About US

OPSEU/SEFPO Local 563 represents Support Staff employees from Humber College. They are full-time, part-time and temporary employees under Appendix D and Summer Student Workers under Appendix G; they work across all campuses; North, Lakeshore, University of Guelph-Humber and at 5 Community Employment Centres located across the Greater Toronto Area. 

The Local is comprised of the Executive Committee; President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Unit Stewards and Shop Stewards. The primary role of the Committee is to; inform, educate and engage Support Staff in the context of their rights and responsibilities as members of OPSEU/SEFPO and as employees of Humber College.

"The Union is recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for all Support Staff employees of the Colleges." (Collective Agreement, Article 1.1)

OPSEU/SEFPO represents approximately 180,000 members across Ontario. They are full- and part-time workers, young and old. They trace their ancestry to all parts of the globe – as diverse a group as you could imagine. Our members work for the Ontario government, inside community colleges, for the LCBO, in the health care sector, and they are employed in a wide range of community agencies within the broader public sector. (https://opseu.org/about)  

History of Labour in Canada

Canada’s labour movement has a long history of improving workers’ everyday lives. We fought for and won many of the rights enjoyed by all workers today – minimum wages, overtime pay, workplace safety standards, maternity and parental leave, vacation pay, and protection from discrimination and harassment. (http://canadianlabour.ca)