about      bargaining     contact      links     MERC      meetings      home     services To perform OPSEU and work related roles in a professional manner. To demonstrate positive, pro-active leadership to protect of our memberships’ rights as outlined in the Collective Agreement and Regulatory Acts and to hold Executive, Steward, and Membership meetings.. Represent grievors at the 1st and 2nd stages and to provide confidential service to all members of Local 211. Participate in joint union-management committees to resolve workplace issues (e.g. local Employer-Employee Relations Committee, Health and Safety Committee). Attend OPSEU conferences, such as the Annual Convention, Regional, Divisional, and the Editors' Weekend. And also to ensure that Local 211’s views are expressed at the regional and provincial levels. Support members during strikes. Support the broader labour community as a member of the St. Catharines Labour Council and Niagara Area Council. And last but not least provide support to OPSEU corporate in their campaigns including the Live and Let Live Fund, Mobilizing, Elections..etc More relevant information Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) has more than 90,000 members. It's composed of (roughly) 40,000 Ontario Public Service (OPS) workers, 6,000 community college support staff, 6,500 community college faculty and 33,300 Broader Public Service (BPS) workers. OPSEU organizes its members by Locals, reflecting close occupational, workplace or geographical ties. Each Local may include more than one Unit, representing members from the same workplace. There are three types of Locals: Single-Unit Locals: representing members from the same employer and location (e.g. Ministry, Department, Board, Agency, Commission) Multi-Unit Locals: groups of members from one employer who work at two or more locations. Composite Locals: include members from more than one Ministry, Agency, Department, etc. who work at more than one location. For organizational purposes, OPSEU divides the province into seven Regions. The union Locals are grouped into these seven Regions, representing various parts of the Province. We are members of Region 2 (the '2' in 211). Each Region elects three representatives to the Executive Board. Region 2 covers - Niagara, Guelph, Hamilton and our EBM (Executive Board Members) are : Leah Casselman, Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida & Jay Jackson. The Executive Board is the governing body of the Union when the annual Convention is not in session. Every couple of years, from among the Members of the Board, the Convention delegates elect the OPSEU President (Leah Casselman was re-elected as President at the April 2005 convention) and the First Vice-President/Treasurer ("Smokey" Thomas was re-elected at the April 2005 convention).

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