Notice of News Conference

November 6, 2008  OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and Ontario Public Service Bargaining Team chairs Eric Morin and David Kerr will hold a media conference to discuss the Ontario government’s opening position for the new public service collective agreement. more...

Bargaining Poll ready to begin

OPSEU will be conducting a phone poll of randomly-selected OPS members starting October 4 and 5. This poll, which is a normal part of the OPS bargaining process, is being run by Strategic Communications.

This poll is a legitimate undertaking by OPSEU, and participation in the poll is strictly voluntary. The more members who contribute to the poll, the better information your teams will have for OPS bargaining. All information gathered is confidential, and is only used for strategic bargaining purposes.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the poll or the nature of the information being gathered, please contact Don Ford at OPSEU Communications, 1-800-268-7376 ext. 7442.

Unclassified Day of Action

September 30, 2008 Unclassified and seasonal unclassified workers rallied on September 26 in at Sir James Whitney and Sagonaska School in Belleville for parity with classified staff. More than 400 unclassified and seasonal unclassified work in the Ministry of Education’s Provincial Schools across the province, including Milton, Brantford, London and Ottawa and Belleville.

These workers provide services to students that are deaf, learning disabled, blind, blind and deaf, as well as the school in Ottawa that deals with francophones who are deaf and learning disabled. Unclassified workers are looking for closer parity with classified staff, especially in the area of benefits.

A similar demonstration also took place on Friday at the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services’ Bellcairn Training Facility in Hamilton.