Tag: Kids Matter

• London Children’s Aid raises sex trafficking concerns as youth are placed in hotels

  The London-Middlesex Children’s Aid Society is flagging concerns that teenagers who are being placed in hotels in the city’s south-end are at risk of being exposed to sex traffickers. According to the CBC, the agency says a lack of resources, including staff shortages, underfunding, and capacity limits due to COVID-19 over the past year has…

  January 14, 2022

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  Kids Matter, OPSEU in the News

• OPSEU/SEFPO shines a light on the ‘forgotten front-line heroes in our schools’

  In an open letter to Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce, OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas calls Education Workers “the forgotten front-line heroes in our public school system.” “They say teachers are the heart of a school. Education Workers are the very soul,” Thomas writes. “With professionalism, passion, and patience, they serve as…

  February 16, 2021

  Campaigns, Health and Safety, Media

  COVID-19, Kids Matter, Media release

• Ford cuts gut autism services at KidsAbility

  Waterloo – The Ford government’s cuts to services for children with autism has hit the KidsAbility Centre for Child Development, a leader in the Waterloo and Guelph-Wellington areas in helping kids with complex special needs for more than 60 years. The shift to the fee-for-service model at KidsAbility places the entire program in jeopardy as…

  July 25, 2019

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  Kids Matter, Media release

• OPSEU members in Mississauga protest education cuts

  The news website Mississauga.com reports that OPSEU members were a large part of the protest against the Ford government’s cuts to education at the office of Mississauga-Erin Mills MPP Sheref Sabawy on April 12. “We will not give up on fighting against the cuts to education, the support system students need to be successful and especially…

  April 15, 2019

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  Kids Matter, OPSEU in the News

• Strike looms at New Path Youth and Family Services

  Barrie – The Ministry of Labour has issued a “no board” report at the request of workers with New Path Youth and Family Services, triggering a 17-day countdown to a strike or lockout deadline of 12:01 a.m. on July 14. New Path is a government-funded mental health centre providing services for children, youth, and their…

  June 30, 2017

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  Kids Matter, Media release

• inSolidarity – The newsletter for OPSEU stewards and activists, volume 23, number 3, autumn/winter 2016

  Editorial policy The content and editing of this newsletter are determined by the committee. We want members to feel ownership of inSolidarity and view it as independent of any particular segment of the union. Content comes from our base of activists, staff and other labour sources. Where an article has a byline, the views are…

  April 13, 2017

  Campaigns, Media

  Kids Matter, Newsletter

• OPSEU rakes in national communications awards

  OPSEU’s star shone brightly at the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) awards ceremony, taking first place in nine categories – far more than any other union in Canada. The ceremony is the highlight of CALM’s annual conference, which took place in Quebec City from May 19 to 21. Four OPSEU locals were honoured in…

  May 18, 2016

  Events, Media

  Kids Matter

• Children and youth mental health workers celebrate resilience on Family Day

  OPSEU children and youth mental health workers across the province are marking Family Day, February 16, with Family Week activities celebrating their work in helping to build resilient communities. OPSEU mental health professionals are dedicated to providing the highest level of service through publicly funded and delivered programs.   The sector is facing uncertainty as members…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 11, 2015

  Campaigns

  Kids Matter