Membership Application

If you haven't completed a membership form already, please visit https://hub03.opseu.org/Forms/emaweb.

For instructions on how to complete the form please reference the How to Submit Your Electronic Membership Application Guide.  For the section "Where do you work?", the university is listed under the name "University of Ontario Institute of Technology". 

If you experience issues completing the form or are uncertain if you have completed a membership application previously, please contact info@opseu301.ca and we can provide assistance.

What is the difference between a signed OPSEU member and non-member?

A non-member is someone who has not signed a union membership application, but is part of the bargaining unit.

Non-members have the right to:

• Be free from discrimination, interference, restriction, coercion, harassment and intimidation

• File a grievance and be represented

• Vote on the collective agreement affecting them

A member is someone who has signed a union membership application.

Members have the right to:

• Be free from discrimination, interference, restriction, coercion, harassment and intimidation

• File a grievance and be represented

• Put forward demands for bargaining and vote on priorities

• Vote on the collective agreement affecting them

• Be nominated for and hold one or more offices in the union

• Participate in union business at the local level, vote for delegates and alternatives to convention

• Attend union events, union education, be trained as a union facilitator or elective representative, participate in union committees

• Make a formal presentation to executive board

• Attend any meeting of the executive board

• Receive a copy of the constitution of the union, be advised of amendments to it, and receive updates of constitution

• Collect strike pay if doing strike duty 

• Access Regional Hardship fund to help members in good standing

• Apply and be considered for union staff jobs