Media covers unanimous strike vote by NOSM U faculty and professional staff
Media across Northern Ontario reported that medical education faculty and professional staff at NOSM University in Thunder Bay and Sudbury voted 100% in favour of a strike mandate in their negotiations...
View ArticleBroader Public Service (BPS) Conference and Sector Divisional Meetings – Nov...
The Broader Public Service (BPS) Conference and Sector Divisional Meetings have been scheduled. Dates Broader Public Service Conference: Friday, November 17, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. BPS Sector...
View ArticleBroader Public Service (BPS) Conference and Sector Divisional Meetings – Nov...
The Broader Public Service (BPS) Conference and Sector Divisional Meetings have been scheduled. Dates Broader Public Service Conference: Friday, November 17, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. BPS Sector...
View ArticleSupport staff at Nipissing University reach tentative agreement
On Friday September 1, 2023 support staff at Nipissing University (members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 608) reached a tentative agreement after two days of conciliation. The bargaining team felt confident...
View ArticleOPSEU/SEFPO in the news: NOSM U faculty and professional staff begin...
Medical education faculty and professional staff at NOSM University in Thunder Bay and Sudbury are entering provincially-mediated conciliation with NOSM U administration today, with strong community...
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Petition to Algoma University Senate: Stop the privatization of public...
Algoma University (AU), a public institution, has offered a Graduate Certificate in Project Management since 2021, with AU faculty designing and delivering the certificate’s courses. Beginning in Fall...
View ArticleUPDATE: Solidarity wins! NOSM U has a tentative deal, strike averted
UPDATE: November 5, 2023: After months of bargaining, NOSM University faculty, librarians and professional staff have reached a tentative agreement with their employer with significant improvements and...
View ArticleJoint Statement: NOSM University Board of Governors and OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677...
NOSM University and the NOSM University Faculty & Staff Association (NUFSA) represented by OPSEU/SEFPO Local 677 (Unit 1) are pleased to announce the ratification of their sixth collective...
View ArticleSolidarity achieves significant gains: NOSM University faculty, librarians...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2023 THUNDER BAY AND SUDBURY – After months of bargaining, NOSM University faculty, librarians and professional staff have ratified a contract with significant...
View ArticleMore funding for colleges and universities must improve the student experience
It’s no secret that colleges and universities urgently need more funding. As the union representing 45,000 staff and faculty in all 24 of Ontario’s colleges and 16 universities and other postsecondary...
View ArticleThe province must step in to protect educational excellence
OPSEU/SEFPO faculty and staff at all 24 public colleges and 16 universities are committed to providing quality education and critical student services and supports. We share a common cause with...
View ArticleMinistry of Colleges and Universities “historical investment” poses massive...
For Immediate Release February 26, 2024 TORONTO – Post-secondary leaders were left with more questions than answers following today’s “historic” provincial funding announcement by the Minister of...
View ArticleSolidarity with striking workers at CUPE 3903
OPSEU/SEFPO stands in solidarity with the striking workers at CUPE 3903 and all workers exercising their legal right to picket. Flexing police power on picket lines and detaining unionists is not a new...
View ArticleStatement from Universities Sector Executive
OPSEU/SEFPO’s Executive Board has passed a resolution to uphold principles of peace, justice, and international law and supports our rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression; and...
View ArticleOPSEU/SEFPO Submission on Bill 166: Strengthening Accountability and Student...
Downloadable PDF OPSEU/SEFPO includes a diverse workforce upwards of 45,000 professionals in postsecondary education, spanning all 24 public colleges and 16 public universities and postsecondary...
View ArticleNUPGE supports students protesting the military attack on Gaza and its people
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) stands with students who are exercising their right to protest peacefully on Canadian campuses and around the world, along with the faculty...
View ArticleUnions seek intervenor status to protect the Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
Two of the largest unions in the province and the largest unions at the University of Toronto are seeking to intervene in the injunction application by the university against demonstrations. The United...
View ArticleHelp staff and students at Université de Hearst
Students and staff at Université de Hearst, including the members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 686, are fighting off a direct attack from the Ford government. Please click here to add your voice to this...
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BPS town hall
To accommodate different schedules, the BPS Town Hall is being held twice. The two sessions take place: Monday, June 17, 7 to 8 pm EST Tuesday, June 18, noon to 1 pm EST Please RSVP here: Please...
View ArticleSupport staff at Nipissing University reach tentative agreement
On Friday September 1, 2023 support staff at Nipissing University (members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 608) reached a tentative agreement after two days of conciliation. The bargaining team felt confident...
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