Tag: Job cuts
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OPSEU fights back against Wynne attack on hospitals
TORONTO – “Kathleen Wynne’s attack on our hospitals has got to stop, and it’s got to stop now.” That’s the word from OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas as Ontario health care workers take to the streets and airwaves this week to protest Liberal government cuts and privatization that are destroying public hospitals. “Public health care…
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We must never forget
Ontario Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is trying to redefine Ontario with his recent attack on the LCBO and proposal to privatize it. Hudak claims Ontario has grown up. He says we are all now adults that can keep tabs on our own drinking. A lot less government involvement is best, in his view. After all,…
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Wynne’s failing grade
One year in office, the Wynne government is failing Ontario The Liberal party sent out a fundraising letter a few days ago in which it tried to trumpet the achievements of the Wynne government since it was elected one year ago. Needless to say it was a short letter. But let’s take real stock of…
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Losing with Wynne
Dear friends, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has advice for union members at the bargaining table: take that pay cut and smile! At a conference last weekend, Wynne said that: “There are still too many people in this province and in this country who see labour relations as a battlefield. For them, labour relations is all…
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OPSEU to Wynne: How many job losses to meet budget target?
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says the time has arrived for Premier Kathleen Wynne to deal in straight talk with the people of Ontario and answer the question: How many public sector workers will lose their jobs to meet her target of $1.25 billion in government spending cuts? In a letter sent today to…
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Ottawa post-secondary education town hall addresses crisis
(OTTAWA) May 20, 2014 A new report by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) on the future of post-secondary education in Ontario addresses a growing crisis at our colleges. A special town hall event in Ottawa on Thursday, May 22 will address key issues including the long-term effects of chronic underfunding, privatization, under-staffing and…
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OPSEU calls on party Leaders to debate privatization of public services
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is calling for an all-party election debate on the future of privatizing public services. In a letter sent today to the Leaders of the Liberal, Progressive Conservative, the NDP and the Green parties, OPSEU president Warren (Smokey) Thomas wrote: “The tension between public and private ownership and operation of…
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Alexandra hospital to close access to medical laboratory for outpatients
INGERSOLL – The Alexandra Hospital in Ingersoll will soon be turning away outpatients wishing to use its medical laboratory. The hospital has told front line staff that the lab will be restricted to hospital inpatients beginning July 1st, leaving local residents seeking tests ordered by their family physician to visit the private for-profit CML lab…
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Email your MPP with quick, easy tool
Privatization takes money from public services and puts it in private pockets. Polls show a majority of Ontarians disapprove. To privatize or contract out, governments should have to prove in a public, accountable, and transparent process that a sell-off improves services and benefits Ontarians. Ask your MPP where he or she stands. Please fill in…