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2001 [ January 11, 2001: Syl Apps workers vote to keep OPSEU ] [ January 15, 2001:“Buzzards picking sun-bleached bones” ] [ January 16, 2001: "Road user safety" bill leads to an ugly future ] [ February 2, 2001: Ottawa-Carleton paramedics choose OPSEU ] [ February 13, 2001: Private roads lead to disaster ] [ February 15, 2001: No Canadian companies will run Penetang superjail, OPSEU learns ] [ February 19, 2001: Kids remain at risk, study shows ] [ February 28, 2001: Union invites Minister to join Corrections task force into jail conditions ] [ February 28, 2001:Letter to Norm Sterling from Leah Casselman ] [ February 28, 2001: Remarks by Len Hupet at News Conference ] [ March 9, 2001: OPSEU offers $500,000 to MUSA strikers ] [ March 9, 2001: Thank you letter ] [ March 13, 2001: Kingston workers choose OPSEU ] [ March 21, 2001: Casselman slams “Social Contract Two” ] [ March 22, 2001: A proper system would catch local problems: OPSEU ] [ April 12, 2001: Sharp rise in sick time caused by Tory policies, corrections survey shows ] [ Apri 17, 2001: Women and unions launch second charter challenge against Ontario government ] [ Apri 19, 2001: Throne Speech: “The punishment will continue until morale improves” ] [ Apri 19, 2001: Throne Speech ] [ Apri 20, 2001: OPSEU the choice of medical professionals in Hamilton ] [ Apri 25, 2001: Private jails now opposed by 200 Municipalities ] [ Apri 26, 2001: Hospital health care workers choose OPSEU ] [ Apr 30, 2001: Public Service Act changes ‘create a crisis’ ] [ April 3, 2001: Casselman faces challengers ] [ April 6, 2001: Casselman elected to fourth term as OPSEU president ] [ May 5, 2001:Privatization of superjail “a dark day for Ontario” - OPSEU ] [ May 8, 2001: 155 new staff needed to go along with Tory water plan ] [ May 9, 2001: Accountability evaporates as Flaherty hands over the reins of government ] [ May 9, 2001: Environment funding falls short: OPSEUt ] [ May 9, 2001: Higher education funding hike "insufficient and disappointing": Casselman ] [ May 10, 2001: Staff at Young Offender facility deliver 99 per cent strike vote ] [ May 14, 2001: MoE staff assess Ministry and find it wanting ] [ May 14, 2001: “A watchdog in every workplace”: Bill 25 should enact whistleblower protection, union says ] [ May 14, 2001: Bill 25: accountability lost as Cabinet powers handed off to private sector ] [ May 16, 2001: OPPA stands for “Ontario Political Payoff Act”: Casselman ] [ May 24, 2001: OPSEU wins VON vote ] [ May 25, 2001: Labour Board certifies OPSEU for Hamilton ambulance paramedics ] [ May 28, 2001: MEDIA ADVISORY Protest demands public hearings on Bill 25 ] [ May 30, 2001: Tory accountability talk “a joke and a lie,” public service union president says ] [ June 11, 2001: Proposed law will hurt paramedical services ] [ June 12, 2001: Homes First workers rally Wednesday, June 13 ] [ June 13, 2001: Union calls for integrated home care system ] [ June 15, 2001: ‘Mega-Tribunal’ is dead ] [ June 202001: Simcoe County Paramedics Vote OPSEU ] [ June 20 2001: Strike averted at Homes First ] [ June 22 2001: Privatization a step toward corruption ] [ June 25, 2001: Corrections lockout could pose public threat, OPSEU warns ] [ June 26, 2001: Ambulance paramedics ratify 24.65% increase ] [ June 26, 2001: CCAC staff welcome review ] [ June 27, 2001: Work overload at CAS putting children at risk, union warns ] [ June 27, 2001: OPSEU president Leah Casselman to join locked out correctional workers ] [ June 6, 2001: Disgruntled OPAC staff take on restructuring ] [ June 7, 2001: Notice of Media Conference Bill 58 Threatens Public Safety ] [ July 4, 2001: OPSEU to Ministry of Natural Resources: Work with us to solve systemic problem ] [ July 6, 2001: OPSEU president Leah Casselman to join correctional workers as lock out enters third week ] [ July 10, 2001: Union to file charges as therapists laid off ] [ July 10, 2001: Ryerson support staff rally to assist contract talks ] [ July 31, 2001: Privatized air ambulance will "Walkertonize" the skies, OPSEU says ] [ August 9, 2001: Therapists to launch petition campaign ] [ August 10, 2001: Locked out correctional workers to protest ] [ August 10, 2001 : Union Votes 89% in favour of Strike Actions ] [ August 15, 2001 : Members reject tentative agreement with Canadian Blood Services ] [ August 22, 2001 : Two sides to meet in Canadian Blood Services strike ] [ August 23, 2001 : Strikers ratify contract at Canadian Blood Services in Hamilton ] [ Sept. 2, 2001 : Tentative agreement for college