Tag: Policy Paper
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Deborah Gordon’s remarks to the Standing Committee on Bill 89
Remarks for Deborah Gordon, chair, OPSEU Child Treatment Sector, for a presentation to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy regarding Bill 89, An Act to enact the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2016 Good afternoon. My name is Deborah Gordon, and I’m the elected chair of the Child Treatment Sector of the Ontario Public…
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The Child at the Centre: OPSEU speaks out on Bill 89
Community Services Divisional Council chair Deborah Gordon presented OPSEU’s submission on Bill 89, an Act to enact the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy today. OPSEU’s wide-ranging submission makes 17 recommendations aimed at strengthening Bill 89 to deliver better outcomes for vulnerable children, youth, and families. To read…
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The Child at the Centre: OPSEU’s submission to Bill 89
An OPSEU analysis of Bill 89, An Act to enact the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2016, to amend and repeal the Child and Family Services Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, with recommendations for improvements. Introduction: OPSEU and Bill 89 The Ontario Public Service Employees Union represents 130,000 Ontarians working…
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Basic Income Pilot must not delay action on poverty: Thomas
Toronto – An Ontario government proposal for a three-year pilot project to study a Basic Income program in Ontario must not be used as an excuse to delay action on poverty, the President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) says. “There is nothing wrong with studying new ways to deliver income supports,” Warren…
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Understanding Basic Income: an OPSEU position paper
Understanding Basic Income: A position paper from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union was delivered to the Government of Ontario today as the union's submission to the government's consultation around the Basic Income Pilot. Download this document Introduction: the basics of Basic Income In the 2016 Ontario budget, Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced a pilot project to…
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RVP rips Liberals over workplace safety changes
OPSEU Region 1 Regional Vice-President Len Elliott wasted no time Thursday when he told MPPs what to do with proposed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act: scrap them entirely. In remarks to the legislative committee studying Bill 70 (Budget Measures), Elliott said a Liberal plan that would let employers avoid surprise safety inspections…
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Schedule 16 must be scrapped: A submission on the Ontario government’s Bill 70 (Budget Measures)
A submission on the Ontario government’s Bill 70 (Budget Measures) from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union December 1, 2016 Introduction The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) offers this submission with respect to Schedule 16 of Bill 70 (Budget Measures), currently before the Ontario legislature. OPSEU is deeply disappointed that Bill 70 is being rushed…
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OPSEU to Queen’s Park: Don’t tamper with public sector pension plan rules
If it ain’t broke, why fix it? That’s the message at the heart of OPSEU’s pitch to a special consultation group that is studying changes to the rules around defined-benefit pension plan solvency in Ontario. In its written submission to the Ministry of Finance, OPSEU said that jointly sponsored pension plans (JSPPs) – like OPTrust,…
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Protect our interns from exploitation: Thomas
On October 5, 2016, Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of OPSEU, made a presentation to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Bill 64, the Protecting Interns and Creating a Learning Economy Act, 2016. In his remarks, Thomas commended London West MPP Peggy Sattler, NDP critic for Training, Colleges and Universities, for introducing the bill…
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OPSEU submission to the Changing Workplaces Review
To read OPSEU’s response to the Interim Report of the Changing Workplaces Review, click here.
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OPSEU ramps up call for “equal pay for equal work” law
Toronto – Equal pay for equal work must become law in Ontario, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union says. In a submission today to the government’s Changing Workplaces Review, the 130,000-member union repeated its call for changes to the Employment Standards Act (ESA). OPSEU wants the law changed to bar employers from paying part-time, temporary,…
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Supporting positive change for working people in Ontario
A submission to the Government of Ontario’s Changing Workplaces Review: comments on the Interim Report of the Special Advisors Introduction and overview The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) represents 130,000 public sector workers across the province of Ontario, including workers employed by private contractors delivering services on behalf of public sector entities. OPSEU members…
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Elections are no time to gag the public: OPSEU
Toronto – Ending cash-for-access fundraising and removing draconian third-party advertising rules that would limit the ability of the public to advocate for issues in the public interest, are two of the six recommendations submitted today by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) to the review of Ontario’s outdated election finance laws. “The transfer of…
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Democracy without a cover charge: Improving election financing in Ontario
A submission to the Standing Committee on General Government’s public hearings on Bill 201, Election Finances Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 Introduction: In search of a government powered by public support, not private money “One person, one vote. Government that reflects the will of the majority. These principles are at the core of our democratic…
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Last-place funding levels fail Ontario college students
It’s time that Ontario left its last-place ranking in per-student college funding, and committed to funding levels that ensure stable, good-paying jobs in colleges across the province. This, and other recommendations, are found in Funding the Future, the OPSEU college support workers’ submission to the Ministry review of the Ontario college funding model. The submission…
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Time to reinvest in Ontario’s colleges
Ontario’s colleges need reinvestment in order to preserve the quality of education and support the province’s economic and social success. That’s the view laid out in Balancing the Books, the submission of OPSEU’s college academic workers to the Ministry’s review of the college funding model. Balancing the Books represents a frontline view of the challenges…