DEC transfer to take place Labour Day weekend
The worst kept secret at MTO is out. Serco will be taking over effective Saturday, Aug.30 and will be delivering Driver Examination Services beginning Tuesday Sept. 2.
This confirms the rumours that we have been hearing for some time, that the transfer would take place on Labour Day weekend.
Due to the Conservative government’s discriminatory legislation, DEC staff will be stripped of their collective rights on the same weekend that workers all over Canada remember their struggle to achieve collective rights and celebrate their solidarity as working people.
This is one more proof that the Tory government has neither a heart nor a soul, and should be run out of office as soon as they find the guts to call an election. Shame!
Early surplus possible for education or new job
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has indicated that Driver Exam Centre (DEC) employees can access an early surplus for educational or employment reasons. Those who wish to do so should contact their management. Management will review these requests on a case by case basis. If DEC employees encounter any problems
with their request they are asked to contact Judith Marion, OPSEU Job Security, 1-800-268-7376 ext. 370 jmarion@opseu.org .
Minacs takes over call centres
As predicted by OPSEU in an earlier DEC Notes, the call centre work formerly done by MTO has been contracted out. SERCO has subcontracted this work to Minacs Worldwide Inc. The company pays about $11 per hour for a 30 hour a week job.
Minacs has made offers of employment to road test booking centre workers for jobs in Pickering.
Contact OPSEU
Organizing: Contact OPSEU at 1-800-268-7376. Organizers for the DEC campaign are Paul Dunseith at ext.355 pdunseith@opseu.org, Ed Ogibowski at ext. 362, Connie Huziak at ext. 327 and Stefan Michnowiec
at (416) 405-0050.
Your Job Security Officer is: Judith Marion, OPSEU x 370 jmarion@opseu.org
Your Reasonable Efforts Committee is: John O’Brien, Hm. (807)-628-8066; cell (807)-628-4364; jobrien2@tbaytel.net ; Gail Kreutzkamp home (519)-742-4017;
gailkreutzkamp@hotmail.com; Stephan Michnowiec, pager, 416-405-0050
Your MERC Team is: John O’Brien (as above), Serge Valcourt (705) 472-7900 x 6490, Robert Houston (519) 372-4045, Peggy Maybury (416) 235-4218. Or contact your Staff Representative or the steward in your workplace.
DEC Notes is published as a regular update for OPSEU staff in Driver Examiner Centres. More information on the government’s planned transfer of services can be viewed at:
http://www.opseu.org/campaign/mtooindex.htm on the OPSEU web site.
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