Tag: No Paid Plasma

• Save our public voluntary blood system: No paid plasma rally in Whitby

  Join OPSEU/SEFPO members working at Canadian Blood Services, labour and community allies for a No Paid Plasma Rally in Whitby, where private healthcare company Grifols is preparing to open a for-profit plasma donation centre.   Rally Details:  When: Monday, March 3rd 1-3PM ET Where: Grifols Donation Centre, 1801 Dundas Street East, Whitby   More Info:  Geoff Cain Blood…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 27, 2025

  Campaigns, Events

  Fighting Privatization, No Paid Plasma

• Toronto officially declared a Paid-Plasma-free Zone

  In a significant step forward for OPSEU/SEFPO’s campaign against paid-plasma in Ontario, Toronto has officially been declared a paid-plasma-free zone. On November 13, Toronto City Council passed the motion signifying its opposition to private, for-profit blood collection in the city. The motion was brought forward by Councilor Chris Moise and seconded by Councilor Alejandra Bravo.…

  November 22, 2024

  Campaigns

  Fighting Privatization, No Paid Plasma

• Make Hamilton a No Paid-Plasma Zone!

  Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath wants to make Hamilton a “No Paid-Plasma Zone” and you can help! If you live in Hamilton, click here and fill out your name, email, and postal code, and we’ll send your Hamilton City Councillor an email letting them know the safety and dignity of people is always more important than profiteers’ money-grubbing.…

  April 19, 2024

  Bargaining, Campaigns

  No Paid Plasma, Save public healthcare, Solidarity

• For-profit plasma could spell disaster for Canada’s blood supply

  For Immediate Release February 20, 2024 TORONTO – OPSEU/SEFPO condemns the announcement by Canadian Blood Services that for-profit multinational pharmaceutical company Grifols will open paid plasma collection sites in Whitby, Cambridge, Hamilton in late 2024 and 2025. Grifols will be operating under an undisclosed 15-year deal with Canadian Blood Services to privatize plasma collection in…

  Andy Pedersen

  February 20, 2024

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  Fighting Privatization, Media release, No Paid Plasma

• World Blood Donor Day: Ontario’s voluntary donation system under threat by for-profit pharmaceutical giant

  World Blood Donor Day, recognized every year on June 14, was initiated in 2004 by the World Health Organization. The aim was to raise awareness about the critical need for safe blood and blood products, and to express gratitude to donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood. This year’s theme – “GIVE blood, GIVE…

  Andy Pedersen

  June 14, 2023

  Campaigns

  Fighting Privatization, No Paid Plasma

• Make your city a “No Paid Plasma Zone”!

  As part of the No Paid Plasma campaign we have developed a resolution that you can take to your own local city council and encourage them to declare their city a “No Paid Plasma Zone!” The resolution is rooted in the principles of voluntary, non-remunerated blood and plasma donation, as recommended by the World Health…

  Andy Pedersen

  June 8, 2023

  Bargaining, Campaigns

  Fighting Privatization, No Paid Plasma

• World Blood Donor Day: taking stock of our history, fighting for a better future

  Each year on June 14, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated around the globe. World Blood Donor Day is not only an opportunity to encourage Ontarians to donate blood, it is an opportunity to discuss the importance of having a fully public blood system, where safety is top priority. It is an opportunity to honour…

  June 14, 2018

  Campaigns, Equity and Human Rights

  No Paid Plasma, Save public healthcare