Ontario Public Service Employees Union

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) contingent march at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto carry placards carry calling for equal pay, paid maternity leave, ending sexual harassment, and social service cuts.

Established in 1975, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is a trade union representing employees in the public sector across Ontario, Canada. Since its inception, the OPSEU has been affiliated with several trade unions and labour councils such as the Canadian Labour Congress and the Ontario Federation of Labour. The OPSEU’s membership consists of over 180,000 members representing work in the provincial government, health care centres, community colleges, and much more.

Archival Materials

Buttons
Build OPSEU – A Union Undivided – Build OPSEU Women’s Caucus

  • Year created:

    --

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English
Mini-Skools workers, members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), went on strike for higher wages in October 1982. Mini-Skools is the Canadian division of U.S. corporation Kinder-Care, which ran 700 for-profit day care centres in the U.S. at the time of the strike. Solidarity for the strikers came from feminist, labour, and child care activists.
Mini-Skools Pays Mini-Wages

  • Year created:

    1982

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English
"No Justice, No Peace" was the slogan of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) strike in 1996. OPSEU was one of many unions to mobilize against the Harris government's so-call "Common Sense" revolution, which drastically downsized government, decimated public programmes, and cut equity and social justice initiatives. These years had a significant impact on women and other equality-seeking groups.
No Justice No Peace

  • Year created:

    1996

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English
Our Union is For All of Us! OPSEU Women’s Caucus

  • Year created:

    --

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English
Women & Unions … Stronger Together!

  • Year created:

    --

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English

Documents
Equity in Action – A Public Meeting About Employment Equity

  • Year created:

    1991

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English

Photos

This is an undated photo of union women at the Toronto International Women's Day March. Placards feature OPSEU and the Canadian Labour Congress calls for an End to Sexual Harassment and Equal Pay.
International Women’s Day (Toronto) – Union Women

  • Year created:

    --

  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith

  • Region:

    Ontario
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) contingent march at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto carry placards carry calling for equal pay, paid maternity leave, ending sexual harassment, and social service cuts.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Ontario Public Service Employees Union

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship

  • Region:

    Ontario
Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) join the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto. Their placards highlight paid maternity leave, equal pay, and stopping sexual harassment, as well as the right to strike and social service cutbacks.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

  • Year created:

    1983

  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship

  • Region:

    Ontario

Posters
A New Eaton’s Tradition: Dignity and Rights for Working Women

  • Year created:

    1985

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
First Mourn. Then Work for Change

  • Year created:

    1990

  • Visual Artist:

    Joss Maclennan

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    English
Pleurez-les aujourd’hui. Agissez demain.

  • Year created:

    1990

  • Visual Artist:

    Joss Maclennan

  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)

  • Language:

    French