Tag: OPSEU in the News
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OPSEU/SEFPO in the news: Criticisms of Ontario’s return to office mandate hit headlines across the province
On January 6th, 2026, members of the Ontario Public Service were mandated back to the office 5 days a week by the Ford government in a move made without evidence and without any consultation with workers. Headlines across the province captured the concerns OPSEU/SEFPO workers have been raising for months over the lack of adequate…
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OPSEU/SEFPO Corrections in the News: Jail overcrowding, mental health and contraband
OPSEU/SEFPO Correctional Bargaining Unit leaders spoke with numerous media outlets over the past week regarding Ontario’s overcrowded, understaffed jails which are forced far beyond capacity or safe staffing levels. OPSEU/SEFPO members are an intricate part of the justice system, doing their part every day to keep communities safe. In order for the upcoming provincial and…
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OPSEU/SEFPO in the news: Union alleges ‘thousands’ of violent incidents last year at SCDSB schools
OPSEU/SEFPO members working in our education system are sounding the alarm on how the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) is reporting the number of violent incidents in schools for 2024/2025. For the second year in a row, the number of violent incidents in its schools have reportedly gone down despite front line workers facing…
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OPSEU/SEFPO in the news: Aviation and Forest Fire Members Fight Back
As wildfires across Ontario continue to burn, OPSEU/SEFPO members in aviation and forest fire services have been on the front lines keeping our communities safe. In the last few weeks, dozens of wildfires have been tearing through Northern Ontario, forcing several First Nations communities to evacuate and leaving OPSEU/SEFPO members working around the clock in a…
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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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OPSEU/SEFPO in the news round up: CMHA Cochrane-Timiskaming locks out 147 frontline mental health care workers in below-freezing temperatures
On Tuesday, February 13, the Canadian Mental Health Association Cochrane-Timiskaming (CMHA-CT) locked out 147 workers from OPSEU/SEFPO Local 631, who provide life-saving mental health and addictions support across northern communities of Timmins, Iroquois Falls, Matheson, Kirkland Lake, Cochrane, and New Liskeard. The employer has chosen to lock out front-line nurses, clinicians, residential and peer…
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OPSEU/SEFPO in the news: Labour leaders take concerns ‘to the doorstep’ of PC convention
On Friday February 2, OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick joined other labour leaders at a press conference in Niagara Falls to deliver a message to Premier Ford and the Ontario PC party: life is getting more difficult for workers and their families under this government, and we’re ready to fight back. The press conference was reported…