OPSEU Talk

On the latest OPSEU/SEFPO Talk episode, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas sits down with James Clancy, Founder and President of the Canadian Labour Institute for Social and Economic Fairness (CLI) and former President of OPSEU/SEFPO.

The Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) is a provincial caucus of the union that focuses on strengthening human rights and equity. On this episode of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas sits down with three CoRW activists: Peter Thompson, Carol Mundley, and Renford Thomas.

OPSEU/SEFPO proudly represents thousands of members identifying as Black or of African Caribbean descent. In part two of this Black History Month series of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida continues a discussion with three Black OPSEU/SEFPO activists – Coleen Houlder, Selvin (Junior) Lennon, and Megan Carter.

OPSEU/SEFPO proudly represents thousands of members identifying as Black or of African Caribbean descent. In part two of this Black History Month series of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida continues a discussion with three Black OPSEU/SEFPO activists – Coleen Houlder, Selvin (Junior) Lennon, and Megan Carter.

OPSEU/SEFPO proudly represents thousands of members identifying as Black or of African Caribbean descent. In part one of this Black History Month series of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida sits down with three Black OPSEU/SEFPO activists – Coleen Houlder, Selvin (Junior) Lennon, and Megan Carter.

In this episode of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas speaks with Chair of the Indigenous Circle, Krista Maracle, about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and the significance of observing Orange Shirt Day.

In this episode of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas speaks with OPTrust President and CEO Peter Lindley about the success of OPTrust and the importance of defined benefit pension plans.

In this episode of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas speaks with Unifor National President Jerry Dias on the importance of supporting local and Canadian businesses on the road to economic recovery.

On the latest OPSEU Talk, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas talks to two of the forgotten frontline heroes in our public schools: education workers.

In this episode, Smokey and Eddy discuss OPSEU/SEFPO’s recent purchase of the historic Frost Centre in Haliburton, Ontario and how the union is working hard to support its members and build capacity to prepare for better times ahead.