A user's guide to the
Ontario Public Service Employee's Union
Dear sisters and brothers:
It gives me great pleasure to introduce this guide.
Those of us who have been around OPSEU for a while sometimes forget how much we had to learn when we first got involved in the union. Like any big organization, we have our own way of doing things, our own structures, and our own vocabulary. The whole thing can seem a bit complicated at first.
This book is designed to help you find your way around OPSEU. It explains how you can get involved at the local level. It shows how the sectors and regions of the union support the work of our locals. And it explains how you can get help on workplace issues from our skilled staff and our elected Executive Board Members.
Life at work is constantly changing. Over the years, OPSEU structures and procedures have evolved constantly to help us adapt to changes as they happen. But no matter how much we change, two things do not change: 1) our desire to make our union stronger so it can do more for our members and our communities, and 2) our desire to shape our own destiny by following democratic principles. When you are a member of OPSEU, you and your co-workers are in the driver’s seat.
This user’s manual can help get you where you want to go. I look forward to working with you.
In solidarity,
Warren (Smokey) Thomas
President, Ontario Public
Service Employees Union
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