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OPSEU Local 101 is proud to celebrate our dedicated team of Respiratory Therapists this week!  We would like to say to them, and all RTs across the country, that we recognize and appreciate the crucial role you play in our health care system every day. We can all breathe easier with Respiratory Therapists on our…

OPSEU Local 101 would like to honour our Occupational Therapist members this month! Let’s recognize the important work occupational therapists do in helping Canadians overcome physical, mental and cognitive barriers. With the help of OTs, Canadians can participate fully in the activities that mean the most to them. Learn more about the Occupational Therapist profession…

September 30th is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the survivors of the residential school system including those who did not make it home. We also take time to reflect, remember and recognize the ongoing effects of intergenerational trauma while recommitting ourselves to our responsibility to…

Do you know the history of Labour Day? Now a days we think of Labour Day as the last long weekend of the summer, a chance to get kids ready for school and perhaps welcome the cooler fall weather. We often forget about the history of Labour Day and its origins in Canada’s unions and…

Local 101 is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 scholarships: Coleton Racine Markus Simic Saverio Rennert Nickolas Wright Scott Ellsworth Kennedy MacKinnon Reese Brode Ethan Lawhead Madison Beltran Adam Kobrynovich Caleigh Kloppenburg Madilyn Herbert Noelle Dumo Morgan Smith Luka IgnatovskiThe Scholarship recipients are children or grandchildren of OPSEU Local 101 members, who are…

We are proud to announce the recipients of the OPSEU Local 101 donations for 2023! Each year, our elected Donations Committee disperses $5000 to various local charity organizations. Click on each recipient below to learn more about the important work they do in our community! Trans Wellness Ontario WETRA (Windsor Essex Therapeutic Riding Association) Feeding…

Let’s take a moment to congratulate some of our amazing Local 101 members on a job well done! Over the past year, three of our OPSEU Local 101 members received the Platinum Jubilee Pin In Honour of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The award is an opportunity to recognize individuals who have dedicated themselves…

(reposted from www.opseu.org) Every year, in the third week of June, we celebrate the incredible efforts of Ontario’s diverse health professionals and their unstoppable determination. And this year – with Bill 72 introduced in the Ontario Legislature – we’re one step closer to having Health Professionals’ Week officially recognized! In the meantime, we continue to…

Hello OPSEU Local 101 members!We hope to see you out our Region One BBQ! There is also a Community Block Walk for our Developmental Service Locals on June 20th on Behalf of R1 Mobilizer Jackie Campbell.Community Block Walk: TELL PREMIER FORD: IT’S TIME TO STAND UP FOR THOSE WHO UPLIFT OTHERSTuesday June 20th 2023  5:00pm-7:00pm…

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, an opportunity to learn about and celebrate the unique cultures, traditions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. It’s a time to honour the stories, achievements and resilience of Indigenous Peoples and bring awareness to the issues Indigenous communities continue to face. June 21st will be…