
OPSEU CENSUS
Be heard and counted now!
November 12, 2009 OPSEU Members
Mansa Trotman and Brenda Sinclair have already filled out their Census
and encourage you to do the same. more…
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CHILDRENS AID SOCIETIES & CHILD TREATMENT SECTOR
OPSEU members mark National Child
Day
November 20, 2009, OPSEU members called for
sustainable funding for children’s aid and children’s mental health as they
marked National Child Day in their workplaces and communities
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PART-TIME COLLEGE WORKERS
Democracy Denied: The Ontario College Vote Edition
November 19, 2009 FutureTube: Newest videos in
support of the college part-time employees vote.
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NEWS RELEASE
Time running out to fix problems at youth superjail
November 19, 2009 Staff working in
Ontario’s newest facility for young offenders warn that immediate steps need
to be taken to address escalating problems at Roy McMurtry Youth Centre.
more… Union-management ‘Blue Ribbon’ day warns of crisis in children’s
services
November 17, 2009 In advance of National Child Day
this Friday, union and management at children’s aid societies and children’s
mental health agencies warn that vulnerable children are at risk due to
provincial government indifference.
more... CAAT A
Task force report key to quality college education
November 18, 2009 Negotiation News Issue 9:
The principal and consistent theme of the Report of the Workload Task Force is
that Ontario College workload assignment and general educational practices
should resemble those found in Ontario universities.
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SOCIAL SERVICES - CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETIES
Funding Crisis in Child Treatment and CAS
November 17, 2009 CASenotes - A Newsletter for
OPSEU Members in Children’s Aid Societies: The provincial
government’s refusal to sufficiently fund children’s aid and children’s
mental health services has created a crisis and at-risk children and
youth are paying the price.
more… ATTORNEY GENERAL
Court Reporters GSB Update
November 17, 2009 The parties returned to the GSB on
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 to continue our discussions regarding court
reporting. more…
NOTICES
In memory of Ev Sammons
November 16, 2009 OPSEU
mourns the loss of Ev Sammons, former 1st Vice-President/Treasurer, who
passed away on October 30, 2009.
more…
Form
a circle of hope around
the Sri Lanka consulate
November 16, 2009 Around the world, events are being
held on November 21 to demand that the Sri Lankan government free displaced
persons being held in detention camps.
more…
CAAT A
Management breaks off talks
November 14, 2009 Negotiation News Issue 8:
Management has abruptly broken off negotiations. They have refused the Union’s
offer to continue negotiations and unilaterally imposed new terms and conditions
of employment on faculty.
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NEWS RELEASE
'Union busting at its worst'
November 12, 2009 CAAT-A negotiating team outraged by
college management's refusal to negotiate in good faith and the unheard of
unilateral imposition of arbitrary terms and conditions
more... TEAM OPSEU
Join us for the 2009 Region 4
Hockey Event
November
12, 2009 OPSEU members, family and friends can receive special discounts
to see the Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes on December 12, 2009 in
Ottawa. more… MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION
Local 439 reaches agreement
November 12, 2009 Local 439 Newsletter The
members of OPSEU Local 439 have obtained an agreement regarding Human
Resources Labour Adjustment Plan Arbitration.
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NOTICES
OPSEU
Remembers
November 12, 2009 OPSEU locals in St. Thomas
participate in local Remembrance Day ceremonies.
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PUBLICATIONS
OPSEU Census groundbreaking for OPSEU
November 10, 2009 In Solidarity -The
newsletter for OPSEU Stewards and Activists Fall 2009.
more… NEWS RELEASE
CAAT-A aims for settlement as bargaining resumes
November 9, 2009 A contract agreement
is possible for community college faculty but only if the
employer gets serious about academic freedom, wages and
quality of education
more... OPSEU files Charter challenge for thousands of public sector
workers
November 6, 2009 OPSEU is filing a
challenge Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms over
provisions in the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act (CECBA)
which makes it illegal for workers to get a binding decision on
disputes over job classification.
more… PUBLIC SERVICES, JOBS, AND THE
PROVINCIAL DEFICIT
Should public employees have to pay a special price just for
working in the public sector?
November 6, 2009 NUPGE's Larry Brown says tax
cuts benefitting mainly the wealthy are the cause of current
government deficits and it will be unfair and damaging to the
economy if public sector workers become scapegoats and are forced
to pay the price in lost jobs and pay cuts
more….
