Tag: Job cuts
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Public service workers take message to public: people with disabilities need suppport, not cuts
(SARNIA) – Staff with the Ontario Disability Support Program are speaking out against downloading ODSP from the province to municipalities. They are members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and are holding public events before work or during their lunch hours. What: Distribution of flyers When: Wednesday, May 23 What time: 7 a.m. –…
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OPSEU welcomes delay in PPAO divestment to CMHA
A decision by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to delay divestment of the Psychiatric Patient Advocacy Office (PPAO) to the Canadian Mental Health Association pending consultations with key stakeholders is an overdue but welcomed step in the right direction. “I applaud Deb Mathews for announcing that her ministry will put divestment on hold…
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Ontario Place vision will be ‘a playground for rich’
TORONTO – John Tory’s recommendations for the revitalization on Ontario Place will likely result in affluent condo owners having their own private playground. The report of the voluntary advisory panel, led by the former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader, contained few concrete details. Besides condos, Tory recommends that a music venue similar to the Forum be…
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Mental health crisis deepens as agency shuts down 29 more beds for individuals with mental illness
On Friday January 21, employees at Liberty Housing Support Services (LHSS) were notified that the agency was shutting its doors on March 31. Eleven supportive housing workers providing rehabilitation services and transitional housing to people struggling with mental illness were told that the agency was closing due to financial constraints. Staff reacted in disbelief. The…
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Stop the bed cuts and assess London’s mental health needs – OPSEU report
LONDON — Its time to stop cutting beds and do an updated mental health care needs assessment in the London area says the Ontario Public Service Employees Union in a new report released today. OPSEU is releasing “No Place To Go” following a summer of confusion over bed transfers from Regional Mental Health Care –…
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Public service workers take message to public: people with disabilities need suppport, not cuts
(PETERBOROUGH) – Staff with the Ontario Disability Support Program are speaking out against downloading ODSP from the province to municipalities. They are members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and are holding public events before work or during their lunch hours. What: Distribution of flyers followed by a march When: Wednesday, May 23 What…
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McGuinty, Quit Gambling with Ontario!
Pulses were running high at Queen’s Park on March 26, 2012, where thousands of protestors rallied against the Liberal Government’s removal of over 700 slot machines from Ontario’s racetracks. OPSEU President Smokey Thomas was speaking to the crowd, in solidarity with the Ontario Harness and Horse Association (OHHA). At issue are the 60,000 racetrack jobs…
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Future forecast for Ontario Place: persistent cloudiness
Plans released yesterday by the provincial minister of tourism that Ontario Place will gain a park and trail simply reinforce how aimless the provincial government is when it comes to the future of Toronto's waterfront jewel, says the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. "From the moment they shut down most of the…
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Closure of St. Thomas office for disability benefits is “an extreme hardship” for 2,200 clients
(ST THOMAS) – The McGuinty government’s decision to close the St. Thomas office of the Ontario Disability Support Program will force 2,200 people with disabilities to go to London to receive help, says the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. “It’s called the Ontario Disability Support Program for a reason,” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas.…
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Rally to save jobs on March 22, 2013 in Windsor
March 21, 2012 Premier Dalton McGuinty’s plan for casinos in Ontario will hurt a lot of people and communities. Among them are 215 workers, including 31 OPSEU members, who will lose their jobs at the Windsor Raceway. They need you to stand with them and their growing group of supporters. When: Thursday, March 22 What…
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Stop closure of Brockville Mental Health Centre, OPSEU tells legislative hearing
OTTAWA – The president of Ontario Public Service Employees Union told an all-party committee in Ottawa today that it makes no economic sense to shut down the Brockville Mental Health Centre, killing as many as 250 jobs, in a community that already fails to meet the increasing needs of those who suffer from mental health…
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Public service workers take message to public: people with disabilities need suppport, not cuts
(BELLEVILLE) – Staff with the Ontario Disability Support Program are speaking out against downloading ODSP from the province to municipalities. They are members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and are holding public events before work or during their lunch hours. What: Distribution of flyers When: Wednesday, May 23 What time: Noon – 1…
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OHA threats counterproductive
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is threatening more cuts to hospitals and creating a chill in labour relations in the wake of a recent arbitration decision, says the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. “The OHA had an opportunity to negotiate a deal with our hospital professionals, but instead chose to go to arbitration,” says OPSEU…
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McGuinty closes Ontario raceway slots leaving hundreds unemployed
Slot machine facilities at Windsor Raceway, Fort Erie and Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia are being permanently closed at the end of March, 2012, leaving hundreds without jobs. 215 jobs have been eliminated at Windsor Raceway’s slots including those of 31 security guards belonging to OPSEU Local 111. Workers were given just over two weeks’…