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May 10, 2012 OPSEU Local 511 at Surrey Place Centre
reached a tentative agreement with their employer on Friday, May 4. The
bargaining team is recommending acceptance of the Memorandum of Settlement.
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April 17, 2012 Late in the evening of April 16, Reena
employers and staff reached a tentative agreement during mediation. A
ratification vote is thus being held tomorrow, just days prior to an April 24
strike deadline. more…
April 13, 2012 Developmental services staff at Reena are
facing mediation and a potential strike after requesting a no board report on
April 7th. more…
April 4, 2012 The OPSEU Local 597 bargaining team
reached a tentative agreement with Montage Support Services in Toronto late in
the evening on Friday, March 30, which 87 per cent of members ratified on
Sunday, April 1.
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March 7, 2012
Workers at Elmira District Community Living have rejected the employer's final
offer, and are asking the community to support them at an information picket on
Thursday, March 8 at 4 p.m. more…
March 6, 2012 The Ministry of Community and Social
Services has advised Ontario’s developmental services agencies that it is
committed to funding educational stipends for workers.
Agencies use educational stipends to reduce developmental services contract
value .
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February 28, 2012
Developmental Services workers from Community Living Tillsonburg
are holding an information picket on Tuesday, February 28.
Calling for proper funding, workers are protesting cuts to the
services so many vulnerable people depend on.
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February 15, 2012 Members of OPSEU Local
253 have voted to endorse their demands at the bargaining table by providing
their bargaining team with an 82 per cent strike mandate.
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February 15, 2012 Despite a seven week strike in 2007 and
recent lay-off announcements in neighboring communities, an overwhelming
majority of Middlesex Community Living workers voted in favour of a strike on
Monday, February 13. more...
February
3, 2012 Developmental Services workers from OPSEU Local 358 at Community
Living Peterborough ratified a new four-year agreement on Monday, January 30.
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January 19, 2012 OPSEU workers at MukiBaum are pleased
with the recent negotiations with their employer. Please consider purchasing
tickets for the Dr. Oz Show and support MukiBaum Treatment Centres for children
and adults with complex disabilities.
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January 18, 2012
January 19 marks the sixth annual Developmental Services Worker Appreciation Day.
Communities across Ontario are highlighting the need to “Stand-up for Developmental
Services” as we face the threat of serious cuts in 2012.
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January 10, 2012 Developmental services workers at Reena have shown strong support for their bargaining
team with a 93.2% vote in favour of taking strike action if the employer fails to bring a fair offer to the table.
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January 9, 2012 Developmental services workers at Community Living London are
holding an information picket on Tuesday morning outside the Ministry of Community and Social Services to protest layoffs
of seven staff.
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December 23, 2011 Developmental Services workers from
OPSEU Local 573 at Muki Baum Asssociation for the Rehabilitation of the
Multi-handicapped ratified a new collective agreement on December 20.
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December 22, 2011 OPSEU Local 380 at
Community Living Huntsville (CLH) has reached a tentative
agreement, narrowly avoiding a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on
December 22
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December 20, 2011 OPSEU Local 5102 developmental services
workers at Surex Community Services have reached a tentative agreement just over
a day before a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m., December 22..
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December 20, 2011 OPSEU Local 5102 developmental services workers at Surex Community Services are holding a rally on
December 21 as a strike deadline of 21:01 am, December 22, approaches.
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December 16, 2011 Developmental Services workers from OPSEU Local 573
at Muki Baum Association for the Rehabilitation of the Multi-handicapped have reached a tentative agreement with their employer.
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December 12, 2011 Workers at Community Living Wallaceburg are hoping today’s
information picket gains them some public support.
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November 29, 2011 Pattern Bargaining Newsletter: Thousands of developmental services workers across Ontario will be recognized for the important work that they do in our communities on January 19, 2012
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November 10, 2011 Community Living Huronia workers
in Midland voted 92% in favour of a strike on Monday, November 7. Conciliation
is scheduled for December 5, 2011.
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October 17, 2011 Pattern Bargaining Update: Now is
the time for developmental services workers across the province to bargain
agreements that put an end to high job turnover, that recognize the rights of
part-time workers, and defend decent jobs for all. Send a clear signal and let
the employer know that you expect no less than the pattern deal!
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September 24, 2011 More than four hundred
Developmental Services workers in Thunder Bay reached a last-minute settlement
in negotiations with Community Living Thunder Bay (CLTB) and Avenue ll Community
Program Services on Friday evening, narrowly averting a 12:01 a.m. strike
deadline on Sunday, September 25.
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September 22, 2011 The members from Community Living
Thunder Bay (CLTB), Local 740 and Avenue II Community Program Services, Local
738 headed to the Thunder Bay Labour Centre today to get their picket signs
ready. more...
September 16, 2011 Workers from Community Living Thunder
Bay Local 740 and Avenue 11 Community Program Services, Local 738 voted 96 and
94 per cent, respectively, in favour of strike action if the employer won’t
offer a fair contract.
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July 19, 2011 The members of OPSEU Local 473 have voted to endorse their demands at the bargaining table
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June 23, 2011 Close to 50 units are currently in
bargaining and positioning themselves to file for conciliation. Job security
language that deals with potential agency mergers is key to this action.
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May 27, 2011 Windsor OPSEU Developmental Services
workers will be holding an information picket at Minister of Finance, Dwight
Duncan’s constituency office on Saturday, May 28. The picket highlights the need
for immediate funding to avoid long-term service cuts and increased waitlists.
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April 27, 2011 The developmental services central
bargaining team met with representatives from the Ministry of Labour, the
Ministry of Community and Social Services, employer groups and CUPE on Tuesday,
April 26.
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April 7, 2011 The 2011 Provincial Budget fails to
recognize the urgent needs of this chronically under-funded sector. Send a
letter to Minister Dwight Duncan today, and demand that he invest in
developmental services .
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March 22, 2011 Central Bargaining talks broke off last
week at the Developmental Services Provincial Discussion Table.
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Bargaining News
January 18, 2010 Issue 1 This is an exciting time for the
Developmental Services sector. The Union is starting its preparations for
bargaining the first ever centrally negotiated agreement in Developmental
Services. This historic achievement has been 20 years in the making.
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On
January 19, 2011, join the
province-wide celebrations to recognize the work that we do.
We celebrate the dedicated, skilled workers who support
people with disabilities across the province.
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