Tag: Strike
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Front-line nurses, health workers in Owen Sound seeking city council’s support
Owen Sound – The striking Owen Sound Family Health Organization (OSFHO) workers and their supporters will be at Owen Sound City Council on Monday night, kicking off a week of intensive community outreach in their fight for quality public health care. “Privatized health care is hurting everybody in Owen Sound. And unless the community stands…
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Thomas: Owen Sound workers won’t be broken
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas tells The Owen Sound Sun Times that the owners of the Owen Sound Family Health Organization won’t be able to break the workers. “[The owners] are not interested in the deal and they’re going to try and break the union, break the workers. And if they finally figure out they can’t…
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Opposition health critic demands action on Owen Sound
Official Opposition health critic France Gélinas has added her voice to the growing demands that the government take steps to ensure that public health care is protected from the owners of family health clinics in the province. At Queen’s Park on July 19, Gélinas demanded accountability and transparency from the owners of the Owen Sound Family Health…
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Overpaid bean-counters should go, not nurses: OPSEU President Thomas
Owen Sound – After talks between OPSEU local 276 and the owners of the Owen Sound Family Health Organization broke down this week, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is suggesting that the owners cut from their own top ranks to find the extra cash they’re after. “It’s clear that the almighty dollar is their top priority…
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President Thomas to Health Minister: You must intervene in Owen Sound
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has sent this letter to Health Minister Christine Elliott urging her to intervene in the ongoing strike at the Owen Sound Family Health Organization. Hon. Christine Elliott Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Long-Term Care 80 Grosvenor St., 10th Floor Hepburn Block Toronto, ON, M7A 1R3 Email: christine.elliottco@pc.ola.org Dear…
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Owen Sound nursing cuts will hurt patients, says RPNAO
The CEO of the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario says patients will get lower quality care if the owners of the Owen Sound Family Health Organization go ahead with their scheme to eliminate all nursing positions, “They [patients] deserve access to nursing care,” said Dianne Martin in The Owen Sound Sun Times, adding that…
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Privatized health care a ‘dirty and dangerous gamble’: OPSEU President Thomas
Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is sounding the alarm about the growing number of red flags being raised about private clinics and says the provincial government should give them greater scrutiny. As striking OPSEU members at an Owen Sound clinic face an employer that is willing to eliminate their jobs to increase profit, media…
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Doctors at Owen Sound clinic punch drunk with greed: Thomas
Owen Sound – The appalling greed of the doctors who own the strikebound Family Health Organization has made it impossible to continue negotiations, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said Wednesday. Talks between striking OPSEU members and the doctors who own the Owen Sound clinic broke down Tuesday after the physicians said they want to lay…
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Thomas calls on Ford to intervene in health care strikes
Global News reports that Warren (Smokey) Thomas has called on Premier Doug Ford to take action with regards to the ongoing strikes of health care workers in Owen Sound and Thunder Bay. Thomas explains that the team is back at the bargaining table as of July 17: “We’re hoping that this added pressure in Owen…
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Taking the fight against ‘bad boss doctors’ to Queen’s Park
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and Unifor National President Jerry Dias joined front-line community health care workers from Owen Sound and Thunder Bay as they took their fight against “bad boss doctors” to Queen’s Park. “Doctors take an oath to do no harm, but the Owen Sound Family Health Organization (OSFHO) doctors aren’t living up…
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Ford must stop ‘bad boss’ doctors, say Presidents of OPSEU and Unifor
Toronto – In what they’re calling a major test of Doug Ford’s true commitment to “the little guy,” the presidents of OPSEU and Unifor are demanding that the new premier crack down on “bad boss” doctors. “Some doctors are bad bosses and that hurts the entire community,” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “Look at what’s…
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OPSEU demands Owen Sound doctors ‘stop playing games’
Owen Sound – After an embarrassing flop in court today, OPSEU is calling on a group of local doctors to stop playing games with legal stunts, and focus on preparing a fair wage offer. OPSEU scored a resounding victory when an Owen Sound judge didn’t rule on an injunction attempt by doctors who want to shut…
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Letter from RPN Occupational Division in support of Local 276 members
The OPSEU RPN Occupational Division sent the following letter of support to the members of Local 276, currently on strike in Owen Sound. July 13, 2018 Dear members of Local 276, As members of the OPSEU family, we must continue to support each other. Health care workers in our union family have a long history…
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Support Owen Sound strikers on social media
The members of OPSEU Local 276 are still on strike from the Owen Sound Family Health organization, but the pressure is building on the employer. A large rally this week showed the support the strikers enjoy, and a joint OPSEU / Unifor news conference set for Queen’s Park on Monday morning will put the issue…
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OPSEU, Unifor Presidents to demand that Ford deal with ‘bad boss’ doctors
Toronto – During a news conference on Monday, July 16, at 9:30 a.m., the Presidents of OPSEU and Unifor will jointly call on Premier Ford to ensure that fee increases he negotiates with Ontario doctors help improve the low pay and terrible working conditions faced by front-line workers in many community health clinics. What: Joint…
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Large rally helps push FHO doctors back to the table
According to reports on Bayshore Broadcasting and in the Owen Sound Sun Times, a large rally of support for the 30 OPSEU Local 276 members on strike from the Owen Sound Family Health Organization has helped bring the doctors who own the clinic back to the table. “We welcome a return to the table as…
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Huge crowd at Family Health strike rally
Owen Sound – OPSEU First Vice-President / Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida brought a message of gratitude and solidarity to the striking Owen Sound Family Health Organization (FHO) workers during a rally on July 11. “There is nothing greater than seeing a large group of workers coming together to support those who are standing up to a…
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Owen Sound doctors refuse to meet with OPSEU’s Almeida after rally
Owen Sound – Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida led a large rally earlier today of more than 100 supporters of Local 276 members who are on strike from the Owen Sound Family Health Organization (FHO). “These strikers are not alone in this fight – far from it,” said Almeida…
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Thomas links Owen Sound, Thunder Bay health strikes
The website Thunder Bay News Watch reports that OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is bringing the provincial government’s attention to labour disputes at Owen Sound Family Health Organization and the Port Arthur Health Centre. The website says: “OPSEU believes both disputes reflect poorly on doctors who are pursuing a fee increase from the province.” “The…
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OPSEU rallies with striking Unifor community health workers
Dozens of OPSEU members took part in a large solidarity rally in Thunder Bay in support of the roughly 65 community health workers on strike at the Port Arthur Health Centre. “As a union of front-line public service workers, we’re proud to stand with front-line public service workers in Unifor fighting for decent wages and…