OPSEU, MTO agree on Regular Part Time recognition OPSEU and the Ministry of Transportation reached an agreement on Friday, March 21 to recognize ten “Regular Part Time” classified employees in Driver Examination as “Full Time Classified” employees. The ten employees’ “opt
out” severance packages will be dramatically increased as a result.
Conversions outstanding
There are 54 remaining conversion disputes under the Conversion Award and Settlement. Half (27) of those are for members who were converted under the settlement, but have not yet been given an election (choice to opt in and go with the new employer). The majority of the other disputes are about whether unclassified
employees with part-time contracts have the required full-time hours in Article 31.15 to convert. We are working on the disputes and expect them all to be completed by the end of April.
OPSEU wins first round
OPSEU won the first round on the policy grievance which demands that employees who made their election in 2001 should get a chance to make a new choice. The Employer tried to knock the grievance out by arguing that the “re-election” issue had been traded away in the conversion settlement, but the Grievance Settlement
Board ruled that the Union had done no such thing, and the grievance can go ahead. Any outstanding individual grievances from the DECs are being identified and scheduled for mediation and arbitration as soon as possible.
Do you have questions or concerns about the planned transfer of services to Serco DES? OPSEU members at Driver Examination Centres can call Paul Dunseith, MTO organizer for OPSEU, at 1-800-268-7376 ext 355 or e-mail Paul at pdunseith@opseu.org with
questions. If Paul doesn’t know the answer, he’ll find out and get back to you quickly.
Pension questions? For those attending the OPSEU Convention, there will be a special session April 3, 5:30-8:30 in Conference Room E, about your pension benefits, rights and entitlements during the transfer. Watch this publication for details of upcoming meetings in your Region.
Organizing: Contact OPSEU at 1-800-268-7376. Organizers for the DEC campaign are Paul Dunseith at ext.355, Ed Ogibowski at ext. 362 and Connie Huziak at ext. 327.
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
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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Leah Casselman, President
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