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Encyclopedia > Ontario Public Service Employees Union

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is a trade union that represents employees in the broader public service of the Province of Ontario, Canada. Its president (as of 2005) is Leah Casselman. A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ...


OPSEU repesents workers in the following areas:

  • Employees of the provincial government
  • Academic and support staff working for Ontario's Community Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (about 15,000 members)
  • Simcoe County District School Board employees
  • 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, child care, community agencies, and child treatment centres workers
  • Correctional services (rovincially-operated prisons)
  • Legal aid clinics
  • 21 different municipal groups across the province
  • Casinos and racetracks
  • Art Gallery of Ontario
  • 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

OPSEU's offices are located at 100 Lesmill Rd. Toronto, ON M3B 3P8 (416) 443-8888. Trent University campus. ... Nipissing University is a small liberal arts university located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, on a 720 acre (2. ... Photo of Ryersons Quad and Kerr Hall in downtown Toronto Ryerson University is located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum on the eastern edge of Torontos downtown Chinatown district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. ...


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