Category: Bargaining
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Solidarity Rally: April 25, 2013 in Toronto
Solidarity rally at LCBO Headquarters Join OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and LBED Bargaining Chair Denise Davis for a solidarity rally at LCBO Headquarters on Thursday April 25 at 12 noon. What: LBED Solidarity Rally Date: Thursday April 25 Time: 12 noon to 1:00 pm Place: from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to LCBO Headquarters…
Andy Pedersen
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Homes First workers rally to protest bad management
Homes First workers will rally at City Hall on Friday, March 8, as their strike continues into its third week. Calling for Toronto City Councillors to hold the agency to account for bad management, workers are asking why Homes First spent $60,000 on help from four different temp agencies in just three months. Homes First…
Andy Pedersen
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CAAT Support Community Colleges JCC Awards
CAAT Support Joint Classification Awards This section provides information on arbitration awards related to support staff classification grievances. By clicking on each position title (listed below), you can view: The initial position description form for each position The arbitration data sheet for each position The union’s submission to the arbitrator The college’s submission to the…
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Ontario breaches Canada Health Act over outpatient physio
New fees charged by two hospitals for outpatient services represent a wedge that will undermine Medicare and breach the Canada Health Act, says the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. The union sought a legal opinion last month after two rural Ontario hospitals in Kincardine and Deep River announced that patients would have to pay for…
Andy Pedersen
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OFL urges Premier to reconsider jail closures
OFL urgesOntario Public Service: Save our Jails!! Build a Strong Community May 27,2011 The Hon. Dalton McGuinty Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Room 281, Queen"s Park Toronto, ON M7AlA Dear Premier McGuinty: I have been receiving correspondence from citizens in the Huron-Bruce area regarding the decision by your government to close the jails at Owen…
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Flyer: Justice Requires Accuracy
Court Reporters The Ministry of the Attorney General plans to create a private regulator to control all aspects of court transcription. This will not serve the administration of justice. Read this flyer to find out why. Download and post this flyer on union bulletin boards and circulate to your co-workers. Court Reporters Update The Ministry…
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Meet the OPSEU Health Care Divisional Council Executive Committee
Lucy A Morton lucyamorton@rogers.com Sector 17- Community Health Care Professionals Joel Usher Joelxusher@gmail.com Sector 1- Ambulance Joan Corradetti twins92@gmail.com Sector 8- Long Term Care Sara Labelle sassa26_ca2003@yahoo.ca Sector 10- Hospital Professionals Jill McIllwraith georgiajill@hotmail.com Sector 11- Hospital Support Ed Arvelin eddyarvelin720@gmail.com Sector 18- Mental Health Geoffrey Cain local160president@gmail.com Sector 19- CBS & Diagnostics
Andy Pedersen
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Health Care Support News
Professional Liability Insurance for OPSEU Members of a Regulated Health Profession November 14, 2013 The OPSEU Professional Liability Insurance Program The OPSEU Hospital Professional Division Executive has, in consultation with CG&B Insurance Group, arranged for members of Regulated Health Professions to get PLI at a discounted rate. For $30-$70 per year (depending on the amount…
Andy Pedersen
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BPS Corrections Sector: Who we are and what we do
BPS Corrections Chair’s Welcome Welcome to the Sector 7 Corrections website. I am thrilled to know that you have chosen to stay connected with your Sector. At our BPS Conference in November 2009 the members have now elected three new members to our Committee. They are: David Farrugia, L.216 GR Force; Stacey Tomblin, L.309, John…
Andy Pedersen
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OPS Bargaining 2012: Wear blue on Tuesday in support of your bargaining teams
Bargaining for our new contract starts on Tuesday, November 13. Support your bargaining teams by wearing blue and a download and post this poster on the union bulletin boards in your workplace.
Andy Pedersen
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Liquor Board Employees Division 2012 Demand Setting Survey
LBED 2012 Demand-Setting Survey and Manual now available The LBED Demand-Setting Survey plus a Manual guide to everything your Local needs to know about distributing, collecting, and analyzing the LBED Survey can be downloaded by clicking on the following links. LBED 2012 Demand-Setting Survey Manual
Andy Pedersen
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CAAT (A) Collective Bargaining 2010 Letter to all members
Setting a strike deadline has resulted in the Colleges asking for a vote on their offer. This was something that the Union had been seeking since November 12th. The Colleges had been claiming falsely that the Union was “preventing” or “not allowing” the membership to vote on the offer. This was completely untrue. The Union…
Andy Pedersen
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Bargaining Updates across province
Bargaining 2009 Photo Gallery LCBO workers lead fight for good jobs
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HPD Call Package for Provincial and Bargaining Unit Demand Setting Meetings
Demands submission deadline is October 18, 2013. Sisters & Brothers: Please find links below to download the Call Package for Provincial and Bargaining Unit Demand Setting Meetings. This package, together with relevant documents, will be available on the OPSEU website. It also contains links to our online survey, should you choose to submit your Local…
Andy Pedersen
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Rally at Elizabeth Fry Toronto
Elizabeth Fry Toronto has begun shutting down services days before an October 22 strike deadline. Help tell the employer to get back to the table with a fair deal! Come out to a rally at 215 Wellesley St. East from noon to 1 pm on Thursday, October 18. What: Rally and Information picket Date: Thursday,…
Andy Pedersen
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Toronto – Info rally put focus on job dismissals and deteriorating conditions inside jails
TORONTO (August 17, 2012) – Several dozen correctional officers and supporters staged a successful information rally outside Toronto West Detention Centre yesterday to draw attention to the deteriorating conditions unfolding inside the facility. The rally also drew attention to the unjust dismissal of Dan Marshall, president of OPSEU Local 519, and two other correctional officers,…
Andy Pedersen
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New drug regulation may bring down the cost of employer benefit plans
TORONTO – Much attention has been focused on the war of words between Shoppers Drug Mart and the Ontario government over a new regulation that would amend the Transparent Drug System for Patients Act (DIDFA) and the Ontario Drug Benefit Act (ODBA). However, little attention has been paid to the impact on employer benefit plans.…
Andy Pedersen
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Jane’s Walk: Public spaces matter
Ontario Place and the Exhibition Grounds were the most talked about spaces in Toronto for 2012 and it continues to lead the conversation. The two sites have been the target for a mega casino and condominium; come out and share your vision for this public space. We supply the chalk. When: Saturday, May 4, 2013…
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Court Reporters Update – March 2013
Government ordered to apply Collective Agreement to Court Reporters On March 1, 2013, the Grievance Settlement Board issued an order to the Government of Ontario that the Collective Agreement must apply to all court transcript work. The Ministry of Attorney General has continued to refuse to implement the Hunt Award issued last September. GSB Vice-Chair…