Liquor Board Acknowledgements

Over the past weeks the best of OPSEU was again in view. The work done by many OPSEU members and staff to support the new Liquor Board Employees Division during a brief 5 week period transformed this 5,400 member division into a force to be reckoned with.

This speedy transformation quickly put a lot of pressure onto their employer. The scope of the transformation pushed the LCBO towards settlement at the bargaining table. The result was a measure of this success as was the ratification vote that followed. The settlement provides a strong base from which we can build an even stronger division in the years to come.

Equally important is the energy and activism that has been injected by this process into the division. Over 30 member mobilizers worked throughout the province, gaining both experience and commitment through their face-to-face work with the membership. These efforts reached a peak during a strike preparation meeting on Sunday, July 24th when mobilizers joined selected local members, staff, and the RVPs to make final preparations.

Through the mobilization period many Division members took significant steps towards leadership. This will pay off in the months to come, as the Transition Committee works to complete the merger by building stronger locals.

OPSEU staff and members frequently come together to transform working lives across Ontario. This was another example. It was our most recent successful internal organizing campaign.

It is therefore important for OPSEU to acknowledge the members and staff that contributed to the effort. On behalf of both the Division and OPSEU as a whole thank you!

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Leah Casselman, President                          John Coones, Division Chair

Member Mobilizers
Mary Berry (Font Hill)
Eileen Allen (Welland)
Dan Rath (London)
Vanda Klumper (Stratford)
Denise Davis (Whitby)
Don Anderson (Mount Hope)
Ron Kennedy (Scarborough)
Roberto Ianni (Newmarket)
Paul Carrier (Ottawa)
Shelly Churchill (Brockville)
Lee Budd-Bagnato (Oakville)
Charlie More (Sudbury)
Jeri Carroll (Thunder Bay)
Mike Furey (Windsor)
Patricia Dollin (Bradford)
Wendy Guitard (North Bay)
Randy Lewis (Lindsay)
Rain Loftus (London)
Dan Hornablow (Kitchener)
Ann Ledwidge (Oshawa)
Tracy Vyfschaft (Pontypool)
Sean Spratt (Oakville)
Lola Franchi (Scarborough)
Gerry Chaykowsky (Tweed)
Nelson Ross (Ottawa)
Ron Brunette (Nepean)
Susan Lusty (Innisfil)
Marilyn Morrison (Sault Ste. Marie)
Sandy Hunter (Sault Ste Marie)
Rhonda Smith (Barrie)
Dora Robinson (Barrie)
Gilles Barbe (Coniston)
Grant Jennings (Huntsville)
Grant Pedneault (Fort Frances)
Norm Lamarche (Smooth Rock Falls)

OPS Mobilizer on Leave
Carl Mohan

Staff
Terry Moore
Myles Magner
Jan Borowy
Sarah Jordison
Pan Doig
Steve Saysell
Dave Loney
Jean Chaykowsky
Louise Woltman
Carol Whitehead
David Cox
Twila Marston
Gord Hamilton
Don Ford
Ed Brennan
Rita Guha (Temp Mob)
Jaclyn Proudfoot
Monty Mohammed
Tracy Danbrook
Joyce Martyn
Maria Wysocki
Mark Kotanen
Tom Tangie
Francis Rustia
Pat Honsberger
Tom Wood
Steve Nield
Filomena Lofranco
Richard Bradley
Heather Fathi
Lisa Gill
Tini Morrison
Rona Rigotti
David Jones
Nixon Bernardino
Lee Robinson
Tim Takacs

Officers and EBM
Nancy Pridham (mob.)
Ron Elliot
Terry Downey
John O'Brien
Jay Jackson
Doris Middleton
Bob Eaton
Sue Brown

Negotiating Committee
Jo Ann Fisher
Mike Sullivan
Joe Hollyman

 

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