Tag: Strike
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Staff at Madawaska Valley ACL are ‘fired up and ready’ after 98 per cent strike vote
Barry's Bay, Ontario – Union members at the Madawaska Valley Association for Community Living (MVACL) are “fired up and ready” to head back to the bargaining table March 1. The members of Local 473 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) handed their bargaining team a 98 per cent strike vote this month. The…
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Strong strike vote at Family and Children’s Services Renfrew County
Renfrew County – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) working at Family and Children’s Services Renfrew County have voted 77 per cent in favour of strike action if negotiations fail to produce a new collective agreement. The 105-member OPSEU local has experienced fairly good labour relations in the last two decades, which is…
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Workers at Morton House give 100 per cent strike vote
Barrie – Workers in Ontario Public Service Eployees Union Local 355 at Morton House in Barrie gave their bargaining team a 100 per cent strike mandate as the employer continues to refuse the workers’ modest requests. “It’s about the need for fair wages,” said bargaining team chair Steve Young. “We haven’t seen any significant wage increases…
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OPSEU members at Fred Victor deliver strong strike mandate
Toronto – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) working at Fred Victor have voted 88 per cent in favour of strike action if negotiations of a new contract fail. “This is a massive endorsement of the bargaining team,” said OPSEU Local 509 vice-president Marg Robinson of the strike vote results. “The members…
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Strike still looms for workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services, Scarborough
Scarborough – Today, workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services (SAFSS), Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 518 are bracing once again for a possible strike. They will be picketing for a second time outside of their head office, where their bargaining team continues negotiating a first contract with the employer. Date: Monday,…
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Strike deadline extended for workers at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services
Scarborough – After 14 hours at the negotiating table yesterday, the employer at Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services and Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 518 agreed to extend the strike deadline to 12:01 a.m., October 18. Negotiations resume October 17. Chair of the bargaining team and Local 518 president Valentina Khoudiakova is…
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Information Picket, OPSEU Local 518 – Strike Alert
Join members of OPSEU Local 518 at the head office of Settlement Assistance and Family Support Services (SAFSS). They are seeking a fair contract that values their important work. The agency provides a wide variety of services for recent immigrants, including language and skills development, information and orientation services, newcomer settlement programs, and programs for…
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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
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Letters to major financial institutions in the event of an MPAC strike
OPSEU First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida has written to all major banks and credit unions asking for their cooperation if OPSEU members at MPAC require assistance with loan payments in the event of a strike. You can download copies of the letters below. Members who require a temporary deferral of payments on loans should work…
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President Thomas’ letter to municipal representatives on MPAC strike deadline
Re: OPSEU members at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation could strike June 17 Dear John Smith: As you may know, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is currently in contract negotiations on behalf of some 1,400 employees at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). Since bargaining began six months ago, we have made some…
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First Vice-President/Treasurer’s letter to the IMA on conference registration deadline
Nancy McKerroll Office Administrator, Institute of Municipal Assessors 10720 Yonge St., Suite 206 Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 3C9 Re: Deadline extension for cancellation of registration at the IMA conference Dear Ms. McKerroll: I am writing with respect to a complication that has arisen in relation to members of my union, the Ontario Public Service Employees…
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Building Solidarity: Looking back on the CarePartners strike
Local 294 is marking a significant anniversary today. Six months ago, a strike launched by workers at CarePartners in Niagara Region and Norfolk County ended. CarePartners is a for-profit agency under contract to the area’s Community Care Access Centre, which gets its funding from the provincial government. The workers deliver in-home nursing services like dialysis,…
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MPAC bargaining team road show
Below you will find the dates and locations for information sessions to be given by MPAC bargaining team representatives. The information will be completed as it becomes available and updated as needed. May 2, 2016 Local 447, Pembroke 12 noon East Side Mario's 100 Pembroke Street East Local 409, Ottawa 4 p.m. 1420 Blair Place…
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OPSEU Local 472 delivers resounding strike vote
Renfrew – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union working at Community Living Renfrew County South have voted 89 per cent in favour of strike action if negotiations to land a first contract fail to produce a tentative deal. “Our members have spoken loud and clearly: they’re looking for results at the bargaining table,…
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OPSEU members at Community Living Newmarket/Aurora give bargaining team strong strike mandate
Newmarket/Aurora – Workers at Community Living Newmarket/Aurora have given their union bargaining team a 94 per cent strike mandate. The vote was held March 3. “Our members are speaking with one loud voice,” said Kelly Holmes, chair of the bargaining team for Local 386 of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. “We are frustrated with…
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OPSEU members at MPAC deliver 92 per cent strike mandate
Toronto – Unionized staff at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) are sending their bargaining team back into contract talks with a powerful strike vote in hand. In balloting yesterday, members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union voted 92 per cent in favour of strike action if negotiations fail to produce a fair collective…
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MPAC: ImpacT At The Table – March 2016 – MPAC members deliver 92 per cent strike vote
OPSEU members at MPAC gave solid backing to their bargaining team today with a 92 per cent vote in favour of a strike if necessary. “Now it’s time for the employer to table a serious offer on wages and withdraw its concession demands,” said David Lynch, chair of the OPSSEU bargaining team. “The vote shows how…
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Important information regarding the Sector 16-MPAC Feb. 29 strike vote
Help us change the Employer’s offer! We get one vote, one chance. Your bargaining team is asking for a strong strike mandate to force your employer to table a better offer. On February 29th give your bargaining team the power at the table to fight for you. Vote YES to support your team. Below are…
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Sector 16-MPAC Feb. 29 strike vote times and locations
Region 1 – London, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Goderich, Stratford, Chatham, Windsor, Sarnia Local: 105 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM 'Where Westmount Meets' – Community Room, Westmount Mall (Located across from administration office on west side of the mall), 785 Wonderland Road South, London Local: 121 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Libro Credit Union 74 Kingston St.…
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2013 Bargaining Strike Vote News Alert 8
LBED members deliver 95 per cent strike mandate By a margin of 95 per cent unionized employees of the Liquor Board of Ontario have voted in favour of strike action if contract negotiations with Crown retail giant break down. "That number should send a pretty powerful message to LCBO management that their own employees are…