FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 22, 2006
Agreement reached for
superjail staff moving into the public service
PENETANGUISHENE – The union
representing employees at Canada’s only private adult jail has
reached an agreement with the Ontario government with respect
to how those employees will move into the public service this
November.
OPSEU President Leah Casselman
said that she is pleased that an agreement was reached and
hopes that the transition will be a smooth one.
“Our first concern was always
the members currently working at the facility,” Casselman
said. “There is still work to be done, but the major
transition issues have fortunately been dealt with.”
Details of the transition
agreement are not being released until meetings are held with
the employees next week.
“Our members have been through
a lot of uncertainty over the past five years, especially
since the announcement in April,” said Sean Wilson, President
of OPSEU Local 369 at the jail. “They deserve to get the
details of the agreement before it’s released to the public.”
Dates and times of the meetings
with superjail employees are still being scheduled.
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For further information:
Sean Wilson, (705) 321-9596
John Hanley, Local 369 (705) 549-1496
Don Ford, OPSEU Communications (416) 448-7442
