Tag: Solidarity
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Justice for 215 Indigenous children and all survivors of residential schools
We extend our solidarity and condolences during this devastating time to the First Nations community in Tk’emlúpste te Secwépemc territory and across this land. We are shocked and saddened by the reports of the discovery of the remains of 215 children, some young as three, at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. This…
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OPSEU/SEFPO joins call for peace in the Middle East
OPSEU/SEFPO stands in solidarity with the victims of violence as a result of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian crisis. The image of loss has sadly become synonymous with the struggle for peace. We are saddened by the high number of casualties. There has been a ripple effect that has spread outside the region. In Ontario, it has led…
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Labour history lunch-and-learn: Canada’s Rand Formula
Have you ever heard labour activists talking about the Rand Formula and wondered what it is? The Workers’ History Museum has you covered! In less than half an hour, this YouTube video tells the story of how a 99 day strike by auto workers in Windsor ended in a historic Supreme Court decision by Justice…
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Stephen Lewis Foundation – IDAHOBIT
In recognition of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), the Stephen Lewis Foundation invites OPSEU/SEFPO to join them online on Wednesday May 12th for Strength to Strength: Global solidarity to end homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, a conversation about the role of global solidarity to champion health and human rights and eliminate discrimination. This…
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OPSEU/SEFPO’s Live and Let Live Fund supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
2020 Impact Report now available! SLF 2020 impact report for OPSEU OPSEU/SEFPO’s Live and Let Live Fund supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation every year. With an annual donation and a silent auction at Convention, we are supporting the foundation’s work helping communities affected by AIDS in Africa. The Stephen Lewis Foundation is a progressive, feminist…
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Solidarity with the farmers in India leading the fight for justice
We – along with OPSEU/SEFPO’s entire Executive Board – stand in solidarity with the farmers in India who are leading one of the largest protests in history. India’s BJP government is relying on a divide-and-rule strategy by inflaming religious, ethnic, class, caste, and gender differences. It recently passed a series of new agricultural laws that…
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Working from home? Tell us your opinions
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) – of which OPSEU/SEFPO is a component — is conducting an online survey for members working from home. You are invited to anonymously share your experiences with, and opinions on, working from home during the pandemic, as well as what types of options you hope to…
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January 25: Migrant Workers and Racial Profiling
In keeping with OPSEU/SEFPO’s commitment with supporting the important work of Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW), OPSEU/SEFPO’s Provincial Human Rights Committee (PHRC) would like to invite members to participate in an upcoming webinar on “Migrant Workers and Racial Profiling”. Please join J4MW on Monday January 25, 2021 at 8:00pm to 9:00pm (Eastern Time) for their…
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OPSEU/SEFPO among growing number of unions postponing elections
OPSEU/SEFPO is far from the only Canadian union to postpone elections and extend leaders’ terms, says National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) President Larry Brown. In an email to OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas, Brown says that the Canadian Labour Congress, BCGEU, SGEU, and MGEU are among the growing number of unions to…
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List of products or businesses that are the subject of boycotts
OPSEU/SEFPO continues to urge its members to boycott Coca-Cola products for its alleged complicity in human rights abuses in Colombia. OPSEU/SEFPO also urges members to support the following boycotts approved by NUPGE: Boycott of United Conservative Party (UCP) donors organized by the Alberta Federation of Labour Boycott of Stella’s Café organized by UFCW 882 and endorsed…
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World AIDS Day 2020: Standing in solidarity and claiming our shared responsibility
On December 1st, we commemorate World AIDS Day to remember all those who live with HIV and AIDS, and those who have lost their lives to this disease. This week also marks Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week; a week to raise awareness of this disease among Indigenous Peoples and to reduce the stigma of HIV and…
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OPSEU/SEFPO supports Alberta health care workers
OPSEU/SEFPO leadership stands in solidarity with Alberta healthcare workers in their fight against funding cuts and privatization. OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas spoke out against the Alberta government’s cuts to the healthcare system, noting that privatizing these jobs would hurt not only the workers, but the public as well. “At a point in time when…
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Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario: Executive Assistant, Communications and Political Action Services
The Executive Assistant is a Staff Officer responsible for assisting members and Locals, working with committees, and developing and administering Federation programs, services, and policies. The successful candidate will meet many of the following criteria. The candidate has: • Facilitated relationships with media personnel and created earned and paid media for an organization;• Authored and…
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B.C. court rules against bid to expand for-profit health care
British Columbia’s Supreme Court rules against a doctor who contended that restricting private for profit health care violates the Charter. To learn more, read this article by the National Union of Public and General Employees: https://nupge.ca/content/court-delivers-major-blow-profit-health-care
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Letter of condolence from ONA on the passing of Karen Gottschalk-Millar
On August 7, 2020, OPSEU received the following letter of condolence from the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), following the passing of OPSEU Local 448 member Karen Gottschalk-Millar. We appreciate the support of ONA as we work to strengthen the protection of our members from workplace violence.
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OPSEU, environmentalists cheer as Nestle sells water business
News that the multinational Nestle is selling its Canadian bottled-water business is being greeted with cheers from environmentalists across the province, including OPSEU and the OPSEU Indigenous Circle. “Water isn’t for profit. As the members of the OPSEU Indigenous Circle say, ‘Water is life,’” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “I’m glad to hear we’ve…