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Pink Shirt Day is an excellent opportunity for all our OPSEU Local 101 members to commit to honouring everyone’s right to work in an environment free of bullying, incivility, harassment, and discrimination of any kind. Let’s lift each other up 🙂  

Psychology Month is celebrated every February to highlight the contributions of Canadian psychologists and to show Canadians how psychology works to help: people live healthy and happy lives, their communities flourish, their employers create better workplaces, and their governments develop effective policies. OPSEU Local 101 gives a shout out this month to all its member…

OPSEU 101 is proud to celebrate Recreation Therapists this month! Recreation Therapists utilize functional intervention, education and recreation participation to enable persons with physical, cognitive, emotional and/or social limitations to acquire and/or maintain the skills, knowledge and behaviours that will allow them to enjoy their leisure optimally, function independently with the least amount of assistance…

OPSEU local 101 is proud to celebrate Cardiovascular Professionals Week from Feb 12 – 18th and Cardiovascular Technologist Day on Feb 14th.  A cardiovascular technologist works in a cardiac cath lab and performs complex procedures, including stent implants, cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators and other tests to diagnose heart disease. They take emergency calls and participate…

All OPSEU local 101 members are invited to attend a meeting on Wednesday, February 15th starting at 5:30pm (meal first and then voting to follow) at the Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Ave, Windsor, ON N8X 4K2RSVP by Feb 10, 2023 to Richard.Baillargeon@wrh.on.ca  This is essential to determine the amount of food (Pizza) we need to buy. We…

(reposted from www.opseu.org) This year, we celebrate Black History Month with a focus on the theme ‘Black Resistance’. The theme Black Resistance shines light on the unwavering strength of Black voices, past, present, and in the future; and their dedication to dismantling systemic barriers of discrimination and oppression. In the face of historical and ongoing…

Member Education January 24, 35, 26, 2023 Zoom Virtual 6:30 – 9:30pm Deadline: Monday, January 16th at 4:30pm Topics offered: Advanced Grievance Handling Stewards 2: Facing the Employer and Building Member Involvement Newly Updated: Political Action for Union Activists Click here for more info and application process

Join the rally to support public hospitals! The Ford government’s policies are making the crisis in our hospitals worse. Join the Ontario Health Coalition for a protest at the corner of Tecumseh and Walker Road (beside the Windsor Hospital) to protect public hospitals. OPSEU/SEFPO members are encouraged to bring signs and messages to tell Doug…

(Reposted from www.opseu.org) TORONTO – OPSEU/SEFPO is calling it a win for hundreds of thousands of workers as the Ontario Superior Court declares Doug Ford government’s wage-stifling Bill 124 “void and of no effect.” The decision comes following a court challenge launched by a coalition of unions and associations, including OPSEU/SEFPO, seeking to declare Bill 124’s wage…

MRT Week is an annual celebration (which falls on the week of November 8th every year) of the essential role that medical radiation technologists (MRTs) play in the healthcare system. MRTs deliver professional imaging and radiation-related treatment services with a caring touch, allowing patients to fully benefit from the latest in medical diagnostic and treatment…