Tag: Solidarity
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Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario: Executive Assistant (Equity and Women’s Services)
(1 Position Available) 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: extensive experience and expertise in the area of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Education;…
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Caravan for Freedom: Join us!
On Sunday, June 28th at 10am please join us as we gather together to show solidarity and thank the hard work of essential Migrant Workers during this pandemic. The caravan aims to highlight the important role that front line workers like farm workers are playing during this crisis. We also aim to highlight the lack…
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We must end this struggle together
Being Black in Canada is a constant struggle. I don’t say this from experience. I say this because of the unspeakably brutal images and news reports we’re seeing every day. And I say this because I’ve always tried my best to be an active listener – and I believe first-person stories and accounts from members,…
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Funeral service for Sister Megan Whitfield, Friday, June 5, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST
Please see below information for the funeral service of Sister Megan Whitfield. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the funeral service will be limited to family, however, the live stream of the service can be viewed with the following link: https://youtu.be/ZINNCmSZ07M . linkSister Whitfield’s obituary and additional information for the funeral. A GoFundMe account has been set-up…
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Ontario Federation of Labour Job Posting: Prevention Link Regional Coordinator
Prevention Link – Regional Coordinator, Training & Development (limited term contract until March 31, 2021) with contract extensions pending funding approval. Prevention Link and the Ontario Federation of Labour is an equal opportunity employer. As such, it encourages groups who have been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for positions within the Federation.…
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In memoriam: Megan Whitfield
Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Patty Coates has sent the following message regarding Megan Whitfield: May 25, 2020 Greetings, It is with a heavy heart that we share news of the passing of OFL Executive Board Member Megan Whitfield. Please see here the OFL’s statement on the passing of Sister Megan Whitfield. As more…
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To All the Front-line Workers: Thank you and Solidarity on May Day
In Canada, we celebrate Labour Day on the first Monday of every September. But that isn’t the only day set aside to recognize the historic struggles and gains made by workers and their unions. Today, May 1, millions of workers and organizations around the world are celebrating International Workers’ Day, which is also known as…
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Peel educational workers launch Charter challenge of law effectively cutting their wages
The Educational Resource Facilitators of Peel (ERFP) has launched a Charter challenge of Bill 124, the wage cap law that effectively cuts its members’ pay for three years. “This legislation takes away our constitutional right to collective bargaining, free from gender discrimination,” said ERFP President Hillary Campbell, who represents nearly 4,000 education workers, the vast…
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Indigenous Solidarity from Guatemala to Canada
Two Indigenous OPSEU members, Cristine Rego and Jo Jo Van Hooser participated in a Guatemala solidarity tour on February 7-17, 2020 that is part of an exchange program between Indigenous heath care practitioners in Canada and Maya Ki’Che midwives in Guatemala. The exchange program is a partnership between the OPSEU Indigenous Circle and Horizons of…
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Indigenous Solidarity Needed Now More Than Ever
On February 8, 2019, OPSEU joined the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia in opposing the Coastal Gaslink pipeline and called on the British Columbia government to respect Indigenous title and revoke permits for the pipeline. Today, one year later, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responds with violence and arrests against the Mohawk people and their…
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Massive show of labour might as Tories meet in Niagara Falls
OPSEU First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida led a large group of OPSEU members to a Conservative gathering in Niagara Falls on February 22 to tell the Ford government: no more! “I’m a treasurer of a large union, so I get the importance of finances, but not at the expense of children and other vulnerable people,”…
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OPSEU stands with teachers in Kingston
On Thursday, February 20, ambulance and communications officers with Local 462 in Kingston passed a motion at their general members’ meeting to deliver $500 in Subway sandwiches to striking members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Association…
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On this World Day of Social Justice, a demand for tax fairness
It’s been said by many great leaders that peace is not the absence of war, it is the presence of justice. If that’s the case – and we believe it is – then Ontario is at war with itself. The rich may enjoy criminal and social justice, but the rest of us don’t. It’s a…
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OPSEU walks the walk with ETFO
OPSEU members across the province have been braving the elements to stand in solidarity with members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) pushing back against cuts to education that will hurt our kids. London and Coldwater (near Midland) are among the many picket lines that OPSEU members have strengthened with their presence and…
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OPSEU members boost rally at Kenora Co-op Gas Bar
A group of OPSEU members joined a rally on Feb. 3 at the Kenora Co-op Gas Bar in support of the 800 refinery workers in Unifor Local 594 who have been locked-out since early December. Chanting “Another day longer, another day stronger,” and “Three million a day? Not today!”, the OPSEU members joined local Unifor…