Tag: Solidarity
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Grassy Narrows Vigil at Queen’s Park
The Indigenous Circle of OPSEU/SEFPO invites you to join Judy Da Silva and Deputy Chief Bear Copenace from Grassy Narrows at Queen’s Park on Tuesday February 25th at noon for a vigil to honour those lost to the mercury crisis. You can RSVP here – https://freegrassy.net/doug-ford-compensate-grassy-narrows-now/ Doug Ford has been invited to join as well and…
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Timmins Area Council canvass for Corey Lepage
The OPSEU/SEFPO Timmins Area Council invites you to support Timmins NDP candidate Corey Lepage during a community canvass on Sunday, Feb 23 from 11 am to 2 pm. To take part, please arrive by 11 am at 84 Cedar St. South.
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Greater Toronto Area Council Eglinton canvass for Faisal Hassan
The OPSEU/SEFPO Region 5 Greater Toronto Area Council invites you to support York – South Weston NDP candidate Faisal Hassan during a community canvass on Wednesday, Feb 26 from 6 to 8pm. To take part, please arrive by 6 pm at 2569 Eglinton Ave. West.
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Greater Toronto Area Council Danforth canvass for Dr. Kate Dupuis
The OPSEU/SEFPO Region 5 Greater Toronto Area Council invites you to support Beaches – East York NDP candidate Dr. Kate Dupuis during a community canvass on Thursday, Feb 20 from 6 to 8pm. To take part, please arrive by 6 pm at 1974 Danforth Ave (just west of Woodbine).
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Strength in Solidarity: Union Conference Brings Together Workers in Northwestern Ontario
By Alexandrea Seggewiss, Local 715, InSolidarity Building community was a common theme throughout Region 7’s Leadership Conference on Jan 31 to Feb 2. Over 70 members from across OPSEU/SEFPO’s largest region gathered, where new and experienced members alike connected through activism. The annual conference aims to discuss constitution and resolutions with an emphasis on the…
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How to elect pro-worker politicians: CLC launches inspiring playbook on the eve of two big elections
By Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor, inSolidarity With the rallying cry “Workers Together,” the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) hosted its first Political Action Conference on January 20-21, 2025, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The conference brought union members, activists, and leaders from across the country together to strategize, share, and inspire action for a…
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Nov. 29: Celebrate labour and the arts at Mayworks Labour Arts Awards Gala 2024!
Join labour activists and artists from OPSEU/SEFPO and many other unions and organizations at the 2024 Mayworks Labour Arts Awards Gala. Enjoy dinner, entertainment, a silent auction and more – get your tickets now! Date: November 29, 2024 Time: 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. Location: United Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil Street, Toronto. Click here for map.…
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Take action to support striking CUPW postal workers!
OPSEU/SEFPO is calling on our own members as well as people across Canada to support striking CUPW members in their fight for good jobs, benefits, safe working conditions. They’re also fighting to expand Canada Post’s services to meet the needs of our communities and to sustain the public post office that serves people across Canada!…
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Solidarity with members of Professional Engineers Government of Ontario!
OPSEU/SEFPO stands in solidarity with Professional Engineers Government of Ontario (PEGO) members and calls on the Treasury Board to bargain a fair deal that addresses the resources required to support the province’s current infrastructure plans. PEGO, which represents Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors who are employed by the Ontario Public Service (OPS), says that Treasury Board…
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No Space for Hate in Ontario! Province-wide action to protect trans kids on Friday, September 20
OPSEU/SEFPO is calling on our members and friends to once again show up for the 2SLGBTQ+ community this Friday, September 20th to counter insidious misinformation and hate with a message of radical love and acceptance. One year ago, OPSEU/SEFPO joined the Ontario Federation of Labour and thousands of allies across the country in supporting counter protests challenging the hateful…
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Solidarity with Capital Pride: Rainbow Alliance Arc-en-Ciel
OPSEU/SEFPO Rainbow Alliance Arc-en-Ciel affirms our solidarity with Capital Pride, which is facing cowardly and undeserved backlash for expressing principled solidarity with the international Palestinian community. We are looking forward to attending Capital Pride in Ottawa this weekend — and we look forward to celebrating with all OPSEU/SEFPO members and the broader community in attendance!…
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Join a Labour Day event near you!
Labour Day is just around the corner, falling on Monday, September 2nd, 2024. Labour councils and unions across the province are busy getting ready for events all throughout the long weekend. Join your fellow workers, neighbours, and OPSEU/SEFPO members at a Labour Day event near you! You can reference the below list, compiled below by…
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Sign up now for Grassy Narrows River Run 2024 – Sept. 18
The OPSEU/SEFPO Indigenous Circle encourages everyone to sign up now for the Grassy Narrows River Run 2024, hosted by Free Grassy Narrows and taking place on Wednesday, September 18th at Grange Park in downtown Toronto! Click here to register for Grassy Narrows River Run 2024 Date: September 18, 2024 Time: 12 noon Location: Grange Park,…
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OPSEU/SEFPO statement on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign
OPSEU/SEFPO represents more than 180,000 workers – a membership as diverse as Ontario itself, including people of many faiths and beliefs. What unites our membership is a deep concern about the devastating spiral of death and destruction in both Palestine and Israel. As a social justice union, we believe that unions and the broader labour…
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Training June 13: Get active in the OFL’s heat stress campaign
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) has launched a campaign to combat heat stress in the workplace. We are calling on all interested workers to join the campaign. Extreme heat that injures, sickens, and even kills workers is caused by work and climate conditions. The heat is on in Ontario, and our governments must put…
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OPSEU/SEFPO supports TTC workers
OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick sent the following letter in support of ATU Local 113 – representing workers at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) ahead of their May 7 strike deadline. Dear TTC Board Chair and Commissioners, On behalf of OPSEU/SEFPO’s 180,000+ members, I am writing to express our full solidarity with the nearly 12,000 TTC…
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Convention 2024 Silent Auction
Download PDF Raffle tickets 1 for $5 3 for $10 8 for $20 15 for $30 April 25-26 8 am – 6 pm April 27 8 am – 11 am – Last chance to buy tickets Marketplace: MTCC (300 level) silentauction@opseu.org Open on Wednesday, April 24 from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. to receive items…
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Defend the right to dissent!
Join the coalition-based campaign to push back against the recent ramp up in state repression by Ottawa Bylaw Enforcement and the Ottawa Police Service against community organizers. Bylaw, which enforces local ordinances related to noise at the municipal level, has begun aggressively suppressing free speech in Ottawa by abusing noise Bylaw 2017-255. They have handed…