Tag: Elections
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Region 2 Leadership Conference
The Region 2 Leadership Conference is taking place Feb 27 to March 1 at the Sheraton Hamilton Hotel, 116 King Street West, Hamilton ON L8P 4V3. All Region 2 Executive Board Members, Highest Ranking Bargaining Unit members, Equity Chairs, and Area Council Chairs are invited to attend. Registration information will be available soon.
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Apply now for Region 5 Leadership Conference, March 6 – 8
Leadership Conference for All Local Presidents and Regional Equity Reps in Region 5 (Highest Ranking) Attendance Form / Event ID 94860 March 6 – March 8, 2026 Sheraton Parkway Toronto North – Richmond Hill Application Please complete and return the application form and applicable forms to the Region 5 Wellesley Office no later than Wednesday,…
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Apply now for OPSEU/SEFPO CoRW Election Summit (Feb 20-22, 2026)
OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) invites you to submit your application to attend the Election Summit. It will take place from Friday, February 20, to Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. This Election Summit will bring together Black and Racialized OPSEU/SEFPO members to mobilize, engage in political education, and elect…
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Congratulations to Rosemarie Hall: OFL Alternate Equity Vice-President representing Black & Racialized workers!
OPSEU/SEFPO extends our heartfelt congratulations to Rosemarie Hall on her November 2025 election to the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) Alternate Equity Vice-President representing Black and Racialized workers. An OPSEU/SEFPO member from Local 212, Ministry of the Attorney General, Rosemarie has been a strong leader and passionate activist within OPSEU/SEFPO for many years. She is currently…
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Equity Board Seat elections: What to expect
Are you a participant or candidate in the elections for Equity positions on the OPSEU/SEFPO Executive Board? Here’s how the voting and selection process works: OPSEU/SEFPO Provincial Equity Committees (from Article 19 in OPSEU/SEFPO Constitution) select/elect one representative from each group to be on the Board Equity Committee (BEC). This occurs no later than November…
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Equity Board elections: Candidate checklist
Are you a candidate who has been nominated for an Equity seat on OPSEU/SEFPO’s Executive Board? Or are you supporting a candidate who has been nominated? Review this checklist to ensure that you’re fully prepared for the election! Do you have a nominator, or did you accept your nomination? Have you submitted a biography (up…
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OPSEU/SEFPO celebrates Local 376 President Michael Hamilton’s election as OFL Executive Vice-President
OPSEU/SEFPO leaders and delegates to the 2025 Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) convention this week were thrilled to congratulate Local 376 President and long-time OPSEU/SEFPO activist Michael Hamilton on his election to Executive Vice-President of the OFL. Michael has held many leadership positions within OPSEU/SEFPO since becoming a member in 2015. In addition to being the…
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BPS Conference and Divisionals 2025: Meet your newly elected 2025-27 Divisional Executive Members
The biennial Broader Public Service (BPS) Conference and Divisional Meetings ran from November 14-16, 2025, concluding today with divisional meetings and elections for all OPSEU/SEFPO sectors and divisions representing members working in the BPS. Congratulations to all of the newly elected 2025-27 Divisional Executive Members! Sector 1: Ambulance Divex members Chair: Joel Usher Vice Chair…
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Get out to Vote: Advance polls open April 18
To all OPSEU/SEFPO members! Are you coming to Convention 2025? Worried that you’ll still be travelling home on Monday, April 28 or that you’ll be busy getting back to your day to day life and might miss Election day? You have nothing to worry about because you can vote in the advance polls that open…
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Indigenous Equity Executive Board Member Online Candidates’ Forum
An online candidates’ forum will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (6:30 pm – 8:30 pm). This will be an opportunity for the OPSEU/SEFPO members who are running for the position of Indigenous Equity Executive Board Member (delegate and alternate) to meet and engage with the electors who will be voting. The forum is only…
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Indigenous Equity Executive Board Member candidates
[ez-toc]These are candidates for the Indigenous Equity Executive Board Member seat. Nominations for the position — and to participate in the process — closed at 5pm on Friday, March 14, 2025. An online candidates forum will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (6:30 pm – 8:30 pm). This will be an opportunity for the OPSEU/SEFPO…
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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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Corrections and Youth Justice members elect new leaders and raise almost $28K for Badge of Life Canada
OPSEU/SEFPO Correctional Bargaining Unit delegates from every OPS Corrections and Youth Justice local elected their leaders at the biennial OPS Correctional Bargaining Unit Divisional Meetings October 26-27, 2024. (Scroll down for election results.) They also received reports from their Ministry Employee Relations Committee (MERC) teams, their health and safety committees and their bargaining team, as…
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Editors Weekend 2024: A Weekend of Learning, Creativity, and Union Communication
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351 When the dust settled on the 2024 Editors Weekend, held from October 18-20, 2024, at the Sheraton Toronto Airport and Conference Centre, participants were buzzing with fresh ideas, new skills, and a renewed sense of purpose. Hosted by the inSolidarity committee, this biennial gathering brought OPSEU/SEFPO members together to sharpen our…
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OPSEU/SEFPO members re-elect President JP Hornick, acclaim First Vice-President/Treasurer Laurie Nancekivell
For Immediate Release April 26, 2024 TORONTO – This morning at OPSEU/SEFPO Convention 2024, member delegates from across Ontario re-elected President JP Hornick to continue the worker fightback for better working conditions for public sector workers and strong public services for all Ontarians. It will be Hornick’s second two-year term as president of OPSEU/SEFPO. “There…
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OPSEU/SEFPO Regional Elections 2024: Results
Elections for OPSEU/SEFPO’s 21 Regional Executive Board Members for the 2024-26 term and regional committee members were held across Ontario on Saturday, April 6, 2024. All new Executive Board members will be sworn in on Saturday, April 27, 2024 and begin their term upon the adjournment of Convention 2024. They will join the seven new…
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Retired Members Division Region 7 Election Notice and Agenda, May 14
The Region 7 Retired Members Division is holding a hybrid meeting on May 14. Members can attend in Thunder Bay and Kenora in person or from your home via zoom. OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre 11 am Thunder Bay time, 10am west. 326 Memorial Ave Thunder Bay, ON Kenora Membership Centre Unit A, 1008 Ottawa St, Kenora,…