Tag: Certifications
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I’ve got a way with words
Dear friends: People tell me I’ve got a way with words. But sometimes words get away from me. Back in May, I got myself in hot water during a union run-off vote in Sudbury. At one point, I used the expression, “I just wish they’d stick to their knitting” in reference to the Ontario Nurses’…
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SP+ Security guards seek protection of OPSEU
Cambridge – The 21 security guards who help ensure that Cambridge Memorial Hospital remains a safe place for patients, staff, and visitors have voted unanimously to join the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). The guards are employed by SP+ Security, which Cambridge Memorial has hired to provide security services. “These workers had long considered…
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Elizabeth Fry says yes to OPSEU – and to a better workplace
Barrie – All employees with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Simcoe County are now members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). They voted 93 per cent in favour of unionizing at a vote held on August 2. Based out of the employer’s offices in Barrie, these workers provide services throughout Simcoe to women…
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Northumberland Saint Elizabeth nurses give OPSEU the nod
Cobourg – All registered nurses and registered practical nurses with Saint Elizabeth Health Care in Northumberland County are now members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), with a vote of 91 per cent in favour. Saint Elizabeth provides clinical home care services for seniors, adults, and children, ranging from routine care to more…
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We Care Home Health Services comes home – to OPSEU
Peterborough – Some 50 registered nurses and registered practical nurses working at We Care Home Health Services in Peterborough have voted overwhelmingly in favour of becoming members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). A number of workplace issues led the nurses to seek union representation. Some 90 per cent of them are part-time…
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Beausoleil First Nation paramedics choose OPSEU
Christian Island, Ontario – All 21 paramedics with Beausoleil First Nation on Christian Island in Simcoe County have voted to become members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). The organizing campaign was brief and the vote was unanimous. The paramedics were seeking a legal voice in their workplace as a means to increase…
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OPSEU welcomes new members at Four Villages health centre
Staff at the Four Villages Community Health Centre have voted strongly in favour of becoming the newest members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In a vote last week, 58 staff members at the centre’s two locations in west-end Toronto elected to join OPSEU after a short organizing drive. Four Villages is a…
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OPSEU welcomes new members from Legal Aid Ontario
Toronto-Workers at two Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) offices voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) this week. Both the Central District office (with offices in Barrie, Peterborough, and Oshawa) and the North Toronto District office (with four offices in Scarborough) will be joining their partners at two other LAO…
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RPN Info Session: you’re invited!
Drop-in style meeting. All RPNs are welcome! Wednesday, May 24 2 – 8 p.m. Queen’s University, Biosciences Complex (Rm 2111) 116 Barrie St., Kingston Refreshments Provided! Come by to meet with OPSEU’s elected RPN representatives to learn more about: OPSEU’s RPN Occupational Division – an entire Division dedicated to representing the specific interests of RPNs…
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OPSEU welcomes newest members at Canadian Mental Health Association Sudbury/Manitoulin
Sudbury – Frontline and office staff at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Sudbury/Manitoulin branch voted overwhelmingly in favour of becoming the newest members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) yesterday. “This vote result at CMHA Sudbury/Manitoulin signals that OPSEU is the union of choice for mental health workers,” said OPSEU President Warren…