Ontario Public Service Employees Union
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| Ontario Public Service Employees Union | |
| Founded | 1911 |
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| Members | 105,000 |
| Country | Canada |
| Affiliation | CLC |
| Key people | Leah Casselman, president |
| Office location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Website | www.opseu.org |
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is a trade union that represents about 115,000 employees in the broader public service of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Its president (as of 2006) is Leah Casselman.
OPSEU is descended from its predecessor, the Civil Service Association of Ontario. OPSEU is affiliated with the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE).
OPSEU represents workers in more than 500 bargaining units in the following areas:
- Employees of the provincial government
- Academic and support staff working for Ontario's Community Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology
- Simcoe County District School Board Local
- Moosonee District Area School Board
- Moosonee Roman Catholic Separate School Board
- Peel District School Board
- Rainbow District School Board
- Trent University, Nipissing University, Ryerson University
- Ambulance services, community health care, hospital professionals, health care/support and long term care facilities, mental health workers
- Canadian Blood Services staff
- Developmental services, Children's Aid Societies, child and family services, childcare, community agencies, and child treatment centres workers
- Correctional services (provincially-operated jails and prisons)
- Legal aid clinics
- 21 different municipal groups across the province
- Casinos and racetracks
- Art Gallery of Ontario
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Ontario Dairy Herd Improvement Corporation
- Niagara Parks Commission
- Teranet
- Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
- Employees of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario
- Ontario College of Art and Design non-faculty staff.
OPSEU has 20 offices in cities across Ontario. Its head office is located at 100 Lesmill Road, Toronto, ON M3B 3P8 (416) 443-8888 or (800) 268-7376 (toll-free)
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