What we do
Draft Terms of Reference
According to the Committee’s Draft Terms of
Reference, some of the specific activities of the Committee
are:
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to identify needs within the
membership with respect to Human Rights issues and to
develop avenues to address those needs;
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to liaise with Executive Board
Members and provide recommendations with respect to policies
and procedures that will ensure equity and inclusiveness for
individuals in the workplace and union;
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to liaise with the Executive Board
Members and provide recommendations around human rights
issues as impacted by current public policy trends,
organizing and bargaining changes and issues;
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to liaise with the Executive Board
Members and provide recommendations around human rights
issues as impacted by current arbitration and legislative
changes;
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to develop resources that are
crucial to providing an increased awareness of human rights
issues, events, speakers, etc;
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to make available workshops,
presentations, educations, forums for discussion,
information as requested by provincial, regional and local
members;
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to support other Provincial
Committees and caucuses based on human rights issues and
perspectives but within their focus;
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to raise consciousness and
sensitivity around current issues affecting our members from
a human rights perspective through available media i.e. In
Solidarity, e-mail, educationals etc.
Strategic Planning
The Committee has identified five strategic
areas on which it will focus its education, collective
bargaining, organizing, and communications work in 2010 and
201. These five areas include:
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Closures of services and health care
restructuring
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Disability accommodation and attendance
management
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Social mapping and demographic changes
in OPSEU membership
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Living wages
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Bill 168 (Workplace Violence and
Bullying)
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