OTTAWA – Corrections members from
across Ontario will converge in Ottawa tomorrow at a Liberal fundraiser
to protest recent actions and inactions by the McGuinty government that
are destroying labour relations in Correctional Services.
DATE: May 28,
2009
TIME: 4:30
p.m.
LOCATION: Ontario Liberal
Fundraiser, Crown Plaza
101 Lyon Street, Ottawa
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey)
Thomas wants the Premier to immediately intercede to come up with a
joint plan to deal with overcrowding, safety and issues affecting the
health of the staff on the front lines. “Representatives in the
Corrections Ministry appear to have little interest in addressing the
concerns of the people who actually run Corrections on a day-to-day
basis. We want to work co-operatively and come up with solutions to the
current problems.”
OPSEU Corrections Division Chair Eddy
Almeida says that the situation in Ontario corrections is reaching a
breaking point with respect to conditions.
“For years, the Ministry has been
packing more and more inmates into too little space, and expecting the
staff to cope with the extra work it takes to deal with this,” Almeida
said. “Further, they have been enacting policies aimed at making it
harder for staff to get time away from this stressful environment. This
has to stop, and the Premier must take the lead.”
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