STRIKE ISSUE
Issue #47 April 19, 2002
Bargaining continues throughout the weekend.
Stay tuned.
We will call their bluff
In the Apr. 17 issue of the Real Deal, we reported that the employer had offered a four-month extension to the Factor 80 provision, with certain conditions. We informed the employer that they had no right to demand conditions, and that we would be applying for arbitration on a seven-month, condition-free Factor
80 extension.
In the latest “Employer QuickFacts”, the employer told OPSEU members that the union turned down a four-month extension of Factor 80 “with no strings attached”.
The OPSEU Pension Trust (OPT), which is jointly administered by both OPSEU and the employer, would have to be informed as to this extension. Therefore, we are asking the employer to forward the necessary documents to the OPT, which state they are willing to agree to the extension without conditions. We will then
gladly sign them. The OPT should be able to confirm this with the employer on Monday. If not, it will prove conclusively that the “Employer QuickFacts” was once again misleading OPSEU members.
Meanwhile, we will be pursuing the remaining three-month extension (to Oct. 31, 2002) at arbitration, which we are confident we will win under the terms of the Pension Trust agreement. The employer continues to stall by not agreeing to an arbitration date.
We are resisting the employer’s attempt to restrict our right to extend Factor 80, along with other pension improvements, at the bargaining table.
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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