Tag: Precarious work
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Emergency phone zap: 10 paid sick days now!
Join Justice for Workers on Tuesday, July 12 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. to demand 10 employer-paid sick days now! We’ll be calling the Premier as well as the Labour and Health ministers. Here’s how it works: Click here now to sign up for the phone zap on Tuesday, July 12. You’ll receive a Zoom link once…
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Fighting for good jobs – every way we can
Dear friends: What comes to mind when you hear the word “precarious”? Do you think of a walker on a tightrope? A cup of coffee on the roof of a car? Or do you think of your job? The term “precarious work” still isn’t all that common, but the thing it describes is everywhere. If…
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OPSEU to Liberals: release ‘Changing Workplaces’ report now
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) will join a news conference at Queen’s Park today to demand that the province release the final report on of the Changing Workplaces Review, which was supposed to be available last fall. “We’ve waited long enough for change,” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “Precarious work is…
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‘Make it Fair!’ telephone town hall
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is organizing a provincewide telephone town hall to update Ontario workers on provincial government plans for major reforms to the Ontario Labour Relations Act (OLRA) and the Employment Standards Act (ESA). The town hall will also provide news on the OFL’s “Make it Fair!” campaign to make both laws…
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‘Make it Fair!’ Join the OFL telephone town hall
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is organizing a provincewide telephone town hall to update Ontario workers on provincial government plans for major reforms to the Ontario Labour Relations Act (OLRA) and the Employment Standards Act (ESA). The town hall will also provide news on the OFL’s “Make it Fair!” campaign to make both laws…
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Changing Workplaces Interim Report a sign of hope for precarious workers
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) joined the larger labour movement in welcoming the release of the Interim Report from the Government of Ontario’s Changing Workplaces Review yesterday. “It’s no secret that many workers, especially those in precarious workplaces, are suffering,” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “The needs of these workers…
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College vote a historic milestone for precarious workers
Toronto – Thousands of part-time college support workers across Ontario have already voted in the largest organizing drive in Canadian history, with the final votes being cast today on Seneca, Fanshawe, Sault and Algonquin College campuses. The President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union congratulated the workers who voted, noting that their struggle “is…
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Urban Worker Project gets backing from OPSEU
Toronto – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is stepping up its fight against precarious work with a donation to the Urban Worker Project. OPSEU First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida met Wednesday morning with Project co-founders Andrew Cash and Stephanie Nakitsas to present a $30,000 cheque from the union. Almeida, Nakitsas, Martin and Cash pose together…
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Projection en primeur du film : « A Day’s Work »
All OPSEU members are invited to an important film and discussion on precarious work. Members are invited to the Steelworkers’ Hall for an exclusive pre-screening of the award-winning documentary "A Day's Work" about a 21 year-old temp agency worker who was killed on his first day on the job. A panel discussion about precarious work,…
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CAAT-S Division reaches out to struggling students
The OPSEU CAAT Support Division (CAAT-S) has long recognized that college students carry an unfair burden of the costs of education in Ontario. That’s why, in 2015, CAAT-S locals raised $4,000 to create four student scholarships. Mike McKeown (right) congratulates winner Jody Clue for his testimonial Precarious Work Last year, the division put out notices…
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Precarious work: walking the tightrope
Dear friends: These days, there are way too many bad jobs in Ontario. There are jobs where the wages are low. There are jobs with no benefits. There are jobs where you can’t get enough hours to live. And there are jobs where you don’t know if you’ll be working tomorrow, or next month. Lately,…
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PYC reports to the “Changing Workplaces Review”
The Provincial Young Workers Committee (PYC) recently submitted a report, entitled "The Precarious Generation," to the Changing Workplaces Review Board of the Ontario Ministry of Labour. The PYC report addresses the many barriers young workers face as they enter the labour market, such as wage disparity, underemployment and rising student debt. The employment landscape in Ontario is changing and young workers find…
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Region 1 RVP Ron Elliot addresses Changing Workplaces Review
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has launched a province-wide review of the Ontario Labour Relations Act and the Employment Standards Act, the main provincial laws that govern the operation of unions and set basic standards for all workplaces, respectively. The Changing Workplaces Review is holding public consultations to discuss how the OLRA and the ESA…
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Remarks to the Changing Workplaces Review by Ron Elliot, OPSEU Region 1 Vice-President
Download .pdf London, Ontario, July 8, 2015 Good morning, my name is Ron Elliot. I’m the regional vice-president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union for southwestern Ontario. Welcome to OPSEU Region One! In my day job I’m an Occupational Health and Safety Officer for the Ontario Ministry of Labour. I’ve been working at it…