OPSEU Local 524

Today was a great day for gathering our Members of Local 524! Thank you to our Mobilizers and Local Executive Committee for organizing a successful event!

Yours truly,

DEBORAH A. GAUCI TOZZO, PRESIDENT
COLEEN HOULDER, VICE PRESIDENT
RAM SELVARAJAH, TREASURER
COLUM MCKNIGHT, CHIEF STEWARD
STEFANY GAMMON, SECRETARY

BRIANNA CARNEGIE, STEWARD
ANA-MARIE ISAC, STEWARD
ALICIA BINDOO, STEWARD
PAMELA NEWTON, STEWARD

Ok now!!

Reminder, happening tomorrow!
Please bring your membership identification with you (union number).

See you all there! 😊

OPSEU/SEFPO This Week
September 19, 2025

In the news: Week one of the CAAT-S FT strike made it clear – workers are loud, united and making their message heard!

Full-time College Support workers on strike hit the headlines this week in their fight for the future of student supports and public education in Ontario.

From messages of support from students, powerful perspectives from the lines and headlines that captured the urgency of this fight, the first week has set the tone for what’s to come.
Read more
Find a picket location near you!

NEWS
Save Our Colleges
Amidst Skills Development Fund controversy, OPSEU/SEFPO takes aim at multi-million dollar corporate handouts: “Where did all the money go?” NEW

Solidarity Across Sectors
United We Win: OPSEU/SEFPO members hold cross-sector rally in Thunder Bay NEW

Your local can donate to the striking college workers NEW

Broader Public Sector (BPS)
BPS Conference Artist Call Out NEW
Submission deadline: September 29

College Support Part-Time (CAAT-S PT)
Bargaining Update #14: This is an unprecedented moment: our strike vote has been called for October 14th-17th NEW

Strike Vote FAQ NEW

College Support Full-Time (CAAT-S FT)
Bargaining Update #21: Our lives are not collateral – we’re ramping up to win NEW

College Support Full-Time on strike gallery

College Support Full-time – Student FAQ

College Support Full-Time picket line locations and times

CAAT-S-FT Strike Pay and Benefits FAQ

Key links and resources for College Support Full-Time members!

Keep up with bargaining updates on our Bargaining Hub website!

Corrections
LockTalk #17: The Power of Solidarity NEW

2022-2024 Correctional Bargaining Unit Collective Agreement now available

Hospital Professionals Division (HPD)
OPSEU/SEFPO in the News: Hospital workers in the WRHN rally for equitable pay NEW

Ontario Public Service (OPS) Unified
OPSEU/SEFPO members join AMAPCEO to rally for hybrid work NEW

Tell iGaming Ontario to get Bargaining! NEW

Upcoming Mobilizer Actions for OPS Unified Demand Set!

OPS Unified Demand Set Survey: Important Information

OPS Unified Frequently Asked Questions

Key links and resources for OPS Unified members!

Mental Health and Addictions Division
Apply Now! Bargaining Conference and Lobby Day - October 28 to 30, hybrid
Application deadline: September 22

Provincial Young Workers Committee (PYC)
Provincial Young Workers Committee Supports the College Support Staff Strike! NEW

Pension Basics: Young Worker Zoom Room - October 21, Online
Register at the link provided above.

Jewish Caucus
Shana Tova 5786: Happy Jewish New Year! NEW

Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW)
Lunar in the Park – A Sept 27 celebration of the OPSEU /SEFPO CoRW Region 2
RSVP deadline: September 25 at 5:00pm EST.

Member Education
Apply now for Region 2 Treasurers Course, Nov 19 2025
Application deadline: October 8 at 4:30pm EST

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN!

It's been another important week for the colleges. Full-time support staff at all of Ontario's 24 colleges are on strike for the future of student supports and public education. Today they were joined on the lines by hundreds of OPSEU/SEFPO members, labour allies, faculty, parents, students, and community members.

Ontario's public colleges train our members, our children, and are cornerstones of our community. Please join a picket line near you!
Join the fight!

From Bill 124 to defunding the services we provide, Doug Ford is trying to pull a fast one on Ontario. Ford owes community and social service workers better pay and more resources.
Learn more!

FEATURED VIDEO

Jobs, communities and services are
WORTH FIGHTING FOR!

