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ISSUE 1 , April 2009 

Representatives of the 12 Ontario Public Health Laboratories of the OAHPP met on Feb. 7, 2009 for our provincial demand setting meeting and to elect our bargaining team.

Team training was completed on Feb. 23.

Your bargaining team has completed two caucus sessions, on March 9-13 and March 30-Apr. 2 to review the OPS Collective Agreement (expiring December 2008) to prepare a new collective agreement that reflects the new structure and incorporates the demands finalized at the provincial demand setting meeting.

We want to assure you that we are representing ALL of the members, not just the Technologists and Lab Assistants and are committed to get a good and fair agreement for all.

WE ARE GOING TO THE BARGAINING TABLE ON APRIL 28-30.

We will continue to update you on developments in bargaining.  Check out the OPSEU website at www.opseu.org/bps/health/cbs.

DID YOU KNOW?

Your working terms and conditions were frozen as of December 15, 2008.   Please check the OPS agreement expiring December 2008 for details.

Your benefits package can be found in “A Guide to Your Benefits” (May 2006) on the OPSEU website at www.opseu.org/ops/benefits and click on “OPS Benefits Booklet”.  This booklet contains all of your benefit package as well as the so-called “liberalizations”.

In solidarity,

Your Bargaining Team

Dean Wiley (Chair)

Sabrina Young (Vice Chair)

Ellen Goslin

Nino Lombardi

Mary Morrison