STRIKE ISSUE
Issue #44 April 10, 2002
The story so far
Yesterday the employer leaked a Management Board memo to the Toronto media. The memo apparently told the managers that there has been “little progress” at the bargaining table, and that the strike could last another “two or three weeks.”
So much for the media blackout on the talks.
We responded that the strike could be settled in 48 hours if the government gave its team a mandate to make a deal.
Let’s set the record straight
We’re still at the table, but your team needs your help to persuade Management Board to bargain.
To get a better deal, we’ll need some heat out there.
We’ve been bargaining, but the top five remaining issues still need to be resolved:
Wages
We haven’t reached an agreement on wages. The employer still needs persuading to up its offer.
Part-timers/unclassified
They haven’t offered anything for part-timers. They’ll need persuading.
“Term” classified
The employer wants the freedom to hire any number of “term classified” people from outside the public service. We’re against that.
OPSEU Pension Trust
We want to extend Factor 80 early retirement to Oct. 31, 2002, paid for with your share of the pension surplus money. Management is still opposing that.
And they still insist on their other pension take-aways.
They’ll need persuading to get their hands off our pension money.
Benefits
The benefits package they offered is far from acceptable - less than what AMAPCEO settled for.
Get the message out.
That’s the story. We are still at the table. We want to bargain a contract.
This strike can be settled in 48 hours, if the government wants it to.
We need members in the streets, in their faces, getting our message across.
Dear Ernie:
Will Premier Ernie Eves make a difference? Will he give his negotiators the mandate to bargain an agreement?
He’ll need persuading.
On Monday, April 15, we will be at Queen’s Park to greet the new Premier.
Join us.
Get on the bus and be there.
Your contract depends on it.
How to contact your team members
You can contact the Central Team directly at (416) 815-1406, by fax at (416) 815-1412 or by e-mail at centralteam@opseu.org
Marg Simmons
Chair, L. 263, (416) 815-1407
Mark Kotanen,
Vice-chair, L. 128, (519) 336-6926 (after hours) mkotanen@tct.net
Jeff Bendig
L. 434, (613) 264-7580 (after hours), jeffbendig@hotmail.com
Teri Breau-Auzins
L. 506, (416) 721-2767 (after hours), teriauzins@rogers.com
Joseph Catroppa
L. 736, (807) 628-5147 (after hours), jncat@tbaytel.net
Laurie Chapman
L. 323, (705) 323-8172 (after hours), lchapman@bconnex.net
Michel Chaumont
L. 623, (705) 698-0567 (after hours), chaumont@attcanada.net
Darwin Lacelle
L. 447, 416 815 1406, dmlacell@nrtco.net
Steve Nield
L. 123, (519) 383-5643 (after hours)
Sandra Noad
L. 101, (519) 657-9518 (weekends), sanoad@rogers.com
James Roland
L. 720, (807) 345-4609 (after hours), jimrol@hotmail.com
Serge Valcourt
L. 634, (705) 497-4393 (after hours), opseu.634@sympatico.ca
Peter Wall
L. 638, (416) 815-1406
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