Toronto Pride Week is coming and there are a number of events where members can join alongside OPSEU's Rainbow Alliance and show their pride and support. TRANS RALLY & MARCH - FRIDAY, JUNE 22 Rally: 7 PM, Church & Hayden Streets / March: 8 PM Meet at OPSEU Membership Centre, 31 Wellesley St by 6 p.m. - One of the largest annual events of the Trans Community in Canada, providing a place for trans-identified people to rally, stand up and come together in solidarity. Friends,

June 18-24th, OPSEU's Hospital Professionals Division is celebrating its first ever Health Professionals Week. Local 566 will be recognizing its members in all professions with a morning coffee break on Thursday, June 21, sponsored by OPSEU. Join us in the G2 conference room Thursday morning between 9-11, where we will serve you your morning coffee, along with goodies and freebies from OPSEU. This is a chance to recognize the work of all of our health care professionals, as w

At Convention, we learned about Local 518 - On May 19, 2017, the North York Women’s Shelter (NYWS) closed its doors and laid off 32 women who worked as domestic violence counsellors and support staff. The 30 shelter beds at NYWS were moved to nine shelters across Toronto, but none of the jobs moved with those beds. Members of OPSEU Local 518 could be unemployed for two years or more before being recalled back to work at a new women’s shelter to be built in North York. Workers

With one week to the provincial election, your Region 5 Executive Board has many upcoming events to encouraging voting and awareness of the issues - particularly the fight for good jobs and public services. 1) OPSEU Forum: The Provincial Election, Public Services & Issues for Working People - June 2 Join more than 100 other OPSEU stewards & activists at the opening plenary for this weekend's Region 5 Educational for a special discussion on the provincial election, the issues