January 19, 2012 Developmental Services workers from Community Living London are holding an information picket at the office of John Milloy, Minister of Community and Social Services on Friday, January 20  more...

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. more..

December 13, 2011 Workers from Montage Support Services Local 597 voted 100 percent in favour of strike action if the employer refuses to offer a fair contract at the bargaining table.. more..

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.   more...

August 19, 2011  Armed with flags, megaphones, flyers and picket signs, more than 100 OPSEU activists and their supporters held an information picket outside a Bay Street Liberal fundraiser on August 18.   more...

August 18, 2011  OPSEU Developmental Services workers and their supporters will be holding an information picket outside the National Club to protest lack of sector funding.  more...

July 7, 2011  The Gananoque and District Association for Community Living held an information picket here Tuesday morning. The picket was part of a province wide picket being held by the 400 Community Living groups in Ontario.  more...

July 7, 2011  Carrying placards calling on the province to "fix provincial wage gaps" and "start centralized bargaining," 16 developmental services workers with Community Living Campbellford-Brighton took to the street in Campbellford Tuesday to raise the public's awareness of "longstanding wage inequities" in the developmental services sector.  more...

July 6, 2011  Same issue, different election. Members of OPSEU Developmental Services workers from Local 473: Madawaska Valley Association for Community Living held a brief information picket in Pembroke Tuesday to bring attention to a lack of provincial funding to this sector.  more...

July 5, 2011  The developmental service workers set up an information picket to protest negotiations that have broken down with the province. Union representatives say quite often they are the only voice for the developmentally challenged individuals they take care of. Newswatch's Darryn Davis has more in this report.  more...

May 30, 2011  More than 125 caregivers for people with developmental disabilities protested outside Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan's Windsor constituency office on Saturday as part of a push for more funding.  more...

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.  more...

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. . more...

April 15, 2011 OPSEU developmental service workers are holding information “Block Walks” outside of workplaces across Ontario from April 15 to April 22. The walks highlight the need for immediate funding to avoid long-term service cuts and increased waitlists. . more...

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 . more...

March 22, 2011 Central Bargaining talks broke off last week at the Developmental Services Provincial Discussion Table.  more...

Central Bargaining News

January 18, 2011 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. More…