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| JP Hornick | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Warren (Smokey) Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Union organizer |
JP Hornick is a Canadian labour leader and the current president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). Hornick was elected to the role April 2022 succeeding Warren (Smokey) Thomas. Hornick is also the current Coordinator of the School of Labour at George Brown College.
Community
Hornick serves as a board member of Red Dress Productions, a community arts organization, which investigates the relationship between community narratives and urban public space.
Activism
In September 2000, Hornick was arrested on a liquor license violation following a Toronto Police raid on a women's bathhouse organized by the Toronto Women's Bathhouse Committee, a project of the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Charges were dismissed by a judge in 2002, citing a violation of constitutional rights during the raid. That same year, Hornick was named co-Grand Marshall Toronto Pride Parade.
References
- "OPSEU/SEFPO welcomes new leadership: JP Hornick and Laurie Nancekivell". newswire.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- "School of Labour: Staff Profiles". georgebrown.ca. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- "Red Dress Productions". reddressproductions.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- "The Pussy Palace Raid: A Brief Herstory - The ArQuives". arquives.ca. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- "JP Hornick, President of OPSEU/SEFPO". opseu.org. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
