About US

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OPSEU 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 of the Collective Agreement. Support Staff work across all campuses; North, Lakeshore, Orangeville and various satellite locations. Additionally, Support Staff work at the University of Guelph-Humber 5 Community Employment Centres located across the Greater Toronto Area.

The Local is comprised of the Executive Committee; President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Chief Steward and Shop Stewards. The primary role of Committee is to; inform, educate and engage Support Staff in the context of their rights and responsibilities as members of OPSEU 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 represents approximately 155,000 members across Ontario. They are full- and part-time workers, men and women, 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 inside the broader public service. (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)