Spotlight: The Canadian Labour Institute for Social and Economic Fairness
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.
14 Mar 2022
A discussion with the Coalition of Racialized Workers
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.
2 Mar 2022
OPSEU/SEFPO Elections: Our democracy depends on our members
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.
22 Feb 2022
Black History Month: February and Forever (Part Two)
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.
10 Feb 2022
Black History Month: February and Forever (Part One)
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.
13 Sept 2021
The Path to Truth and Reconciliation
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.
6 Apr 2021
Pensions 101: OPTrust and the importance of defined benefit pension plans
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.
26 Mar 2021
Supporting local and Canadian businesses on the road to economic recovery
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.
10 Mar 2021
The forgotten front-line heroes in our schools: education workers
On the latest OPSEU Talk, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas talks to two of the forgotten frontline heroes in our public schools: education workers.
1 Feb 2021
OPSEU/SEFPO’s recent purchase of the historic Frost Centre
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.
11 Dec 2020
The decades-long crises in long-term and home care
In the Episode Three of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, President Warren (Smokey) Thomas sits down with Lucy Morton, Region 2 Vice-President and Chair of OPSEU/SEFPO’s Community Health Care Professionals sector, and Joan Corradetti, Chair of OPSEU/SEFPO’s Long-term care sector.
19 Nov 2020
Being a young worker during COVID-19 (Part Two)
In the Episode Two (Part Two) of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida sits down with two of the union’s young leaders, Joseanne Job and Denis Martinez. In this episode, they share advice and guidance for young workers, discuss issues that young workers face, and highlight how young workers have been responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
13 Nov 2020
Being a young worker during COVID-19 (Part One)
In the Episode Two (Part One) of OPSEU/SEFPO Talk, First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida sits down with two of the union’s young leaders, Joseanne Job and Denis Martinez, to discuss how COVID-19 has affected young workers, the challenges that young workers face and their own experiences in the workplace.
23 Sept 2020
What keeps Smokey and Eddy up at night?
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and First Vice-President Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida talk about COVID-19 and what keeps them up at night.
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