NEWS RELEASE
OHA threats counterproductive in wake of arbitration decision
November 5, 2009 The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA)
is threatening more cuts to hospitals and creating a chill in labour
relations in the wake of a recent arbitration decision, says the Ontario
Public Service Employees Union.
more... HOSPITAL PROFESSIONALS DIVISION
Details of Board’s Award released
November 5, 2009 Hospital Professionals At the
Table: Issue 5 IThe Board has awarded HPD members a wage settlement
that closely matches that which Ontario nurses settled for in their last
contract.
more... Arbitration board releases HPD award
November 4, 2009 An Arbitration Board led by Owen
Gray today released its award in the matter between 44 Ontario hospitals and
OPSEU members in its Hospital Professionals Division
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
H1N1 Influenza - OPSEU Members Ask Questions
November 4, 2009 H1N1 influenza is now
circulating everywhere throughout the province and is affecting many OPSEU
members where they work, at home and in the community. Many members are turning
to their union
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HEALTH CARE DIVISIONAL COUNCIL
OPSEU launches “Avoiding Zero” campaign for hospitals
November 4, 2009 OPSEU is launching a campaign to
urge the McGuinty government not to freeze hospital funding next year.
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MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION
A cry for help…but is Ontario listening?
November 4, 2009 OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas offers
a solution to the ill planned transfer of services from the
Brockville Mental Health Centre, and the maintenance of quality
jobs, and services in Brockville
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ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE: MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
Working for fairness for Court Reporters!
November 3, 2009 OPSEU continues to fight to keep
production of transcript work within the bargaining unit. Please ignore
the latest communication from the employer.
more… NEWEST MEMBERS
OPSEU Grows again!
November 3, 2009 OPSEU welcomes our 60
newest members at Bruce Peninsula Association for Community
Living. more…
CAAT A
Report on bargaining
November 2, 2009 Negotiations News Issue 7:
The bargaining teams met October 21-23. In an effort to move talks along,
the Union bargaining team withdrew 17 previously tabled demands and made 11
substantive amendments to other demands. Nothing worked.
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ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE: MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES
Anti Discrimination and Systemic Change Committee (ADSC) work ongoing
November 2, 2009 MERC Report MCYS - News from your
MCYS Teams. more…
PART-TIME COLLEGE WORKERS
Historic vote wraps up
October 30, 2009 The Part-Time Times:
Oct. 27 was the final day of an historic vote for part-time
support staff at all 24 Ontario community colleges
more... NEWS RELEASE
Immunize our front-line corrections staff, OPSEU tells McGuinty
October 30, 2009 Staff working in Ontario’s
correctional facilities should be a priority for H1N1 immunization, says the
Ontario Public Service Employees Union.
more… LONG TERM CARE
Our Struggle Continues
October 28, 2009 The struggle continues
as we await answers from consultations on the proposal for the
new Long Term Care Homes Act,
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LIQUOR BOARD EMPLOYEES DIVISION
Negotiating team and mobilizers review
2009
bargaining round
October 28, 2009 Echo Issue 29
Achievements gained and challenges ahead marked the outcome of a
special one-day meeting
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GOOD TAXES
Canada needs tax fairness -- not the HST
October 27, 2009 We're long overdue for serious
tax reform in this country, says the president of the National Union of
Public and General Employees, but the new unfair Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
is not what most of us had in mind.
more... NEWS RELEASE
“Keep your promises,” say laid-off workers: Ontario’s Second Career
training program in doubt
October 27, 2009 OPSEU President Warren (Smokey)
Thomas will join private sector unions as well as laid off workers to call
on the provincial and federal governments to keep their word and to ensure
that those who were promised training get it.
more…
PUBLICATIONS
Our
Ontario
Fall 2009 Issue.
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NOTICE
Your
home in OPSEU
updated!
Your home in OPSEU, the popular
user's guide to the union, has been revised, expanded, and updated with
new information on OPSEU locals, sectors, regions, committees, and
more...
OPSEU ENTERPRISES
Toronto Raptors and Team OPSEU Support
the Live And Let Live Fund
This basketball season, the Toronto
Raptors have arranged discounted tickets for a number of selected games for
OPSEU members, staff and family. more… MEMBER EDUCATION
New Presidents Orientation This December
The two-day orientation for new
local presidents is scheduled for December 2009
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AMBULANCE
DIVISION
Simcoe County Paramedics Petition Campaign
As a result of
divestment in the late 1990s, Simcoe County
paramedics have lost years of pensionable service.
Join their petition campaign today!
more… BROADER PUBLIC SECTOR
BPS Conference materials now available
This year’s BPS Conference will be held on
November 26, 27 and 28, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel in
Toronto. The theme for the conference is Developing, Networking
and Advocating in our communities. Registration packages and
conference details now available online.
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CHILD TREATMENT SECTOR
Join the ‘Kids Matter’ Campaign!
Send an e-mail to Premier Dalton McGuinty and Deb Matthews, Minister of Children and Youth Services.
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