Tag: Policy Paper
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President JP Hornick presents at 2023/24 Pre-Budget Hearings
This morning at Queen’s Park, OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick addressed the members of the Ontario legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs as part of the 2023/24 Pre-Budget Consultations. Hornick presented OPSEU/SEFPO’s pre-budget submission and spoke about the cost of living crisis while urging the government to address the major staffing and retention crisis…
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OPSEU/SEFPO submission on behalf of Sectors 3 and 15 to Ministry of Education
The following submission was made to the Ministry of Education by BPS negotiators Jeffrey Weston and Nick Mustari on February 11, 2022, on behalf of Sector 3 (Boards of Education) and Sector 15 (Child Treatment): Ministry of Education Mowat Block, 900 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 1L2 RE: Review of Policy/Program Memorandum 81: Provision of…
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OPSEU/SEFPO 2022/23 Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs Wednesday afternoon as part of the 2022/23 Pre-Budget consultations. In his presentation, President Thomas focused on the five key actions that are needed to protect Ontarians and rebuild our province. They include: Building up our public sector capacity Improving workplace…
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OPSEU/SEFPO President Thomas presents at Public Hearings on Bill 37
On November 25, OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas presented to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly regarding the proposed Bill 37, Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021. The following submission outlines OPSEU/SEFPO’s proposed recommendations to strengthen the Bill, which is set to overhaul Ontario’s long-term care sector. Download the…
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Thomas: next budget must ‘rebuild’ Ontario
To emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever, OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is urging the Minister of Finance to invest billions more in public services in the 2021/22 budget. “Decades of cuts have left Ontario defenceless against COVID-19. Those cuts have already cost 5,000 lives,” Thomas told Peter Bethlenfalvy during a virtual presentation on…
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OPSEU/SEFPO’s Submission to Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission
Long-term care in Ontario is broken. People are dying. Residents of this province deserve and expect that the care they receive in their golden years will allow them to live with dignity and respect. We are seeing the opposite. Many of the reoccurring issues facing both long-term care employees and the sector have been exacerbated…
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OPSEU/SEFPO submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy – Bill 218, Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act, 2020
OPSEU/SEFPO represents approximately 170,000 front-line public sector workers. We are deeply concerned about some of the provisions in Bill 218. We understand that many organizations have done their best to align with changing public health guidance as the science around COVID-19 develops and requires new measures, and that there has been mixed messaging from different jurisdictions…
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OPSEU submits recommendations on Bill 175 (home and community care)
On June 18, 2020, Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of OPSEU, submitted the union’s brief on Bill 175, Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly. Click here to download OPSEU’s brief. OPSEU’s Written Submission to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly Bill 175 – The Connecting…
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OPSEU submits brief on supporting post-secondary education in the COVID-19 era
Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of OPSEU, sent the following letter, along with OPSEU’s submission, to the Honourable Ross Romano, Minister of Colleges and Education. Click here to read the submission. May 22, 2020 The Honourable Ross RomanoMinister of Colleges and Universities438 University Avenue, 5th FloorToronto, Ontario M7A 1N3 Dear Minister: Please find enclosed…
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Proposal to Bring Long-Term Care in Ontario under Government Management
OPSEU has sent the following position paper on the reform of long-term care to Premier Doug Ford, Minister of Health Christine Elliott and Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton. OPSEU has also issued released a news release on the paper. Introduction: The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic has exposed the cracks in the health care system that…
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OPSEU makes urgent recommendations to fix COVID-19-hit long-term care
Toronto – Building on the work of the Canadian Labour Congress, OPSEU is calling on the Ontario government to run long-term care and home care as an integrated publicly run service, along with 22 other recommendations aimed at preventing another tragedy like the deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says…
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OPSEU 2019 pre-budget submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union represents more than 155,000 frontline public sector workers. Click here to download a pdf version of the submission. Our members live, work, and raise their families in almost every community across the province, providing a vast range of public services and community supports that help keep Ontario safe, healthy,…
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OPSEU advocates for substantial investments in social assistance
On July 31, 2018, the Ford government announced it was conducting a 100-day review of social assistance. OPSEU has made an important contribution to the government’s review by submitting the document “Recommendations to reform social assistance from the front line.” Download a pdf of OPSEU’s submission. OPSEU makes five important recommendations on lifting Ontarians out…
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Bill 160: A high-cost, high-risk plan for Ontario’s Emergency Medical Services
On November 23, OPSEU's Ambulance Division submitted the following submission to the Standing Committee on General Government in response to Bill 160, the Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act. To download a printable version of the submission, click here. A submission of the Ambulance Division, Ontario Public Service Employees Union, to the Standing Committee on…
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Bill 160: the latest attack on Ontario’s public hospitals
On November 15, Sara Labelle, chair of OPSEU's Hospital Professionals Division, presented the following submission to the Standing Committee on General Government in response to Bill 160, the Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act. To download a printable version of the submission, click here. A submission of the Hospital Professionals Division, Ontario Public Service Employees Union,…