Tag: Newsletter
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LCBO Workers – Echo Newsletter: Updates from your Divisional Executive and Committees
Chair’s message Greetings, On behalf of the LBED Divisional Executive, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family the very best this holiday season. For many, this time of year is filled with joy and excitement, creating precious memories, and discovering holiday magic. At the LCBO it means an influx of…
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Sector 3 newsletter: December 2024
Greetings Sector 3 Boards of Education and Cultural Institutions! It’s hard to believe that it is already December – before we know, it will be 2025! As we end 2024, we would like to update you on some sector news. Save the date! Local Presidents/Highest Ranking members within Boards of Education will be invited to…
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OPS Unified: Table Talk, December 12
Table Talk Newsletter Issue #8 Precarious Workers – Get Empowered Fixed Term (FXT), Seasonal (SE), Seasonal Recurring, Contract and Part Time (PT) You are OPS Unified, and you are an integral part of the public service in Ontario. A significant number of our members deliver services in parks, courts, wildland fire, fisheries, education, ambulance, communications, Service…
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LockTalk #5: Dates Confirmed
Click here for PDF version. Your bargaining team has secured December 18 and 19 to meet with the Employer to exchange opening statements and proposals. The Correctional bargaining team will be supported by labour lawyer Nini Jones of Jones Pearce LLP throughout this round of negotiations. Nini brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in…
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LockTalk #4: Organizing and Preparing to Bargain
Click here to download PDF version Over the last month, your Correctional Bargaining Team has been busy preparing our opening statement and proposals. These proposals aim to address the priorities that the Correctional Bargaining Unit set through the demand set survey. You can review the priorities in Lock Talk #1. It is our goal to…
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Autumn View Edition 3, 2024
Printable version Retired Members Division Executive Committee List for 2024-2026 Region Chair Vice-Chair Secretary Treasurer 1 Philip Shearer (519) 494-7301 pmshearer@rogers.com Mickey Riccardi (519) 981-7748 mickeyriccardi@outlook.com Debbie Riopelle (519) 978-3055 dropseu@gmail.com Paul Opper (519) 666-2060 2 Ed Faulknor (905) 385-2142 tedfaulknor14@gmail.com Elaine Young (519) 327-1914 opseu205@gmail.com Randy Sloat (905) 549-1198 randy.sloat@sympatico.ca Keith Bates (905) 928-6396…
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OPS Unified Table Talk – November 18
Table Talk Newsletter Issue #7 Meet your Regional Mobilizers! Are you familiar with the regional mobilizers in your area? Click here link below to explore their biographies and learn more about each member. Demand Set Click here to complete your Phase 1 Demand Set Survey. Employee Relations Committees (ERC) at your work Employee Relations Committees (ERC) are…
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Hospital Professionals Division: Meet your 2025 Bargaining Team
Meet your 2025 Bargaining Team Bargaining for our Hospital Professionals Division (HPD) Central contract will begin in 2025! The Hospital Professionals Division (HPD) in OPSEU/SEFPO represents approximately 30,000 hospital professionals in more than 100 bargaining units across the province. More than half of our bargaining units will be participating in the central bargaining process with…
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LCBO Bargaining update: what we won (and fought back) with our strike!
Dear LCBO workers, Happy fall! We are all still processing our historic summer and all that we achieved together. Together, we built the supermajority of LCBO workers we needed to bring the province to a halt. And together, we won! Below you will find a summary of some of the key gains we won in…
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College Faculty bargaining update: Stop distracting, start bargaining – we’re ready to make progress
Bargaining Bulletin #12 On Friday, College Faculty voted to authorize strike action, if necessary, to reach a fair agreement. Through a historic turnout – 76.1% – 79% of voters delivered a strong mandate determined by a true majority of all members. During talks, it was OPSEU/SEFPO that initially raised the prospect of a limited pause on any…
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LockTalk #3: Bargaining Mobilizers
Click here to download PDF version Your Correctional Bargaining Team is pleased to announce the five Mobilizers selected for the 2024 round of bargaining. We extend a sincere thanks to all the applicants who expressed their interest in these positions. Casey Stewart is a Food Service Helper at the Toronto South Detention Centre for the…
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College Faculty Bargaining Update: Vote YES on October 15-17
As you enter a well-deserved weekend of rest with your loved ones and friends, here is our final bargaining bulletin before the upcoming strike mandate vote from October 15-17. Despite our concerns with the CEC’s inconsistent commitment to bargaining, their use of captive audience messaging, and the serious concessions they have tabled, we have entered…
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LockTalk #2: The first steps
Click here to download PDF version. Your Correctional Bargaining Team officially served the employer with our notice to bargain on October 4, 2024, as per legislation. This is the first step towards securing a new collective agreement. Your team is committed to securing meaningful gains to meet the demands of the membership that were made…
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LockTalk #1: Back to the Table
After a few short months, Lock Talk, the voice of the Correctional Bargaining Team, is back. As we enter a fresh round of negotiations, remember that Lock Talk is your only source for accurate and up-to-date information. Although we just settled our Collective Agreement, and editing remains ongoing, the agreement expires on December 31, 2024.…
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Region 4 – Retired Members Division meeting – Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
Region Four Retired Members Division Regional Meeting Agenda Wednesday, September 18, 2024 (11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) Ottawa Regional Office: 2525 St Laurent Blvd upstairs – use front entrance Note: A light lunch will be provided Land Acknowledgement Statement of Respect Approval of the Agenda and Additions Reading of the previous Minutes for errors or…
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Notice of OPSEU/SEFPO Regional Retired Members Division Fall Meetings 2024
Region 1 – Thursday, October 24, 2024 (10:30 a.m.) Windsor Regional Office, Rm # 6, 3005 Marentette Ave, Windsor. Region 2 – Monday, October 21, 2024 (11:00 a.m.) Hamilton Regional Office: 505 York Blvd., 2nd Floor, Hamilton Region 3 – Thursday, October 3, 2024 (11:00 a.m.) Peterborough Regional Office; 1840 Lansdowne Street West, Unit 12,…
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LockTalk #28 – Final issue for the 2021 round of bargaining
This is the final edition of Lock Talk for the 2021 Round of Bargaining. The majority of items have been implemented at this time, and any further communication regarding implementation issues will be communicated through Local Presidents. Wages and Retro Pay The updated wage grids have now been implemented for Correctional Bargaining Unit members. The…