Tag: OPSEU in the News
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New Year’s resolutions for Ontario’s party leaders
Here’s a thought for our political leaders as they set their 2017 goals: Ontario needs a working class hero and you could be it. It will take some real will power to dismiss special interests to get this done. Which of the three leaders has it in them? Will it be Premier Kathleen Wynne or…
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Group aims at handing over a bunch of letters to David Orazietti
Sault Online featured an article this week about the letter-writing event being organized by We Own It member mobilizer Carole Gregorcic. “Rising hydro rates are forcing more and more people in our community to choose between heating and eating,” Gregorcic, is quoted as saying. “So we’re holding an event called ‘Winter Warm Up’ where citizens…
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Canadian Business Journal profiles OPSEU
This month's issue of Canadian Business Journal features a profile of OPSEU and a wide-ranging conversation with President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. Click here to read more. Related: OPSEU in the News
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The forgotten coalition of Ontarians
How many of the Ontario Liberal’s millionaire and billionaire friends cared about what Ontario’s Auditor General reported last week? Read OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas's latest article in the Toronto Sun. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Ontarians rally against rural school closures
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas joined forces with CUPE Ontario’s Fred Hahn and hundreds of parents to protest the possible closure of up to 145 Ontario schools, mostly in rural areas. OPSEU Region 6 Executive Board Member Felicia Fahey explained the issue to CBC Radio on Monday morning. Read more. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Public-private partnership circus spreading from Queen’s Park
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new "P3 bank" is set to make Canadians pay billions too much for big public infrastructure projects. It's the same thing that happened in Ontario, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas writes in this article for the Toronto Sun. More…
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Public support for P3s plummets: Poll
On Monday, Nov. 14, OPSEU released polling data that shows the vast majority of Ontarians are opposed to the privatization of public services. Read the full Toronto Sun article here. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Wine now available in select Ontario grocery stores
When Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced the expansion of wine sales into up to 70 grocery stores Friday, OPSEU members were there to tell the other side of the story. Watch the video and see the full article at citynews.ca
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Does Ed Clark understand working people?
I finally had the chance this week to ask Premier Kathleen Wynne’s business adviser, Ed Clark, if he loses sleep at night knowing his advice to sell off Hydro One is one of the most unpopular decisions in Ontario’s recent history. But someone beat me to it, in more polite language, after he delivered his…
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Correctional officers express concerns after province vows to scale back solitary confinement
Effective immediately, Ontario jails and correctional facilities will only use segregation as “a measure of last resort.” That’s the major takeaway 19 months after the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services announced a comprehensive review of the province’s policies on solitary confinement. “It’s always been a measure of last resort.” OPSEU’s (Ontario Public Sector…
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Sunshine List analysis: Top earners’ pay cheques ballooned far beyond inflation
"The bosses have not been affected by this austerity at all while workers really and truly have fallen behind," OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says in this Hamilton Spectator article about the provincial Sunshine List. "Even when they're getting raises, they're falling behind inflation." more…
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Toronto Sun: My turkey wishbone wish: Keep your private sector forks away
Our family’s annual Thanksgiving tradition is to stand and say what we’re thankful for, and no one can leave the table till they’ve had their say. For me, I’ll be showing gratitude to all of those people who built and maintain our public services. People like our parents and grandparents who built things like medicare…