Workers in community and social services are coming together in the Worth Fighting For campaign to fight for fair pay and funding for the critical services that kids, families and communities rely on. Show your solidarity: send an email now to your MPP! Visit www.worthfightingfor.ca.

TAKE ACTION
Keep hybrid work in the Ontario Public Service (OPS)
Call to action
Show your solidarity with community support workers!
Click below to send a letter to your MPP.
Sign on now to join the fight
Send a message to the province: properly funding education should be a no-brainer, not a "place to grow"
Save Our Colleges
Tell Algoma University: re-instate admission to Geography, History, Music, Sociology, and Visual Art
Add your voice
Underfunded and unsafe: Ontario students deserve better
Send an email now

Dismantling Systemic Racism Program (DSRP)
OPSEU/SEFPO has launched the Dismantling Systemic Racism Program and is inviting all elected leaders and members to partake.

For more information on the program please visit Dismantling Systemic Racism Program – OPSEU SEFPO

Click here for the 2025-26 schedule for Organizing for Power: Dismantling Anti-Black, Anti-Indigenous, and All Forms of Racism (DSR training)

COMING EVENTS

September

September 20-21: Region 1 Weekend Educational - London
Application deadline has passed.

September 20-21: Sector 11 Hospital Support Leadership Conference
Application deadline has passed.

September 20-21: Region 5 Weekend Educational - Toronto
Application deadline has passed.

September 24-26: Provincial Francophone Committee Conference - Sudbury
Application deadline has passed.

September 27: Lunar in the Park – A celebration of the OPSEU/SEFPO CoRW Region 2
RSVP deadline: September 25 at 5:00pm EST.

September 27-28: Region 3 Educational
Application deadline has passed.

September 27: Peterborough Pride!
RSVP required

October

October 2: Region 6 Educational French Organizing for Power - Sudbury
Application deadline has passed.

October 3: Community Agencies Bargaining Conference - Toronto/hybrid
Application deadline has passed.

October 3-5: OPSEU/SEFPO’s 2025 Young Workers Conference - Richmond Hill
Application deadline has passed.

October 7-8: Apply Now! Sector 1 – Ambulance – Paramedic Bargaining Conference
Application deadline has passed.

October 15-16: Sector 10 – HPD Bootcamp - Severn/hybrid
Registration link will be provided closer to registration date

October 18-19: Region 7 Weekend Educational - Thunder Bay
Application deadline has passed.

October 21-23: Region 6 & 7 – Train the Trainer – Sault Ste. Marie
Application deadline has passed.

October 21: Pension Basics: Young Worker Zoom Room - Online, 12pm and 7pm
Register at the link provided above.

October 24-26: Provincial Women’s Conference
Application deadline has passed.

October 28-30: Sector 18 Bargaining Conference & Lobby Day - hybrid
Application deadline: September 22

October 29-30: Sector 8 Mental Health Conference
Application deadline: October 10 by end of day

November

November 1-2: Region 6 Educational - Sudbury
Application deadline has passed.

November 3-6: Region 2 Train the Trainer Course - Hamilton
Application deadline has passed.

November 14-16: OPSEU/SEFPO BPS Conference and Divisionals 2025 - Toronto

November 19: Apply now for Region 2 Treasurers Course - Hamilton
Application deadline: October 8 at 4:30pm EST

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Campaigns Officer, Policy Research & Education Unit
Application deadline: September 24 at 5:00pm EST

Occasionally, OPSEU/SEFPO has short-term opportunities available for various staff positions. We recognize the skill and experience that members have, and we invite you to submit your resume, should something come available. We will keep your resume on file, and you may be contacted further.

Please email your resume with a short note indicating your area of interest to [email protected] or by mail to 100 Lesmill Road, Toronto, Ontario, M3B 3P8 - attention Employee Relations.

MEMBER UPDATES

Organize. Fight. Win. A Guide to OPSEU/SEFPO for New Members

New grievance form and guidelines will help you and your co-workers enforce your contract

New Child Care Handbook helps more OPSEU/SEFPO members participate in their
union

OPSEU/SEFPO approved hotels in Toronto

MEMBER DISCOUNTS

Member discount programs
Get member discounts on home and auto insurance, phones, hotels, Via Rail tickets, and tickets to ROM. Click here for more info.

Looking for OPSEU/SEFPO gear?
Our new and improved webstore is now open! Click here for more info.

