Renfrew Country Cope Local 103

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

SAVE THE DATE! Mark Saturday, October 24 in your calendars!

On that day across Ontario, teachers, education workers, families, and communities are coming together to stand up for publicly funded education ✊

Join COPE Ontario at one of five regional rallies to call for the staff, resources, and supports students need to succeed.

📍 London
📍 Ottawa
📍 Sudbury
📍 Thunder Bay
📍 Toronto
⏰ Rallies begin at 1 p.m.

We are especially calling on our education locals to come out and join us! These are family-friendly events, and everyone who supports a strong publicly funded education system is welcome.

Save the date. Bring a friend. Let's make our voices heard.
More details to come!

09/30/2026

On Monday, education union leaders from across Renfrew County came together as we all work to defend publicly funded education and support all our members during this round of collective bargaining. Thanks to Christian Sell, President of OSSTF D28 Renfrew, for organizing this meeting!

09/16/2026

09/15/2026

07/22/2026

Education workers, we want to hear from you! We want to know what's really happening in your workplace. Tell us the hardest parts of the job, what needs to change, and where you feel unheard.

Your answers will better inform our next campaign, shaping how COPE Ontario fights for you.

Got 5 minutes to spare? Click the link to access the survey: https://forms.gle/2p86qTQCm5kxiUgV6

06/16/2026

COPE is headed into bargaining on behalf of our five locals who have members in the education sector. ✊

The process began earlier this month with official notification to the provincial government and Council of Directors of Education that we’re ready to get going.

COPE is the largest union in the Ontario Council of Educational Workers (OCEW), which includes four other unions. In total, OCEW represents about 4,000 education workers across the province.

OCEW has provided employer representatives with our availability for June and July. The first meeting will be to discuss logistics and ground-rules.

The five COPE education locals are 527 (Hamilton), 103 (Pembroke), 454 (Thunder Bay), 529 (Nipissing-Parry Sound) and 429 (Timmins).

Watch this space for updates 👀