Category: Bargaining
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College Faculty: Take Part in a Provincial Day of Action, September 9th
On September 9th, your College Faculty bargaining team will be back at the table for the first bargaining date in the new fall semester. Let’s make sure that we send the Colleges a strong message: the workers training the workers of tomorrow are united in our fight for a fair contract! We’re fighting for a…
Andy Pedersen
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College Faculty (CAAT-A) – 2024 Graphics
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Andy Pedersen
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Correctional Nurses Workload Reporting Form
TEST PAGE ONLY OPSEU/SEFPO is tracking how workload issues are impacting Correctional Nurses in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) Correctional Bargaining Unit. This form is intended to briefly identify your concerns about workload issues in the context of your professional responsibilities. These issues include, but are not limited to: Gaps in continuity of care Balance…
Andy Pedersen
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Stop blaming front line correctional staff who work under impossible conditions: OPSEU/SEFPO statement on ICIT deployment at Maplehurst Correctional Complex
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2024 TORONTO – OPSEU/SEFPO leaders are speaking out in order to provide much-needed context in response to media reports about an Institutional Crisis Intervention Team (ICIT) deployment at Maplehurst Correctional Complex following an unprovoked, severe assault on a correctional officer in December 2023. The assault on the correctional officer took…
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College Support Part-Time Divisional Meeting
Dear Members, This is to advise you that the College Support Part-Time Divisional Meeting has been scheduled. Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday, October 27, 2024 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Hotel: Courtyard Toronto Downtown 475 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1X7 Phone: 416-924-0611 Single rate: $299.00 +taxes Meeting Room:…
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Sector 19 – Public Health Ontario (PHO) Final Demand Set Meeting
Dear Members, This is to advise you that the Public Health Ontario (PHO) Final Demand Set Meeting has been scheduled. Date: Saturday October 5, 2024 9:00am – 4:00pm Meeting Location: OPSEU/SEFPO Head Office (Training Room) 100 Lesmill Road North York, ON M3B 398 East Side Entrance Hotel: Pan Pacific Toronto 900 York Mills Road North…
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OPSEU/SEFPO Joint Leadership Day (September 21, 2024)
Dear Members: This is to advise you that the OPSEU/SEFPO Joint Leadership Day has been scheduled. Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024 9:00 am – 3:00pm (Registration is from 8:30 – 9:00 am) Event Location: OPSEU/SEFPO Membership Centre 155 Lesmill Rd, North York, ON M3B 3P8 Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Northeast Markham 7095 Woodbine Avenue…
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College Support Joint Classification Committee (JCC) Training – Classification Grievances & Preparing for Expedited Arbitration
Dear Members, This is to advise you that training on the CAAT Support Job Evaluation System has been scheduled. Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Wednesday, October 23, 2024 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Thursday, October 24, 2024 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Deadline: Friday, October 4, 2024 Please note:…
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Ford government deadly closure of safe consumption sites spells disaster for Ontario’s overdose epidemic: “Safe supply saves lives – this decision will result in countless unnecessary deaths.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – In a stunning display of contempt for real community safety, the Ford government announced yesterday the closure of ten safe consumption sites (SCS) across Ontario that provide life-saving services, including overdose prevention, in Guelph, Kitchener, Hamilton, Thunder Bay, and Toronto. Even as frontline workers at these community pillars fight to glean more information from the…
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Sector 13 – Municipalities – 2024 Bargaining Conference
Dear Members, This is to advise you that the Sector 13 – Municipalities – 2024 Bargaining Conference has been scheduled. Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024, 9:00AM – 4:00PM Hotel: Pan Pacific Hotel Toronto 900 York Mills Road Toronto, ON M3B 2H2 Phone: 416-444-7747 Single rate: $189.00 Meeting Room: OPSEU/SEFPO 100 Lesmill Road, Toronto, ON M3B…
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College Support Full-Time Division for Grievance Training Course
Dear Members, This is to advise you that the College Support Full-Time Division for Grievance Training Course has been scheduled. Date: Saturday, October 19th, 2024. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Sunday, October 20th, 2024. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Meeting Space: OPSEU/SEFPO Toronto Office,155 Lesmill Road, Large Conference Room Hotel: Pan Pacific Toronto 900 York…
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Joint Statement: Workers Ask the Premier to Base Public Policy on Evidence and Continue Saving Lives
August 20, 2024 The following is a joint statement from SEIU Healthcare, CUPE Local 79, CUPE Ontario, OPSEU/SEFPO, ONA, and UFCW Locals 175 & 633. Every Ontarian deserves low-barrier access to mental health and addictions services in their community. These services must include life-saving harm reduction spaces that are well-funded and professionally administered and allow…
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Table Talk – OPS Unified gathering info for bargaining
Essential and Emergency Services Negotiations remain ongoing with the employer and under the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act (CECBA) OPSEU/SEFPO members in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) have the legal right to strike. However, during this process it also requires OPS Unified to provide essential and emergency services during a strike or employer lockout.’ Excerpts…
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July bargaining is in the books!
Bargaining Bulletin 5 Highlights: All Faculty non-monetary proposals have been presented and are available at collegefaculty.org. The employer’s proposals contain concessions, which erode working conditions, consolidate management control, and undermine academic freedom. The employer did not table any counter proposals to our proposals throughout bargaining. The Workload Taskforce Report translation is nearing completion. Training Ontario’s…
Andy Pedersen
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LockTalk #28 – Final issue for the 2021 round of bargaining
This is the final edition of Lock Talk for the 2021 Round of Bargaining. The majority of items have been implemented at this time, and any further communication regarding implementation issues will be communicated through Local Presidents. Wages and Retro Pay The updated wage grids have now been implemented for Correctional Bargaining Unit members. The…
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Steward Elections – OPSEU/SEFPO Local 374, Rebuilding Together
OPSEU/SEFPO is committed to supporting Mackenzie Health workers in their vision, as members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 374, of building a stronger union. At present, there are steward vacancies within the Local. A strong Local needs a solid team, and part of re-building involves choosing that team from amidst your colleagues. We will be holding elections…
Andy Pedersen
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Local Officer Elections – OPSEU/SEFPO Local 374, Rebuilding Together
OPSEU/SEFPO is committed to supporting Mackenzie Health workers in their vision, as members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 374, of building a stronger union. At present, there are interim Officer vacancies within the Local. A strong Local needs a solid team, and part of re-building involves choosing that team from amidst your colleagues. Update – September 4,…
Andy Pedersen
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Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa workers ratify new contract, vow to continue the fight against ongoing cuts
Ottawa, ON – After more than three weeks on strike, Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa (CASO) workers ratified a new agreement with the agency yesterday – but workers say that the fight is far from over. “The decision to go out was not one we made easily, but workers were faced with an impossible choice,”…
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Part-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update: Back to the Table with #PartTimePower Behind Us!
Bargaining Bulletin #5: Your Part-Time College Support Staff Bargaining Team was back at the bargaining table with the College Employer Council (CEC) this past week, between July 17-19. Through the course of these latest discussions, the employer has continued to show a considerable lack of understanding of our workload and undervaluing of our labour –…
Andy Pedersen
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Faculty Can Lead Us into a Stronger College System: Bargaining Update
Bargaining Bulletin 4 Highlights: The next dates at the table are July 29-30, 2024. All our non-monetary proposals have been presented. We have answered the CEC’s initial 54 questions and are now reviewing the employer’s first proposals. All proposals are located on our College Faculty website. A negotiated, on-time, renewal agreement with the employer remains…
Andy Pedersen