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The union of choice for Ontario's professional employees. With over 17K members, we protect our members' rights, defend Ontario's public services, and advocate for better working conditions for all.

🌐Visit our website - https://amapceo.on.ca
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Together, we can protect what works. Share now to help spread the message: flexible work supports strong public services, delivers results, and respects Ontario’s public service professionals. buff.ly/FIi9sR8
We also want to thank some of our members who wrote messages during our Blue Monday coordinated break today. We share their frustration because we know that remote work works, and reviewing alternative work arrangements (AWA) requests has been routine business.

Learn more here: amapceo.ca/break.
January 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Scroll through photos of our members who participated in our Blue Monday coordinated break! We gathered at the same time today to send the message—to the employer, the Secretary of Cabinet, and the government—that remote work works!

Learn more: amapceo.ca/break
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
For months, you have shared both the benefits of hybrid work and stories of inadequate, and unsafe office workspaces. It’s time that your elected representatives and OPS leadership get the message.

Email them directly using our email tool at amapceo.ca/email.

Let them know remote work WORKS.
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Does in-office work have you feeling blue? Want to send the message that remote work works?

On Monday, January 19, wear blue, bring your coffee, and join your colleagues for an AMAPCEO Blue Monday coordinated break!

Check out amapceo.ca/break for details on your building’s Blue Monday break.
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Over the past few weeks, AMAPCEO President Dave Bulmer has continued to speak out in the media (TV, radio, and print) in defense of remote and hybrid work. 💙 Please repost and send to your network ✨

Read the profile on President Bulmer in Toronto Life here » buff.ly/3bTUuoq
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
TODAY: WEAR BLUE FOR REMOTE AND HYBRID WORK! 💙

Take a selfie or a group photo with colleagues and send your photos to news@amapceo.on.ca. Please repost and send to your network!

Let’s turn the workplace BLUE today!

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#RemoteWorkWORKS #Solidarity #AMAPCEO
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Observed annually on January 4, National Ribbon Skirt Day is an opportunity to recognize the resilience, identity, and cultural heritage of Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people across Canada.

Learn more about the importance of National Ribbon Skirt Day - buff.ly/SaRCCWn
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The return to five days of in-office work mandate looms. But we are ready. 💙

3 days from now is our day of action. On Monday, January 5th, let’s make sure to:

1️⃣ Wear Blue.

2️⃣ Take a selfie or a group photo.

3️⃣ Send your photo(s) to news@amapceo.on.ca.

#RemoteWorkWORKS #Solidarity #AMAPCEO
January 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
As we look toward the New Year, a quick reminder for your first Monday back to WEAR BLUE. We know we have asked you to wear blue before, and we’re asking you again to do so! Let's make sure the employer sees us in blue the moment we return.

Learn more - buff.ly/sdBTViv

#RemoteWorkWORKS #AMAPCEO
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remote work isn't just about where we sit; it's about the time we gain back. Time for family, time for community, and time for ourselves for a greater #worklifebalance.

Enjoy the festive season and see you in 2026—wearing BLUE on Jan 5! 💙

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#RemoteWorkWORKS #HappyHolidays
December 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The employer is sitting on thousands of remote work requests, blaming the backlog on volume, but we know the truth: reviewing AWA requests has been routine business - something they’ve been doing for 15 YEARS.

Learn more - buff.ly/598NWMg

#RemoteWorkWORKS #AMAPCEO #Solidarity
December 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
One thing is clear as 2025 comes to a close: AMAPCEO members are UNITED 💙

Check out the achievements we've made from our campaign. Let’s carry this energy into 2026. On January 5, WE WEAR BLUE - buff.ly/QkwPN0M #RemoteWorkWORKS #AMAPCEO #Solidarity
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Let’s demonstrate our strength by showing our union solidarity and our opposition to the Secretary of Cabinet’s archaic and unjust return to office edict.

Wear blue on Monday January 5, 2026 and spread the word to your colleagues. Learn more: buff.ly/PoUxjIq

#RemoteWorkWORKS #AMAPCEO #Solidarity
December 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“It has been a year in which we faced an employer determined to violate our rights and insult our status as professionals capable of working for Ontario from anywhere.”

Take a moment to read President Dave Bulmer’s message as he reflects on the past year: buff.ly/4a18AQH
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“The office I work out of has an opposite problem to the most recent posts—desks equipped with NOTHING.”

Under the abrupt return-to-office edict, we are returning to unsuitable workspaces that lack equipment to help us do our jobs.

Learn more about how remote work works! buff.ly/Iyq10id
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is observed each year in Canada on Dec. 6 to commemorate the tragic murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal. Download our National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women poster here - buff.ly/Rv4I49n
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We share the same health concerns as the member who sent this photo into Member News. The workspace above is unsanitary and unfit to conduct work in.

Take action to protect remote and hybrid work. Visit buff.ly/JNwzAgP.
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Take a moment to read President Dave Bulmer’s message after yesterday’s meeting with the OPS Employer who made it clear that they have no desire in reviewing our AWA requests - buff.ly/aLRlu7S

It is unfair to have kept members waiting for so long, and it is a violation of our collective agreement.
December 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Our latest Equity at AMAPCEO Interview Series focuses on International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3.

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AMAPCEO Vice-President and Equity Committee Chair Cynthia Watt recently caught up with AMAPCEO Disability Caucus Chairs to discuss the importance of this day.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
World AIDS Day occurs yearly on December 1 to honour those who have died from the disease, and to promote efforts to combat the epidemic.

Download our World AIDS Day poster here:
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December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is what we're returning to under the abrupt return-to-office edict— messy and disorganized workspaces that prevent productivity.

Remote work enhances productivity - buff.ly/JNwzAgP
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Last week, the AMAPCEO Equity Committee wrote the Secretary of Cabinet to share their concerns about the OPS Employer’s decision to effectively end remote and hybrid work and this decision’s impact on equity-denied employees.

Read their letter to learn about these issues:

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November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“If we’re going to call something a hoteling station, it should be set up for work to occur there.” This is what we're returning to under the abrupt return-to-office edict—workplaces not conducive to actual work.

Remote work works. It reduce the burden on in-office resources - buff.ly/zlg72XM
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Take a moment to read AMAPCEO President Dave Bulmer’s message as he voices the union’s support of and solidarity with federal public servants, in the wake of the government’s announcement last week.

Read more » buff.ly/DktGioW
AMAPCEO stands with the federal public service, urges the government to cancel job cuts
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
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November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
AMAPCEO members participated in wreath laying ceremonies in Durham and Kingston this past Tuesday.

Occurring yearly on November 11, Remembrance Day is a time to honour the memory and legacy of fallen Canadians, veterans, and current service members who have served and sacrificed for Canada.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM