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1999
[ Jan 04/99: 5,500 buildings to be contracted out will cost taxpayers $242 million ] [ Jan 18/99: OPSEU goes to members for OPS strike vote ] [ Jan 25/99: OPAC staff vote to stay with OPSEU ] [ Jan 25/99: Privatization one step closer with layoffs ] [ Jan 26/99: Psych patients at risk with transfer of services ] [ Feb 05/99; Jail riot was predicted ] [ Feb 16/99; Union triggers conciliation in OPS talks ] [ Feb 20/99; OPSEU local leaders endorse bargaining strategy ] [ Feb 23/99; OPSEU asks for final offer ] [ Feb 25/99; Come to the table, Chris - Casselman ] [ Mar 02/99; OPS workers to vote on contract offer ] [ Mar 06/99; OPSEU rejects government offer ] [ Mar 11/99; Union ad campaign puts focus on issues ] [ Mar 14/99; Union sets strike deadline as Cabinet stops bargaining ] [ Mar 16/99; Union teams cut wage demands in half to boost drive to a settlement ] [ Mar 16/99; Illegal strike a "mere allegation," Labour Board decides ] [ Mar 18/99; OPSEU contract beats back concessions, makes gains: Casselman ] [ Mar 23/99; College support staff reject contract extension ] [ Mar 24/99; Lack of resources leads to violence ] [ Mar 26/99: OPSEU asks Runciman for emergency meeting ] [ Mar 27/99: OPSEU members ratify public service contract ] [ Apr 08/99: Mixed emotions for Correctional Officers ] [ Apr 09/99: Casselman wins third term as OPSEU president ] [ Apr 13/99: Privatization conflicts with construction policy ] [ May 16/99: U.S. private jail expert visits Ontario as Tories blab sell-off plans ] [ May 26/99: Mandatory drug testing and treatment can't work ] [ May 31/99: Tories flip-flop on U.S.-style private mega-jails ] [ May 31/99: Vote strategically to save mental health services ] [ May 4/99: Officers protest as caseloads reach critical levels ] [ May 7/99: OPSEU backs Hampton in Kenora – Rainy River ] [ June 02/99: Strike Avoided at NACL as OPSEU Wins Wage Increase ] [ June 11/99: Hamilton-Wentworth CCAC ratified first contract ] [ June 17/99: Oaklands Regional Centre ratifies new contract ] [ June 17/99: OMBUDSMAN VINDICATES OPSEU ON SERVICE CUTS ] [ July 14/99: OPEN HOUSE FOR QUINTE HOSPITAL WORKERS ] [ Aug 04/99: OPSEU members told to change their life with a week’s notice ] [ Aug 09/99: OPSEU calls for independent investigation of Highway 401 safety ] [ Aug 10/99: Pollution needs solutions, not excuses: OPSEU ] [ Aug 11/99: Interest arbitration: the solution to ambulance strikes ] [ Aug 12/99: Demerit points cost Ambulance Paramedic his job ] [ Aug 13/99: Quinte Hospital Workers Choose OPSEU Over SEIU ] [ Aug 31/99: OPSEU signs agreement on inmate escorts ] [ Sep 16/99: Money for Judges but not Paramedics? ] [ Sep 17/99: Alcohol and Gaming Commission staff authorize strike action ] [ Sep 20/99: Funding mess cancels school for "forgotten kids" ] [ Sep 21/99: OPSEU protests closure of Northcrest Youth Centre ] [ Sep 30/99: Housing Authority security officers deliver strong strike vote ] [ Oct 12/99: Crown agency playing Russian Roulette with law enforcement ] [ Oct 19/99: Upper Canada Village: It’s not a private cottage ] [ Oct 28/99: AGCO strike would threaten casinos ] [ Oct 29/99: Community Living Oakville could face strike ] [ Oct 29/99: Art Gallery of Ontario strike possible ] [ Nov 10/99: Community Living Oakville workers set to strike Nov. 11 ] [ Nov 10/99: "Anti-Gala" highlights casino issues ] [ Nov 14/99: Strike deadline extended in MTHA security talks ] [ Nov 16/99: Auditor exposes failure of contracting out ] [ Nov 17/99: OPSEU opposes cuts to students ] [ Nov 18/99: MEDIA ADVISORY-OPSEU denounces spending cuts and privatization plans ] [ Nov 22/99: Stop Cheating the Staff at the AGO ] [ Nov 25/99: MTHA Officers vote today on tentative agreement ] [ Nov 25/99: OPSEU wins right to represent 1447 Ottawa hospital staff ] [ Nov 25/99: MTHA Officers ratify new collective agreement ] [ Nov 30/99: OPSEU launches its French website ] [ Nov 4/99: Association of Allied Health Professionals joins OPSEU ] [ Nov 5/99: OPSEU says Demerit Policy Change Falls Short ] [ Dec 01/99: Merry Making heats up at the AGO-Gallery may close Dec. 13 ] [ Dec 07/99: OPSEU Organizes ParaMed Workers ] [ Dec 08/99: Grand Opening of the AGO Alternative Gallery of Ontario is strike headquarters ] [ Dec 09/99: OPSEU Ambulance Paramedics Take Strike Vote ] [ Dec 13/99: Tentative settlement at AGO ] [ Dec 13/99: Empty Kettle Forces OPSEU to Strike Salvation Army in London ] [ Dec 15/99: AGO staff ratify new contract ] [ Dec 17/99: Angry correctional officers to visit Sampson for answers ] [ Dec 17/99: MEDIA ADVISORY: Salvation Army ] [ Dec 20/99: Ambulance paramedics deliver a 93.5 per cent strike vote ] [ Dec 22/99: Community Living Oakville plays the Grinch ] [ Dec 22/99: Conciliation fails to deliver ambulance paramedic agreement ] [ Jan 04/99: 5,500 buildings to be contracted out will cost taxpayers $242 million ] [ Jan 18/99: OPSEU goes to members for OPS strike vote ] [ Jan 25/99: OPAC staff vote to stay with OPSEU ] [ Jan 25/99: Privatization one step closer with layoffs ] [ Jan 26/99: Psych patients at risk with transfer of services ] [ Feb 05/99; Jail riot was predicted ] [ Feb 16/99; Union triggers conciliation in OPS talks ] [ Feb 20/99; OPSEU local leaders endorse bargaining strategy ] [ Feb 23/99; OPSEU asks for final offer ] [ Feb 25/99; Come to the table, Chris - Casselman ] [ Mar 02/99; OPS workers to vote on contract offer ] [ Mar 06/99; OPSEU rejects government offer ] [ Mar 11/99; Union ad campaign puts focus on issues ] [ Mar 14/99; Union sets strike deadline as Cabinet stops bargaining ] [ Mar 16/99; Union teams cut wage demands in half to boost drive to a settlement ] [ Mar 16/99; Illegal strike a "mere allegation," Labour Board decides ] [ Mar 18/99; OPSEU contract beats back concessions, makes gains: Casselman ] [ Mar 23/99; College support staff reject contract extension ] [ Mar 24/99; Lack of resources leads to violence ] [ Mar 26/99: OPSEU asks Runciman for emergency meeting ] [ Mar 27/99: OPSEU members ratify public service contract ] [ Apr 08/99: Mixed emotions for Correctional Officers ] [ Apr 09/99: Casselman wins third term as OPSEU president ] [ Apr 13/99: Privatization conflicts with construction policy ] [ May 16/99: U.S. private jail expert visits Ontario as Tories blab sell-off plans ] [ May 26/99: Mandatory drug testing and treatment can't work ] [ May 31/99: Tories flip-flop on U.S.-style private mega-jails ] [ May 31/99: Vote strategically to save mental health services ] [ May 4/99: Officers protest as caseloads reach critical levels ] [ May 7/99: OPSEU backs Hampton in Kenora – Rainy River ] [ June 02/99: Strike Avoided at NACL as OPSEU Wins Wage Increase ] [ June 11/99: Hamilton-Wentworth CCAC ratified first contract ] [ June 17/99: Oaklands Regional Centre ratifies new contract ] [ June 17/99: OMBUDSMAN VINDICATES OPSEU ON SERVICE CUTS ] [ July 14/99: OPEN HOUSE FOR QUINTE HOSPITAL WORKERS ] [ Aug 04/99: OPSEU members told to change their life with a week’s notice ] [ Aug 09/99: OPSEU calls for independent investigation of Highway 401 safety ] [ Aug 10/99: Pollution needs solutions, not excuses: OPSEU ] [ Aug 11/99: Interest arbitration: the solution to ambulance strikes ] [ Aug 12/99: Demerit points cost Ambulance Paramedic his job ] [ Aug 13/99: Quinte Hospital Workers Choose OPSEU Over SEIU ] [ Aug 31/99: OPSEU signs agreement on inmate escorts ]
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