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Dear Local 524,

Please join us on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 on the North Side Corner of 720 Bay Street at 11: 00 am - 1 pm and meet our Local Executive Committee and Mobilizers!

Remember to wear Black!

See you all there!

Check your inboxes!

If you did not receive an email from me please send us one at [email protected]

Your Local Executive Committe Members as follows:

DEBORAH A. GAUCI TOZZO, PRESIDENT
COLEEN HOULDER, VICE PRESIDENT
RAM SELVARAJAH, TREASURER
COLUM MCKNIGHT, CHIEF STEWARD
STEFANY GAMMON, SECRETARY
BRIANNA CARNEGIE, STEWARD
ANA-MARIE ISAC, STEWARD
ALICIA BINDOO, STEWARD
PAMELA NEWTON, STEWARD

In Solidarity We Trust,

Deborah, President for
L524 OPSEU/SEFPO

OPSEU/SEFPO This Week
August 29, 2025

Labour Day 2025

Labour Day is about celebrating what we’ve won and uniting to achieve a future where all workers, families, and communities can thrive. This Labour Day, we celebrate workers fighting back!
Join an event near you

NEWS

Sector 18: Mental Health and Addictions Division
Tips N Tools Talk for Sector 18 NEW

Apply Now! Bargaining Conference and Lobby Day - October 28 to 30, hybrid NEW
Application deadline: September 22

Sector 10: Hospital Professionals Division (HPD)
HPD Bootcamp 2025 - October 15 to 16, hybrid NEW
Registration link will be provided closer to registration date

HPD Central Bargaining: Next Steps in Interest Arbitration

Sector 5: Community Agencies
Community Agencies Bargaining Conference - October 3, hybrid NEW
Application deadline: September 3

Corrections
LockTalk #16: Bargaining Team Directive – Acting Managers, Step Down NEW

College Support Full-Time (CAAT-S FT)
Bargaining Update #15: “No board” issued: FAQs & the future of our fight NEW

Key links and resources for College Support Full-Time members!

Keep up with bargaining updates on our Bargaining Hub website!

Ontario Public Service (OPS) Unified
Urgent action is needed to improve courthouse safety in northern and remote communities NEW

OPS Unified Demand Set Survey: Important Information

OPS Unified Frequently Asked Questions

Key links and resources for OPS Unified members!

Broader Public Services (BPS)
Worth Fighting For: Rally & March for Community and Social Services - September 4, Hamilton
RSVP via the link above

Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW)
Region 2 – Pride Hamilton 2025 – Sponsorship Report NEW

Carrousel of the Nations Windsor Report NEW

Member Education
Apply Now! Region 6 & 7 – Train the Trainer – October 21 to 23, Sault Ste. Marie NEW
Application deadline: September 5 at 4:30pm EST

Region 6 Educational (Sudbury) – November 1 and 2
Application deadline: September 17 at 12:00pm EST

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN!

From Bill 124 to defunding the services we provide, Doug Ford is trying to pull a fast one on Ontario. Ford owes community and social service workers better pay and more resources.
Learn more!

On Thursday September 4th, college faculty and support staff will launch our cross-divisional Save our Colleges "Button Up" week of action to show our employer that we are united and ready to fight for each other, and for the future of Ontario's college system.

Please reach out to your local president to get a button and join your colleagues!
Sign up to plug into the fight!

FEATURED VIDEO

College workers vow to fight back against 10,000 layoffs!

TAKE ACTION
Keep hybrid work in the Ontario Public Service (OPS)
Call to action
Show your solidarity with community support workers!
Click below to send a letter to your MPP.
Sign on now to join the fight
Send a letter to Sarnia St. Joseph Hospice’s board of directors:
Respect your workers
Show your solidarity
Send a message to the province: properly funding education should be a no-brainer, not a "place to grow"
Save Our Colleges
Tell Algoma University: re-instate admission to Geography, History, Music, Sociology, and Visual Art
Add your voice
Underfunded and unsafe: Ontario students deserve better
Send an email now

Dismantling Systemic Racism Program (DSRP)
OPSEU/SEFPO has launched the Dismantling Systemic Racism Program and is inviting all elected leaders and members to partake.

