Tag: OPSEU in the News
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OPSEU Says Enough is Enough (Kingston Today Station14.ca)
After 9 years of minimal funding in the public healthcare system in Ontario, OPSEU says it's time to reach out and make a change before we lose the healthcare system Ontarians deserve. Click here to watch the interview with Sara Labelle, Chair of the Hospital Professionals Division. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Underfunding health care hits northerners hard
Wynne government underfunding of health care services hits northern Ontarians extra hard, says Jeff Arbus, OPSEU Region 6 Regional Vice-President. “More and more people feel punished for simply living and working in the north,” Arbus told the legislature’s budget committee in Sault Ste. Marie January 21. “The north is especially hard hit [by cuts]. We…
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Project documents impacts from aluminum powder in miners
In Elliot Lake, OPSEU Local 604 President Janice Martell has embarked on a “justice project” to get compensation for miners who may have developed health issues as a result of being instructed by their employer to inhale McIntyre Powder at the start of every shift. Read the full story in Northern Ontario Business here. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Ontario jail guards, government aim to avoid strike in last-minute meeting (Toronto Star)
The union for jail guards and probation officers will meet with the Ontario government Friday in a last-ditch attempt at reaching a contract deal ahead of a looming strike date. Smokey Thomas, the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), said the two sides have agreed to meet with a mediator ahead of…
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OPSEU president says threat of strike action in correctional service is necessary
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says his members in correcitonal services don't want to walk off the job, but they're prepared to do so if necessary, the Toronto Star reported. Related: Crisis In Corrections Index Page Related: OPSEU in the News
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President Thomas on CBC Radio One’s Metro Morning
Listen to OPSEU president Warren (Smokey) Thomas on CBC Radio One's Metro Morning with host Matt Galloway to discuss the merits of the LCBO selling marijuana should legalization move ahead. Related: OPSEU in the News
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LCBO should sell pot when legal, Wynne says
Weed with your whisky and wine? It’s still unclear when it will happen, Wynne said Monday at Queen’s Park, but when it does she believes the liquor distribution system is “very well-suited to putting in place the social responsibility aspects” that will be required. Read more in the Toronto Star. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Public sector workers feel sting of precarious jobs, data shows
Growth of temporary work in government undermining public services, critics say. Despite its vow to tackle precarious employment, almost half of the Ontario government’s own job postings last year were for temporary positions. Read the full story in the Toronto Star. Related: OPSEU in the News
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Twenty sack with your twenty sixer? Yes says LCBO union head (Windsor Independent)
If Warren ‘Smokey’ Thomas gets his way, recreational cannabis will be sold through the LCBO, and as president of the largest public service union in Ontario, his proposal carries weight. Read the full articile from the Windsor Independent. Related: OPSEU in the News