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Rally for Health, Rally for the Streets Saturday, February 12 at 12 pm Convocation Hall at 31 King’s College Circle We are a group of health care workers who organized last Saturday’s Access to Health Care Rally. Access to health … Continue reading →

From an article in the CTV news website published Sunday, February 6, 2022: Legal challenges of employer vaccine mandates and health measures are being tossed out as arbitrators in Canada largely side with the need to maintain safe workplaces during … Continue reading →

Dear friends, Join us for our first quarterly zoom meeting on February 1 at 7:00 pm EST, open to all mental health and addictions workers. We will be discussing how to address pandemic related grievances. OPSEU/SEFPO Grievance Officer, Alison Nielson-Jones … Continue reading →

Dear Members of OPSEU Local 500 Due to unforeseen technical issues, the Demand Set Meeting and the election of a bargaining team that was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 has been postponed until early in the … Continue reading →

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED When: December 15, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. How: Zoom Local 500 Collective Agreement expires on March 31, 2022.  Meeting Agenda Elect the Bargaining Team Ratify Bargaining Demands The meeting will be virtual on Zoom.  Pre-Registration … Continue reading →

Sent on behalf of the President, Thomas Andersson Please forward to any Opseu member in your area that was missed from this email.  Thank you Voices United A Newsletter from OPSEU Local 500 SPECIAL EDITION #2 – Mandatory Vaccination Policy … Continue reading →

Please be advised of the upcoming Region 5 new member/steward orientation Dates: Option #1 will run two consecutive 3 hour evenings Tuesday, December 6, 2021 and Wednesday December 7, 2021 6:00 pm – 9:15 pm Option #2 will run one … Continue reading →

Dear Sisters, Brothers and Members of OPSEU Local 500, On Monday, August 30th 2021, the employer emailed all CAMH staff the Mandatory Vaccination Policy it will be enforcing beginning on September 7th, 2021.  If you have not yet had the … Continue reading →

August 2021 Happy Labour Day! Dear Sisters and Brothers of OPSEU Local 500, On September 6th, 2021 Canadians will celebrate Labour Day. I have heard it said many times at Labour events that ‘workers are in the fight of their … Continue reading →

Indigenous Lives Matter OPSEU Local 500 stands in solidarity with Indigenous nations, who are once again mourning the loss of lives of hundreds of children in unmarked graves. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission presented reports of the graves back in … Continue reading →