Tag: Certifications
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OPSEU to colleges: ‘Drop the obstruction and count the ballots’
Toronto –The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), is calling on the College Employer Council (CEC) to cease its obstructionist tactics and allow the votes of college contract faculty who are seeking to unionize to be counted. The call comes in the wake of college part-time support staff’s victory over the CEC’s attempts to block…
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Newcomer Women’s Services a newcomer to OPSEU
Toronto – All 24 non-management staff at Newcomer Women’s Services Toronto (NEW) are the newest members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). The workers voted to join OPSEU on November 23. “This is wonderful news for both the union and these hardworking staff,” said Kareen Marshall, chair of OPSEU’s Community Agencies Division. “There…
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Tim Hortons to the penalty box
Welcome to 2018. It's not bad enough Canada’s top CEO’s earned by noon what our least paid workers earn all year, but also add in the outrageous reaction from a few big corporations in response to the increase in Ontario’s minimum wage. Leading the attack was a happy New Year from Tim Hortons. The once…
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Maison Fraternité finds a home in OPSEU
Ottawa – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) continues to grow in strength, with 61 staff at Maison Fraternité voting to become members of the union. The agency provides treatment and rehabilitation services for francophones with addictions and/or mental health issues. “OPSEU will now represent all non-managerial staff at Maison Fraternité,” said Ed Arvelin,…
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St. Joseph’s lab professionals win “a voice and a choice” with OPSEU
Toronto – Medical laboratory professionals at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto have voted 100 per cent in favour of joining the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). “With the merger this year of St. Joseph’s, Providence Healthcare, and St. Michael’s Hospital, the bargaining units of hospital professionals at the three sites will merge as well,”…
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CMHA Hamilton staff choose OPSEU
Hamilton – Employees with the Hamilton branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) who provide services to adults with serious mental illness have voted to join the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). “These workers chose OPSEU because they were looking for security and protection at a time of uncertainty at CMHA Hamilton,” said…
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OPSEU hospital professionals demand federal action on pharmacare
Oshawa – At a public forum on pharmacare in Oshawa last week, area residents had a clear message for the federal government: Canada needs a national universal drug plan to improve access to prescription drugs, control high costs, and ensure drug safety. Area residents were shocked to learn that Canada is the only country in the…
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President Thomas: Meeting with MPP Kiwala on Kingston health care funding crisis ‘open and productive’
On Friday, September 29, President Thomas and Region 4 RVP Gareth Jones met with Kingston and the Islands MPP Sophie Kiwala at her constituency office to discuss the crisis in Kingston health care funding. The meeting was open and productive. Thomas outlined the impact that the current funding crisis has on patients, workers and the…
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Kingston Healthcare Ambassador Reunion
You are invited to the Kingston Healthcare Ambassador Reunion Thursday, October 26 12 – 2 p.m., and 4 – 6 p.m. OPSEU Membership Centre, 824 John Counter Blvd. A special 'thank you' event for OPSEU union Ambassadors from Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital, and an opportunity to get updated on the upcoming PSLRTA…
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Representation vote starts today for non-union college faculty
Toronto – Thousands of part-time and sessional faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges begin casting ballots today in a representation vote on choosing the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) as their bargaining agent. The vote, supervised by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, continues until October 13. “This is an historic vote that is happening…
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Laboratory professionals at Halton Healthcare vote to join OPSEU
Laboratory professionals at Halton Healthcare voted Wednesday in favour of joining the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). “We’re delighted with the outcome,” said Jennifer Green, a lab technologist at the Oakville campus of Halton Healthcare since 2008, who campaigned in favour of joining OPSEU. “I told everyone I worked with that by joining OPSEU…