Publications

Frank Green Reports: Charlie Angus and “Elbows Up!”

By Frank Green (Retired Fanshawe College faculty member, former Local President of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 110) At 6:00pm Thursday March 13, 2025 Lindsay Mathyssen, MP for London Fanshawe sponsored a Rally at Earl Nichols Arena with Charlie Angus the NDP MP for Timmins-James Bay as the speaker. A capacitycrowd of more that 200 people attended. Charlie’s topic was the threat facing…

REDress Day May 5, 2024

On May 5, 2024, we gathered to honor and bringing awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S+) at Victoria Park in London, Ontario. REDress Day is a time for remembrance, advocacy and bringing awareness to the systemic issues leading to violence towards Indigenous People across Turtle Island and beyond. The issue of missing and murdered…

Stand with PSAC 610

The following was sent to us by PSAC 610, relating to the Graduate Teaching Assistant unit currently in negotiations with Western University, and on strike alert: Greetings, On behalf of PSAC 610 we write to you with a simple request: do not take up any proctoring or marking positions during exam season this year, if our Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)…

Ramadan Mubarak

What is the month of Ramadan actually about?Muslims believe that during the month of Ramadan God revealed the first verses of the Qur’an, Islam’s sacred text to Prophet Muhammed on a night known as “The Night of Power.” During the day Muslims fast (no food or drink) from sunrise to sunset and it is a time of spiritual discipline. This…

London Transit service hours growth is still not in the budget!

The following is from the Council of Canadians London Chapter: Last week we wrote to you about “Public Transit Service Hours Growth is not in the mayor’s budget”.  It still isn’t in the budget!  Please write to the mayor and councillors before this Thursday’s budget meeting to make it happen. At last Thursday’s budget meeting Councillor Ferreira moved an amendment…

Londoners Going to Mass Rally Monday Sept 25th to Demand Ford Cease Privatization of Core Hospital Services

What: Press conference about London Health Coalition attending Mass Rally to Demand Ford Stop Privatizing Core Hospital Services Where: Entrance to Citi Plaza London Ontario just west of Dundas and Wellington streets (CBC and London Public Library are just inside) Who: London Health Coalition announcing plans to attend the Toronto Rally and why it is so important When: 11 am Thursday Sept 21st. Why: There has…

ONA and OPSEU/SEFPO joining for Toronto protest March 2

Dear friends, OPSEU/SEFPO will join Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) members and allies at a big protest on March 2. Come out on your lunch break, bring your co-workers, and join us! ONA is negotiating a new contract with the Ontario Hospital Association. ONA’s fight is our fight. OPSEU/SEFPO represents thousands of health care workers province-wide. Health care workers need better staffing and wages…

Local Town Hall Meetings to Stop Ford’s Plans to Privatize and Demand Action to Fix the Hospital Crisis

The following media advisory is from the London Health Coalition. The Ontario Health Coalition is holding local town halls to stop Ford government’s plans to privatize our local public hospitals and demand they take action to fix the crisis in our local hospitals. Since last summer and continuing currently, Ontario has had almost a hundred emergency department closures due to…

LabourUnited: Reunited in Solidarity

The following is from United Way Elgin Middlesex: Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating #Labour champions at our Labour Appreciation Awards Night yesterday. We heard some inspiring stories of community service and impact: people committed to building a place of equity, opportunity and solidarity. To all those who won awards – congratulations! And to all attendees and…

OFL: Enough is Enough! Campaign Kick-Off