Tag: Job cuts
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Response to Ontario Budget 2010: OPSEU At Liberal Events
OPSEU members are showing up at Liberal fundraisers to tell the McGuinty government that working people are not the problem. Services are being reduced and public employees are being told to take a four-per cent wage cut. Meanwhile, public sector managers rake in fat bonuses and profitable corporations get tax cuts. Demo at Bond Head,…
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Second wave of OPS layoffs undercutting front-line services: OPSEU
TORONTO – Today, the Ontario government will issue another 231 layoff notices as the province continues to eliminate positions across government services. These layoffs will further erode support to front-line services and increase workloads and public waiting times. Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, says that Dalton McGuinty is eliminating…
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Protestors brave bitter cold to save Ontario Place
Almost 100 rally attendees braved the bitter lake winds on February 25 to protest the closure of Ontario Place. On February 1, the provincial government announced the iconic, provincially-owned park was shutting its gates after 40 years of public operation, without any true plans for the property’s future. The closure has caused public outcry on…
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OPSEU fights back against employer tactics around the layoffs
To: All OPSEU members in the Ontario Public Service From: Warren (Smokey) Thomas President, Ontario Public Service Employees Union Roxanne Barnes Chair, OPSEU Central Contract Enforcement and Renewal Committee Subject: More layoffs in the Ontario Public Service Today in workplaces across the province, 231 OPSEU members were called into meetings with their managers and union…
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ODSP Campaign: Local 308’s Day of Action message for ODSP
Join us across the province for our Day of Action on May 23. At the Ontario Disability Support Program, we help people with disabilities live with dignity. Government plans for downsizing and eliminating programs are not the answer. Moving us to Service Ontario and privatization is not either. Let us tell the public about our…
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Cuts to Peel ESL classes hurt new Canadians for Ontario
While many immigrants choose the Peel region as their first home, there have been dramatic cuts to the English classes offered to assist them with the transition. Peel English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers want to know why the Peel District School Board (PDSB) is targeting ESL classes with these cuts. Acquiring English language…
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CBS buys U.S. plasma while shutting down Thunder Bay collection facility
THUNDER BAY — Canadian Blood Services is buying an increasing supply of blood plasma products from the United States while shutting down its only Canadian plasma collection facility in Thunder Bay. This is despite caution from the World Health Organization about “paid” blood donations that increase the risk of blood borne illness transmitted through such…
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OPS Bargaining 2012 Globe and Mail
Liberal budget offloads services in Ontario to private sector By Karen Howlett, Globe and Mail The Ontario government, under fire for its stewardship of the province’s air ambulance system, plans to outsource major services to the private sector, including the delivery of birth certificates and driver’s licences. The desire to shift additional services from bureaucrats…
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Save Ontario Place Campaign Reaches a Happy Conclusion
On Monday June 4, John Tory held a Town Hall meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre to address the future and revitalization of Ontario Place. As concerned citizens, business people, and public servants took their seats, the energy was expectant and exciting. Viewers from across Ontario watched the proceedings on a live feed, and…
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Brockville Mental Health Center: The battle for excellence in mental health services
An opinion submitted to the Brockville Recorder and Times In the past few weeks there has been a lot of talk about the closure of beds at the Brockville Mental Health Centre (BMHC), and the transfer of services to Ottawa. The Local Health Integration Network, and unelected, and a publicly unaccountable body, thinks the solution…
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Cuts Hurt Us All! Photo Gallery 2011
Local police, not Premier, greeted OPSEU members at Ottawa rally Ottawa municipal police greeted Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) members at a rally held outside the Ottawa Convention Center on Thursday, December 1. Members hung two 30-foot, "Resist Austerity" banners, with chains, over the McKenzie King Bridge overlooking the entrance to the venue. More… More..…