief Coroner. The roughly 300 investigative coroners voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining forces with OPSEU/SEFPO earlier this year. OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says he hopes the provincial government quickly…
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Haldimand County paramedics vote 100% yes to OPSEU/SEFPO
When the paramedics in Haldimand County voted recently on joining OPSEU/SEFPO, it was a unanimous yes. “There are a lot of heroic public sector workers on the front lines of this pandemic, but none more heroic than Paramedics,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “Along with all the danger and trauma that have always gone…
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Brockville health professionals vote to join OPSEU/SEFPO
The Brockville Recorder and Times is reporting on a group of local community health care professionals who have voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO. The roughly 50 new members work at the five Upper Canada Family Health Team locations in Brockville and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. They are Nurse Practitioners, RNs, RPNs, Social Workers,…
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More child treatment professionals vote to join OPSEU/SEFPO
Seeking more transparency and accountability, the 100-plus child treatment professionals at Lansdowne Children’s Centre have voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO. “Children, teens, and families are struggling as the pandemic wears on, and that makes the work done by our newest members more important than ever,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “To these courageous front-line professionals,…
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Cambridge Respiratory Therapists join OPSEU/SEFPO
When the Respiratory Therapists at Cambridge Memorial Hospital voted to join OPSEU/SEFPO, the results were a resounding and unanimous Yes! “I’m proud to welcome every new member,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “And there’s something special about welcoming members who have been so courageous and committed throughout the pandemic. “COVID is a respiratory virus,…
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Front-line hospital professionals in Kirkland Lake choose OPSEU/SEFPO in health merger
In the wake of a health merger, the front-line hospital professionals at the former Kirkland Lake and Englehart District Hospitals have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the steadily growing number of hospital workers in OPSEU/SEFPO. “This is an incredible group of health care professionals – courageous, dedicated, and caring,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey)…
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Hamilton biomedical technologists join OPSEU/SEFPO
The biomedical technologists at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining OPSEU/SEFPO. “Congratulations and welcome – we’re always incredibly proud when a new group of heroic front-line medical professionals decides to join our great union,” said OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “As this pandemic drags on, the work these members do…