Tag: Together To Win
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OPSEU members help lead Legal Aid rallies across province
OPSEU members from around the province took part in a day of action against the Ford government’s deep cuts to Legal Aid and legal clinics in Ontario. OPSEU members and people affected by the cuts sent a united message to Attorney-General Doug Downey demanding the reversal of cuts to Legal Aid. OPSEU President Warren (Smokey)…
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Public, workers join in province-wide Legal Aid, legal clinic rallies
When Legal Aid and legal clinic workers, lawyers, and even managers staged rallies and protests in communities across the province yesterday, the media was there. The actions were covered by a variety of outlets, including CityTV, CBC, Global News, the Law Times, the Windsor Star, the Cornwall Seaway News, the Sarnia Observer, and the Huffington Post.…
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Region 5, Come Alive: Historic Regional Gathering of Racialized Members
Stepping up to claim their rightful place in their workplace, union and community, nearly 30 racialized Local Presidents and highest ranking officers from Region 5 met at the Toronto Regional Office on Saturday, July 27. Happy to see this day arrive, Kola Iluyomade, Chair of the Region 5 Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) thanked the…
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OPSEU President condemns more ‘empty promises’ to families of children with autism
Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is glad to hear the Ford government promise to design and implement a “needs-based” autism services program, but he isn’t holding his breath that it will actually follow through. “From the moment he started campaigning, Doug Ford has made a lot of extravagant promises – no layoffs,…
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Day of Action: Stop Legal Aid Cuts!
On July 30, tell Attorney General Doug Downey and Doug Ford: Stop the cuts to Legal Aid and community legal clinics! Join the coalition of community members, frontline legal aid workers, and lawyers at protests and actions in communities across the province. Ford’s $300 million cuts to legal aid will hurt a huge number of…
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Peers Need Peers: Thunder Bay BBQ
Join OPSEU members in Thunder Bay for a lunch BBQ and raffle! All proceeds raised will go to Boots on the Ground peer-to-peer support program, which is working toward establishing a presence throughout northern Ontario to offer in-person peer support 24/7. Please click here to RSVP and share on Facebook! Date: July 25, 2019 Time: 11…
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Peers Need Peers: Dryden BBQ
Join OPSEU members in Dryden for a lunch BBQ and raffle! All proceeds raised will go to Boots on the Ground peer-to-peer support program, which is working toward establishing a presence throughout northern Ontario to offer in-person peer support 24/7. Please click here to RSVP and share on Facebook! Date: July 24, 2019 Time: 11 a.m.…
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Peers Need Peers: Kenora BBQ
Join OPSEU members in Kenora for a lunch BBQ and raffle! All proceeds raised will go to Boots on the Ground peer-to-peer support program, which is working toward establishing a presence throughout northern Ontario to offer in-person peer support 24/7. Please click here to RSVP and share on Facebook! Date: July 23, 2019 Time: 11…
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Peers Need Peers: Fort Frances BBQ
Join OPSEU members in Fort Frances for a lunch BBQ and raffle! All proceeds raised will go to Boots on the Ground peer-to-peer support program, which is working toward establishing a presence throughout northern Ontario to offer in-person peer support 24/7. Please click here to RSVP and share on Facebook! Date: July 22, 2019 Time:…
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The Doug Downey Welcoming Committee
The Ford government’s funding cuts to Legal Aid Ontario has made it more difficult for Ontarians injured on the job to seek compensation and justice. OPSEU members will be joining the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Group (ONIWG) and the Barrie District Injured Worker Group for a “teach-in” outside of Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey’s…
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On PTSD Awareness Day, a demand for basic fairness
For years, OPSEU and OPSEU members have been fighting to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recognized as a serious problem in workplace mental health and safety, particularly for frontline workers. We’re proud to say the pressure is working. Some frontline workers – including paramedics, correctional workers, probation and parole officers, police, and firefighters – are…
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State of the Province Rally
Feeling (Tory) blue over the Ford government’s wide-spread and devastating cuts that are decimating Ontario’s public services? Ontario Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy and Bay of Quinte MPP Todd Smith will be speaking to local businesses about their government’s “accomplishments.” Join us in telling them how you feel about Doug Ford’s destructive and irresponsible agenda.…
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OPSEU President: No surprise the ombudsman was crushed by complaints on cannabis, autism, jails
Toronto– OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says he’s not the least bit surprised that complaints to the province’s ombudsman have jumped by 30 per cent since the Ford government came to power. “When you govern with cuts and chaos, people get hurt,” said Thomas. “People are in pain. People need help. And people have learned…
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OPSEU offers to pay ‘ridiculous’ chalk message fine
CTV News is reporting on OPSEU’s offer to pay the “ridiculous” $1,400 bill sent to a 15-year-old activist who wrote a protest message in chalk on the Queen’s Park parking lot. “What knucklehead came up with a bill of $1,444.51 for a cleanup? Come on, a couple of buckets of water or a half decent…