faculty ] [ Sept. 6, 2001 : Workers walk out of courthouse over bad air ] [ Sept. 7, 2001 : Mouldy courthouse to close ] [ Sept24, 2001 : Probation & parole officers protest public safety crisis in community corrections ] [ Sept 27, 2001 : Concerned Walkerton Citizen is keynote speaker at Public Service Fair ] [ Oct. 4, 2001: Court awards severance pay to former OPS employees in Brockville, Hamilton ] [ Oct. 5 2001: Closing of Collège des Grands Lacs should be stopped ] [ Oct. 9 2001: Premier should condemn "ethnic profiling," OPSEU says ] [ Oct. 9 2001: Sudbury loses air ambulance service for 13 hours in first week of private operation ] [ Oct. 11 2001: OPSEU calls for forensic audit of Accenture contract ] [ Oct. 16 2001: Harris a formidable adversary: Casselman ] [ Oct. 17 2001: Ontario responds to bioterrorism by laying off top biohazard scientists ] [ Oct. 19 2001: Public lab workers rally for public safety ] [ Oct. 19 2001: OPSEU asks for a court injunction to keep Collège des Grands Lacs open ] [ Oct. 19 2001: Red tape hurting children: CAS workers ] [ Oct. 19 2001: Government fails to protect mail workers, OPSEU says ] [ Oct. 25 2001: Victory for Union: College to stay open ] [ Oct. 25 2001: Hampton to speak as Lab Technologists rally for respect ] [ Oct. 2, 2001 : Drive to Privatize could be Hazardous, warns Casselman ] [ Oct. 2, 2001 : Casselman to Clement: Tell College of Respiratory Therapists to back down ] [ Oct. 30 2001:Anti-terrorism law could mean surveillance of union activities ] [ November 6 2001:Correctional officers refuse to work due to supervisor threats ] [ November 6 2001: Conservatives ignoring lesson of Walkerton and Sept. 11: Reinvest don’t cut ] [ November 7 2001: Locked out correctional officers to rally in Toronto ] [ November 22 2001: Nobody home at 911 ] [ November 28, 2001: Locked out correctional workers to protest at Kennedy House head office ] [ November 29, 2001: Auditor’s report echoes union critique ] [ Dec 5, 2001: Court decision leaves many questions unanswered ] [ Dec 7, 2001: Privately owned hospitals will be costly in the long run - OPSEU ] [ Dec 12, 2001: City’s union meddling costly and dangerous for Hamilton ] [ Dec 17, 2001: Public employees negotiate to rebuild the Ontario Public Service ] Return to Main News Page
2001
[ January 11, 2001: Syl Apps workers vote to keep OPSEU ] [ January 15, 2001:“Buzzards picking sun-bleached bones” ] [ January 16, 2001: "Road user safety" bill leads to an ugly future ] [ February 2, 2001: Ottawa-Carleton paramedics choose OPSEU ] [ February 13, 2001: Private roads lead to disaster ] [ February 15, 2001: No Canadian companies will run Penetang superjail, OPSEU learns ] [ February 19, 2001: Kids remain at risk, study shows ] [ February 28, 2001: Union invites Minister to join Corrections task force into jail conditions ] [ February 28, 2001:Letter to Norm Sterling from Leah Casselman ] [ February 28, 2001: Remarks by Len Hupet at News Conference ] [ March 9, 2001: OPSEU offers $500,000 to MUSA strikers ] [ March 9, 2001: Thank you letter ] [ March 13, 2001: Kingston workers choose OPSEU ] [ March 21, 2001: Casselman slams “Social Contract Two” ] [ March 22, 2001: A proper system would catch local problems: OPSEU ] [ April 12, 2001: Sharp rise in sick time caused by Tory policies, corrections survey shows ] [ Apri 17, 2001: Women and unions launch second charter challenge against Ontario government ] [ Apri 19, 2001: Throne Speech: “The punishment will continue until morale improves” ] [ Apri 19, 2001: Throne Speech ] [ Apri 20, 2001: OPSEU the choice of medical professionals in Hamilton ] [ Apri 25, 2001: Private jails now opposed by 200 Municipalities ] [ Apri 26, 2001: Hospital health care workers choose OPSEU ] [ Apr 30, 2001: Public Service Act changes ‘create a crisis’ ] [ April 3, 2001: Casselman faces challengers ] [ April 6, 2001: Casselman elected to fourth term as OPSEU president ] [ May 5, 2001:Privatization of superjail “a dark day for Ontario” - OPSEU ] [ May 8, 2001: 155 new staff needed to go along with Tory water plan ] [ May 9, 2001: Accountability evaporates as Flaherty hands over the reins of government ] [ May 9, 2001: Environment funding falls short: OPSEUt ] [ May 9, 2001: Higher education funding hike "insufficient and disappointing": Casselman ] [ May 10, 2001: Staff at Young Offender facility deliver 99 per cent strike vote ] [ May 14, 2001: MoE staff assess Ministry and find it wanting ] [ May 14, 2001: “A watchdog in every workplace”: Bill 25 should enact whistleblower protection, union says ] [ May 14, 2001: Bill 25: accountability lost as Cabinet powers handed off to private sector ] [ May 16, 2001: OPPA stands for “Ontario Political Payoff Act”: Casselman ] [ May 24, 2001: OPSEU wins VON vote ] [ May 25, 2001: Labour Board certifies OPSEU for Hamilton ambulance paramedics ] [ May 28, 2001: MEDIA ADVISORY Protest demands public hearings on Bill 25 ] [ May 30, 2001: Tory accountability talk “a joke and a lie,” public service union president says ] [ June 11, 2001: Proposed law will hurt paramedical services ] [ June 12, 2001: Homes First workers rally Wednesday, June 13 ] [ June 13, 2001: Union calls for integrated home care system ] [ June 15, 2001: ‘Mega-Tribunal’ is dead ] [ June 202001: Simcoe County Paramedics Vote OPSEU ] [ June 20 2001: Strike averted at Homes First ] [ June 22 2001: Privatization a step toward corruption ] [ June 25, 2001: Corrections lockout could pose public threat, OPSEU warns ] [ June 26, 2001: Ambulance paramedics ratify 24.65% increase ] [ June 26, 2001: CCAC staff welcome review ] [ June 27, 2001: Work overload at CAS putting children at risk, union warns ] [ June 27, 2001: OPSEU president Leah Casselman to join locked out correctional workers ] [ June 6, 2001: Disgruntled OPAC staff take on restructuring ] [ June 7, 2001: Notice of Media Conference Bill 58 Threatens Public Safety ] [ July 4, 2001: OPSEU to Ministry of Natural Resources: Work with us to solve systemic problem ] [ July 6, 2001: OPSEU president Leah Casselman to join correctional workers as lock out enters third week ] [ July 10, 2001: Union to file charges as therapists laid off ] [ July 10, 2001: Ryerson support staff rally to assist contract talks ] [ July 31, 2001: Privatized air ambulance will "Walkertonize" the skies, OPSEU says ] [ August 9, 2001: Therapists to launch petition campaign ] [ August 10, 2001: Locked out correctional workers to protest ] [ August 10, 2001 : Union Votes 89% in favour of Strike Actions ] [ August 15, 2001 : Members reject tentative agreement with Canadian Blood Services ] [ August 22, 2001 : Two sides to meet in Canadian Blood Services strike ] [ August 23, 2001 : Strikers ratify contract at Canadian Blood Services in Hamilton ] [ Sept. 2, 2001 : Tentative agreement for college faculty ] [ Sept. 6, 2001 : Workers walk out of courthouse over bad air ] [ Sept. 7, 2001 : Mouldy courthouse to close ] [ Sept24, 2001 : Probation & parole officers protest public safety crisis in community corrections ] [ Sept 27, 2001 : Concerned Walkerton Citizen is keynote speaker at Public Service Fair ] [ Oct. 4, 2001: Court awards severance pay to former OPS employees in Brockville, Hamilton ] [ Oct. 5 2001: Closing of Collège des Grands Lacs should be stopped ] [ Oct. 9 2001: Premier should condemn "ethnic profiling," OPSEU says ] [ Oct. 9 2001: Sudbury loses air ambulance service for 13 hours in first week of private operation ] [ Oct. 11 2001: OPSEU calls for forensic audit of Accenture contract ] [ Oct. 16 2001: Harris a formidable adversary: Casselman ] [ Oct. 17 2001: Ontario responds to bioterrorism by laying off top biohazard scientists ] [ Oct. 19 2001: Public lab workers rally for public safety ] [ Oct. 19 2001: OPSEU asks for a court injunction to keep Collège des Grands Lacs open ] [ Oct. 19 2001: Red tape hurting children: CAS workers ] [ Oct. 19 2001: Government fails to protect mail workers, OPSEU says ] [ Oct. 25 2001: Victory for Union: College to stay open ] [ Oct. 25 2001: Hampton to speak as Lab Technologists rally for respect ] [ Oct. 2, 2001 : Drive to Privatize could be Hazardous, warns Casselman ] [ Oct. 2, 2001 : Casselman to Clement: Tell College of Respiratory Therapists to back down ] [ Oct. 30 2001:Anti-terrorism law could mean surveillance of union activities ] [ November 6 2001:Correctional officers refuse to work due to supervisor threats ] [ November 6 2001: Conservatives ignoring lesson of Walkerton and Sept. 11: Reinvest don’t cut ] [ November 7 2001: Locked out correctional officers to rally in Toronto ] [ November 22 2001: Nobody home at 911 ] [ November 28, 2001: Locked out correctional workers to protest at Kennedy House head office ] [ November 29, 2001: Auditor’s report echoes union critique ] [ Dec 5, 2001: Court decision leaves many questions unanswered ] [ Dec 7, 2001: Privately owned hospitals will be costly in the long run - OPSEU ] [ Dec 12, 2001: City’s union meddling costly and dangerous for Hamilton ] [ Dec 17, 2001: Public employees negotiate to rebuild the Ontario Public Service ]
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