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OPSEU welcomes new members at Windsor Regional Hospital

Our union is unrivalled for Allied Health Professionals because we have expertise in bargaining, research, and protecting our members when changes occur in the workplace. We are the union of choice for health care in Ontario.” - Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President.

Toronto (28 Nov. 2013) - The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/NUPGE) is proud to welcome the newest Allied Health Professionals at Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH).

Health professionals at Windsor Regional Hospital choose OPSEU/NUPGE as union

As a result of a transfer of services and a union representation vote between OPSEU/NUPGE and Unifor, OPSEU/NUPGE now represents all 650 Hospital Professionals at the WRH sites.

Sara Labelle, Chair of OPSEU’s Hospital Professionals Division, thanks our current OPSEU/NUPGE members and welcomes the new members to our union.

“We had an overwhelming show of support from our current members, both during the campaign and at the vote, reaffirming that OPSEU/NUPGE is THE choice for Allied Health Professionals in Ontario,” Labelle said. “Our members know all the benefits,  experience and support we provide to them. We welcome our new members in Windsor, and look forward to working together to make our Division stronger than ever.”

OPSEU/NUPGE the choice of workers due to experience in bargaining, research and standing up for workers' rights

Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President, is pleased with the vote results. “More and more health care professionals are choosing OPSEU/NUPGE because they know we set the standard for Hospital Professionals in the province,” Thomas said. “Our union is unrivalled for Allied Health Professionals because we have expertise in bargaining, research, and protecting our members when changes occur in the workplace. We are the union of choice for health care in Ontario.”

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