Tag: OPSEU in the News

• Union donation kickstarts DFC residence push

  A $2,100 donation from OPSEU locals is setting the stage to help indigenous youth from outside Thunder Bay succeed at school in the city, tbnewswatch.com reports. Related: OPSEU in the News

  Andy Pedersen

  October 5, 2016

  Equity and Human Rights, Events, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Nav Centre Conference is a First

  OPSEU's Indigenous Circle made the news in Cornwall this weekend for hosting a major conference to discuss the union's response to the recommendations of the Truth and Reconcilation Commission more….

  Andy Pedersen

  October 3, 2016

  Equity and Human Rights, Events, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Midland Town OPSEU Workers Set To Strike – Want Fair Deal

  OPSEU members working for the Town of Midland are ramping up their campaign for a fair contract, Our Midland reports. Related: OPSEU in the News

  Andy Pedersen

  October 3, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News, Strike

• Royal addiction program overhaul worries counsellor

  CBC News examines how addiction counsellor layoffs at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre will shortchange patients who are struggling with substance abuse issues.  Read the full article at cbc.ca/news Related: OPSEU in the News.

  September 15, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Wynne announces 8 per cent HST cut from hydro bills in throne speech

  Read OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas's take on today's Speech from the Throne in this Toronto Star coverage…. Related: OPSEU in the News.

  Andy Pedersen

  September 12, 2016

  Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• The McDonald’s/Colleges Ontario Agreement: an analysis

  An analysis by Local 110, representing academic workers at Fanshawe College, examines the deal between McDonald’s and Colleges Ontario and the arguments being made by advocates and opponents of the deal. It highlights the questions that are raised by the deal, as well as concerns expressed by OPSEU over how “a large portion of a…

  Andy Pedersen

  September 9, 2016

  Campaigns, Media

  Fighting Privatization, OPSEU in the News

• Poll shows Ontarians want LCBO to control sales of marijuana after legalization

  CBC News reports on the results of a Nanos Research poll commissioned by OPSEU, which shows that Ontarians prefer the LCBO’s trained workers to be responsible for sales of marijuana after legalization (at the 40:35 mark) Watch the video here on CBC News.

  Andy Pedersen

  August 31, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Ontarians pick LCBO as top spot for legalized pot sales: poll

  A new survey shows many Ontarians rank the LCBO as their top choice for where legalized marijuana should be sold. The Nanos poll was conducted for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) which represents LCBO workers. The survey found more than 40 per cent of Ontarians support legalizing the sale of marijuana in Canada…

  Andy Pedersen

  August 31, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Union slams Ontario scheme to allow McDonald’s to grant college credits as ‘chilling precedent’

  A groundbreaking deal with fast-food giant McDonalds’ to grant Ontario college credits for corporate training is being slammed as “a chilling precedent for outsourcing public education to private corporations.” Warren “Smokey” Thomas, head of the Ontario Public Services Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents college faculty, says the province-wide deal, led by London’s Fanshawe College, could cause…

  Andy Pedersen

  August 29, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• McDonald’s partnership with Ont. colleges sets chilling precedent: union

  The Ontario Public Service Employees Union opposes the recent partnership between McDonald's Canada and Ontario's colleges to offer advance placement to the chain's managers who complete some internal training. OPSEU president Warren Thomas said in a statement that students are the biggest losers of this arrangement, which allows them to bypass the first year of…

  Andy Pedersen

  August 26, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  Fighting Privatization, OPSEU in the News

• Smokey Thomas delivers keynote at President’s Breakfast

  Warren “Smokey” Thomas says colleges have a bright future if labour and management representatives can trust each other and keep the dialogue open. The president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, who delivered the keynote address at Algonquin College’s annual President’s breakfast, said that though we “live in times that are very, very challenging…

  Andy Pedersen

  August 26, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Plenty of reasons not to privatize Hydro One

  A member of OPSEU Local 381 and member of Citizens Coalition Against Privatization (CCAP), Joel Usher writes in a letter to the Toronto Star for the case against privatizing Hydro One, Opinion Aug. 4. "Timing is everything. Currently, along with a several other Ontarians, I am particularly interested in the timing of the Ontario Liberals’…

  Andy Pedersen

  August 22, 2016

  Campaigns, Media

  Fighting Privatization, Hydro One Not For Sale, OPSEU in the News

• Retreat From Saudi Arabia (Inside Higher Ed)

  Jack Wilson, Vice‑President of OPSEU Local 415 and a professor at Algonquin College, has been an outspoken critic of Algonquin’s move to establish a satellite college in Saudi Arabia. In this article, Professor Wilson deftly cuts through Algonquin’s ongoing media spin to expose the reality behind the college’s decision to open – and to close –…

  August 17, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Editorial: Algonquin abandons Saudi Arabia for the wrong reasons (Ottawa Citizen)

  Algonquin College is ending its operations in Saudi Arabia, citing financial reasons. What it didn’t point to – though it should have been a major factor in the decision – is the gross human rights record of the Saudi government and its treatment of women.  Read the full editorial in the Ottawa Citizen. Related: OPSEU in the…

  August 16, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Ontario has ‘no plans’ to close schools for special needs students (CBC)

  Ontario says there are no plans to close residential schools for special needs students, but the Liberal government issued conflicting statements Monday about the schools' future. Parents and staff protested after the government halted admissions for this fall, while it consulted on the future of schools in Belleville, Milton, Ottawa and London for students who are deaf, blind…

  August 12, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Algonquin College pulling out of men-only Saudi Arabia campus (CBC)

  After just three years, Algonquin College is pulling out of Saudi Arabia. The college announced in a news release that its board of governors has directed senior management to transfer the responsibility of Algonquin College Saudi Arabia back to authorities in that country. The campus opened in the city of Jazan in 2013, where it offered…

  August 12, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Hydro users roast premier at her own barbecue. Amiably, of course

  Those dissatisfied with the privatisation of Hydro One expressed their opinion directly to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Sault MPP David Orazietti on Monday. Wynne and Orazietti held a barbecue and community meet and greet at Bellevue Park Monday evening. on the SooToday.com. Related: OPSEU in the News

  Andy Pedersen

  August 10, 2016

  Campaigns, Media

  Fighting Privatization, OPSEU in the News, We Own It

• Officials skeptical on Sagonaska announcement

  Sagonaska is staying open for the foreseeable future, but officials say they aren’t celebrating yet. Monday morning, the Ministry of Education announced it would be keeping its provincial and demonstration schools open. This includes Belleville’s Sagonaska Demonstration School, which serves to students with extreme learning disabilities. Read the full article here in the Trentonian.ca.  Related: OPSEU in the…

  Andy Pedersen

  August 9, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• Special needs schools open for time being

  Ontario says there are no plans to close residential schools for special needs students, but the Liberal government won't say if that is a permanent decision. Parents and staff protested after the government halted admissions for this fall while it consulted on the future of the schools in Belleville, Milton, Ottawa and London for students who…

  Andy Pedersen

  August 9, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  OPSEU in the News

• LCBO Employees Concerned Of The Privatization Of Alcohol Sales

  LCBO employees have a clear message to the Wynne government: "Stop privatizing alcohol." Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) were at the LCBO on Howard Avenue today, providing information on the risks involved with the expansion of alcohol sales in grocery stores. Read the full article here in AM800 CKLW.  Related: OPSEU in the…

  Andy Pedersen

  August 3, 2016

  Bargaining, Campaigns, Media

  Fighting Privatization, OPSEU in the News