Tag: Convention
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Empowering Women in Labour: Reflections from OPSEU/SEFPO’s Annual Women’s Breakfast at Convention 2025
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor inSolidarity On the second day of Convention 2025, amidst the bustling energy of solidarity and activism, OPSEU/SEFPO’s annual Women’s Breakfast once again offered a space to honour and amplify the vital role of women in the labour movement. A cherished tradition, the breakfast brings together union activists from across…
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Updates in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, inSolidarity Committee The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is one of the strongest defined benefit pension plans in Canada, helping Ontario’s healthcare workers build the foundation for a financially secure retirement since 1960. Serving over 475,000 members and 700 employers, they are committed to providing members with the lifetime…
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inSolidarity’s Convention 2025 photo gallery
Convention 2025 photo gallery Have a pic or three you’d like to add to our gallery? Please email to insolidarity@opseu.org
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Convention can be overwhelming – New Delegate Seminar helps demystify the event
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor inSolidarity Thousands of OPSEU/SEFPO delegates, alternates, and observers will converge on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to shape the direction of our union through debate and voting on key policy and constitutional resolutions. Convention 2025 – our union’s highest-ranking authority – is taking place from April 24-27, 2025, in…
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See the truth, hear the truth, and speak the truth – Indigenous Circle leads smudging ceremony
By Craig Hadley, Local 5109, inSolidarity OPSEU/SEFPO Indigenous Circle wishes to welcome all delegates, alternates, observers, and guests to the OPSEU/SEFPO 2025 Annual Convention to the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation as well as the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Haudenosaunee people. As part of our welcome,…
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Hospital Professional members talk pensions, bargaining, and campaigning
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, inSolidarity Hospital Professional Division (HPD) Caucus Meeting The afternoon was chaired by Sara Labelle, HPD Division Chair. The meeting started with a presentation by the new President and Chief Executive Officer Annesley Wallace of HOOPP. The other items that were discussed during this caucus meeting are as follows: Bargaining Team…
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Welcome to Convention 2025! The inSolidarity Committee is here to help you make sense of it all
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor inSolidarity Convention is more than just a gathering – it’s the heart of our union’s democratic process. As the union’s highest-ranking authority, this is where delegates from across the province come together to debate, decide, and shape the direction of our collective future. From constitutional motions to policies that…
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Inaugural Equity Executive Board: A Year of Reflection
The inaugural members of the Equity Executive Board have experienced a year marked by significant developments and learning opportunities for the OPSEU/SEFPO community. Their collective commitment to solidarity, resilience, and service has underscored the critical importance of having equity voices represented across all spaces. The Equity Executive Board Members (EEBMs) have intentionally advocated for and…
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The OPSEU/SEFPO Statement of Respect and Why It Matters
By Michael Hamilton, Local 376, inSolidarity Committee member At the beginning of any OPSEU/SEFPO function, we begin with the land acknowledgment and then the statement of respect. The September 2025 statement reads: “Whenever OPSEU members gather, we welcome all peoples of the world. We will not accept any unwelcoming words, actions or behaviours against our…
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Indigenous led procession and invitation for First Nations, Métis and Inuit members
OPSEU/SEFPO Convention is a safe and welcoming space. We would like to invite all First Nations (status and non-status), Métis and Inuit members attending Convention to join us in the opening procession as we begin Convention in a good way. We invite those who wish to wear their regalia, ribbon skirts or shirts, and/or sashes…
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Bring your used eyeglasses to Convention to donate to Rayjon!
Hey Convention attendees – do you have some old eyeglasses you’re no longer using? Bring them to Convention and donate them to Rayjon! The OPSEU/SEFPO Social Justice Fund Board will have a donation box available at the Silent Auction table for your donated glasses. Your glasses will be given to Rayjon, a not-for-profit organization that…
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Information regarding Convention hotel changes
Due to the recent cybersecurity incident affecting OPSEU/SEFPO systems, the required programs to process Convention hotel changes are currently inaccessible. As a result, we are unable to make any changes to current hotel assignment at this time. We are also unable to change the way in which hotels will be billed (from central to member…
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Convention 2025 Orientation
Join us for a pre-Convention orientation! This hybrid event is open to all delegates, alternates, observers and guests. Are you looking for a general orientation to the biggest OPSEU/SEFPO event of the year? Be sure to attend. Convention Orientation (New Delegates Seminar) Wednesday, April 23 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Room…
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See you at Convention!
The Convention Team would like to reassure all registrants for Convention that we are diligently completing the registration and hotel reservations for all attendees. Due to the recent cybersecurity incident experienced by OPSEU/SEFPO, there will be a slight delay in sending attendees their hotel confirmations. We anticipate that these confirmations will be sent out by…
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Cybersecurity incident at OPSEU/SEFPO
Yesterday (April 2, 2025), we discovered that an unauthorized third party had accessed our IT systems. All signs point to this being an attack by sophisticated actors, and not a failure on the part of our IT team and/or OPSEU/SEFPO’s systems. See you at Convention 2025, Apr 24 – 27 Upon discovering the incident, we…
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Order, point of privilege, orders of the day, closure – Robert’s Rules info and Zoom drop-ins on Apr 2, 5, 10, 15 and 16
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, InSolidarity OPSEU/SEFPO uses Robert’s Rules of Order at Convention as it is a widely used system for conducting meetings and making decisions in a structured, democratic manner. But for the uninitiated, Robert’s Rules can be confusing and intimidating. Which is why the Provincial Young Workers Committee (PYC) is hosting two…
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Region 1 Leadership Conference: Convention-ready, Set, Go!
By Craig Hadley, Local 5109, inSolidarity Windsor, On, March 17, 2025, – OPSEU/SEFPO Region 1 hosts 2nd bi-annual leadership meeting to organize and educate in preparation for Convention 2025. After the OPSEU/SEFPO Land Acknowledgement and Statement of Respect, the day got off to an inspirational start with Region 1 VP Jennifer Van Zetten, who spoke…