For more information on the program please visit Dismantling Systemic Racism Program – OPSEU SEFPO

Click here for the 2025-26 schedule for Organizing for Power: Dismantling Anti-Black, Anti-Indigenous, and All Forms of Racism (DSR training)

UPCOMING EVENTS

August

August 31: Labour Day 2025 - Lindsay and Belleville

September

September 1: Labour Day 2025 - Windsor, Sudbury, Hamilton, Kingston, Oshawa, Peterborough, North Bay, Ottawa & London

September 4: Worth Fighting For: Rally and March for Community and Social Services - Hamilton
Register at the link provided.

September 6: Labour Day 2025 - Halton

September 12-14: 2025 Persons with Disabilities Conference - Toronto
Application deadline has passed.

September 18: Region 6 Educational Organizing for Power - Sudbury
Application deadline has passed.

September 20-21: Region 1 Weekend Educational - London
Application deadline has passed.

September 20-21: Sector 11 Hospital Support Leadership Conference
Application deadline has passed.

September 20-21: Region 5 Weekend Educational - Toronto
Application deadline has passed.

September 24-26: Provincial Francophone Committee Conference - Sudbury
Application deadline has passed.

September 27-28: Region 3 Educational
Application deadline has passed.

September 27: Peterborough Pride!
RSVP required

October

October 2: Region 6 Educational French Organizing for Power - Sudbury
Application deadline has passed.

October 3: Community Agencies Bargaining Conference - Toronto/hybrid NEW
Application deadline: September 3

October 3-5: OPSEU/SEFPO’s 2025 Young Workers Conference - Richmond Hill
Application deadline has passed.

October 15-16: Sector 10 – HPD Bootcamp - Severn/hybrid NEW
Registration link will be provided closer to registration date

October 18-19: Apply now for Region 7 Weekend Educational - Thunder Bay
Application deadline has passed.

October 21-23: Apply Now! Region 6 & 7 – Train the Trainer – Sault Ste. Marie NEW
Application deadline: September 5 at 4:30pm EST

October 24-26: Provincial Women’s Conference
Application deadline has passed.

October 28-30: Sector 18 Bargaining Conference & Lobby Day - hybrid NEW
Application deadline: September 22

October 29-30: Sector 8 Mental Health Conference
Application deadline: October 10 by end of day

November

November 1-2: Region 6 Educational - Sudbury
Application deadline: September 17 by 12:00pm EST

November 14-16: OPSEU/SEFPO BPS Conference and Divisionals 2025 - Toronto

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Bilingual Conference Secretary
Application deadline: September 4 by 5pm EST

Occasionally, OPSEU/SEFPO has short-term opportunities available for various staff positions. We recognize the skill and experience that members have, and we invite you to submit your resume, should something come available. We will keep your resume on file, and you may be contacted further.

Please email your resume with a short note indicating your area of interest to [email protected] or by mail to 100 Lesmill Road, Toronto, Ontario, M3B 3P8 - attention Employee Relations.

MEMBER UPDATES

Organize. Fight. Win. A Guide to OPSEU/SEFPO for New Members

New grievance form and guidelines will help you and your co-workers enforce your contract

New Child Care Handbook helps more OPSEU/SEFPO members participate in their
union

OPSEU/SEFPO approved hotels in Toronto

MEMBER DISCOUNTS

Member discount programs
Get member discounts on home and auto insurance, phones, hotels, Via Rail tickets, and tickets to ROM. Click here for more info.

Looking for OPSEU/SEFPO gear?
Our new and improved webstore is now open! Click here for more info.

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Dearest Members,

I am writing after today’s announcement.

1. Please ensure to complete your Demand Set Survey.

2. If you completed the survey, please email the Bargaining Team with additional concerns.

3. Below please find your Link Tree to related Signal Chat Groups to stay informed.

4. Please email me at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

Deborah A. Gauci Tozzo



President & Local Employee Relations Committee, Chair / 720 Bay Street & 21 College Street

Ministry of the Attorney General, Ministry Employee Relations Committee, Vice Chair

OPSEU Local 524, Region 5
Toronto, Ontario
[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/OPSEU524?mibextid=LQQJ4d

https://linktr.ee/ops.unified

OPSEU Local 524 Welcome to OPSEU Local 524. Representing members mainly with the Ministry of Attorney General and Solicitor General located primarily at 720 Bay Street and 21 College Street.