Category: Bargaining
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Sector 3 newsletter: December 2024
Greetings Sector 3 Boards of Education and Cultural Institutions! It’s hard to believe that it is already December – before we know, it will be 2025! As we end 2024, we would like to update you on some sector news. Save the date! Local Presidents/Highest Ranking members within Boards of Education will be invited to…
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OPS Unified: Table Talk, December 12
Table Talk Newsletter Issue #8 Precarious Workers – Get Empowered Fixed Term (FXT), Seasonal (SE), Seasonal Recurring, Contract and Part Time (PT) You are OPS Unified, and you are an integral part of the public service in Ontario. A significant number of our members deliver services in parks, courts, wildland fire, fisheries, education, ambulance, communications, Service…
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LockTalk #5: Dates Confirmed
Click here for PDF version. Your bargaining team has secured December 18 and 19 to meet with the Employer to exchange opening statements and proposals. The Correctional bargaining team will be supported by labour lawyer Nini Jones of Jones Pearce LLP throughout this round of negotiations. Nini brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in…
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College faculty will enter legal strike position in new year: “The college system is crumbling – we can’t sit back and let its failed stewards bulldoze education.”
TORONTO, ON – With no real progress towards a contract which improves the working lives of college faculty across Ontario, the faculty bargaining team requested a “no board” report this morning. As 2024 draws to an end, Ontario college faculty will enter a legal position to call for labour action in the new year. “Our…
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College Faculty bargaining update: With No Board requested, it’s time to make mediation count
Bargaining Bulletin 16 Despite nearly 30 days of bargaining, 4 days of conciliation, a historic strike mandate, and 3 days of mediation, the College Employer Council (CEC) continues to table a contract that amounts to a step backward for college faculty, worsening our working conditions – all while helping manufacture a crisis that threatens cuts…
Andy Pedersen
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College Faculty bargaining update: Progress & security aren’t possible while concessions remain
Bargaining Bulletin 15 Over December 6 – 8, we entered non-binding mediation with the College Employer Council (CEC). While mediation has now ended, the parties have agreed to meet again in non-binding mediation on January 6-7, 2025. At this point in time, we have allowed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) regarding no-escalation to expire. While we…
Andy Pedersen
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Hospital Professionals Division holds ‘Better Care for our Future’ conference
On Tuesday, December 3, the Hospital Professionals Division (HPD) held a healthcare public policy conference titled ‘Better Care for our Future’. Local Presidents and Highest-Ranking members of HPD attended the full-day event. Panel discussions focused on: From dead last in Canada to the average: restoring public hospital capacity, stopping closures and protecting local services. Rolling…
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OPS Unified – Update on salary adjustments and Bill 124 retro payments
This week the employer provided us with an update on the progress in implementing our new wage grid and retroactive payments following our Bill 124 wage re-opener award. While we are pleased that all OPS Unified members are now being paid at their new rate, one quarter – 25% – of our members have yet…
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OPSEU/SEFPO in the News: Craigwood Youth Services workers calls for urgent action
Jonathan Guider, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 166 President and BPS Corrections Chair, spoke with The Middlesex Banner regarding chronic short-staffing, low wages, heavy workloads and insufficient safety equipment at Craigwood Youth Services. Their employer’s response has consistently been that there is insufficient funding from the Ministry to resolve these issues. This puts both workers and youth at…
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LockTalk #4: Organizing and Preparing to Bargain
Click here to download PDF version Over the last month, your Correctional Bargaining Team has been busy preparing our opening statement and proposals. These proposals aim to address the priorities that the Correctional Bargaining Unit set through the demand set survey. You can review the priorities in Lock Talk #1. It is our goal to…
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Hospital Professionals hold province-wide public healthcare town halls
Throughout November, members of the Hospital Professionals Division (HPD) hosted five Public Healthcare Townhalls in Ottawa, London, Windsor, Kingston, and Thunder Bay. Thank you to every member of the community, HPD, and Health Coalitions who attended! The healthcare town halls provided an opportunity for Hospital Professionals and community members around Ontario to discuss how the…
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OPSEU/SEFPO participates in Joint Union Roundtable on Public Health at Queen’s Park
On Wednesday, November 27, OPSEU/SEFPO participated in a joint union roundtable discussion on key Public Health sector issues alongside the Ontario Nurses’ Association and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). In attendance on behalf of OPSEU/SEFPO members were Lucy Morton, Chair of OPSEU/SEFPO’s Community Health Professionals Division and Janet Dawson, OPSEU/SEFPO Local 327 President from…
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OPSEU/SEFPO Local 549 members and MPPs vow to keep fighting the closure at Ontario Science Centre “funeral”
Ontario Science Centre workers – members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 549 – held a funeral procession and memorial service at Queen’s Park yesterday, where they shared their memories and love for the Science Centre. Five opposition MPPs attended the memorial at Queen’s Park, and together the workers and MPPs vowed to keep fighting against the Ford…
Andy Pedersen
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College Faculty bargaining update: Faculty have a better plan for our colleges
Bargaining Bulletin 14 After nearly five months at the bargaining table, one thing rings clear: any plan that carries us forward will be shaped by faculty proposals, not imposed by the CEC. On October 28th, we tabled a comprehensive offer of settlement. While our side showed significant movement on key issues, the CEC maintained all…
Andy Pedersen
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Celebrating the Success of the OPS Unified Divisional Conference
The OPS Unified Divisional Conference this past weekend was a remarkable experience for all involved. “I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the incredible delegates, alternates, and attendees who turned this gathering into a celebration of possibility, courage, and unity. Your energy and determination illuminated the space, proving the strength we possess when…
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SickKids rally for a better pension plan
On December 3, we’re calling on SickKids to join the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) so workers can retire with dignity and financial security! CUPE Local 2816 and OPSEU/SEFPO Local 5114 and the Ontario Nurses’ Association will be holding a joint rally in solidarity with workers at SickKids hospital. SickKids has not contributed to…
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Nov. 21: Funeral procession and memorial for the Ontario Science Centre at Queen’s Park
On Thursday, November 21, we invite you to join members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 549 for a funeral procession and memorial service at Queen’s Park to mourn the untimely and unnecessary closing of the Ontario Science Centre at its location on Don Mills Road by the Ford government. The fight for the Ontario Science Centre isn’t…
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OPSEU/SEFPO in the news: “Workers worry, parents sound alarm as Craigwood Youth Services in Ailsa Craig ships out kids”
CBC News has reported on the removal of all remaining youth from the secure custody youth facility at Craigwood Youth Services near London Ontario due to lack of staff – after years of inadequate funding by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. The youth were sent six hours away to Sault Ste. Marie,…
Andy Pedersen
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OPS Unified Table Talk – November 18
Table Talk Newsletter Issue #7 Meet your Regional Mobilizers! Are you familiar with the regional mobilizers in your area? Click here link below to explore their biographies and learn more about each member. Demand Set Click here to complete your Phase 1 Demand Set Survey. Employee Relations Committees (ERC) at your work Employee Relations Committees (ERC) are…