The Central Enforcement and Renewal Committee (CERC)
Survey for OPSEU members
in the OPS: How
well have the McGuinty Liberals lived up to
their promise to rebuild public services? Have
your say. Have a question?
Send the CERC Team an email
Central Enforcement and
Renewal Committee Minutes
April 2007
For previous minutes, please check index at the right
October 4, 2005
CERC-MERC Minutes process
Chair-Eric Morin has worked in the OPS for the past 16 years
and has been a member of OPSEU for the past 22 years. He is a life-long
activist who is currently employed as a Program Review Officer in the
Ministry of Community and Social Services in North Bay. Eric has
provided leadership at the local, regional and provincial levels during
his years in OPSEU. Most recently he has served as President of Local
635 and Vice Chair of the OPS Bargaining Team 2004-2005. Eric has been
the Chair of CERC since September 2005.
Cell 416-528-1453
moriner@gmail.com
"We can influence the direction in the
OPS over the next two years and beyond," Morin told delegates. "We can
be the masters of our own destiny. But this can only be accomplished if
we accept the challenge and seize control to lead."
Address to the Plenary of the OPS
Divisional, November 25, 2006
Vice Chair-Rhéal Delaquis has worked as an Environmental Officer
with the Ministry of the Environment in the Cornwall since 1986. Rhéal
got involved in the union as a steward within his composite local
shortly after being hired, has held various positions on his local
executive, and has served as president of Local 453 since 1998. As a
Regional Member Auditor for Region 4, Rhéal enjoys helping locals
getting their finances in order. Rhéal was the Region 4 representative
on the Central OPS Bargaining Team in 2004-2005. He has been a member of
the MOE MERC team since 1998, and MERC Co-Chair since the fall of 2002.
He was first elected to CERC in 2005. Thanks to the understanding of his
dear wife and three boys, Rheal is always available to help the
membership and see that their issues are carried forward for a better
resolve.
Work 613-933-7402 Ext 230
rheal.delaquis@gmail.com
Cell 613-330-8030
Member – Patrick Fry Smith has been employed in
Hamilton as an Ambulance Communication Officer for the Ministry of Health
and Long Term Care for nine years. In 2001 Patrick became active in the
union as a steward and later became the Vice-President of Local 201. For
several years Patrick has been a member of the Ambulance Sector executive as
well as the Rainbow Alliance. He has been member of the MOHLTC MERC team
since 2006 and has been the MERC Co-Chair since Fall 2006. Patrick joined
the CERC team in February 2008.
Cell 289-244-4911
pfry@metrocity.com
The
purpose of the Central Enforcement and Renewal Committee* (CERC) is to
promote and facilitate consultation and communication between OPSEU and
our OPS employer on issues of joint interest. We make sure that what was
bargained in the collective agreement is actually happening in our
workplaces. If a multi-Ministry workplace policy is unfair, we file a
policy grievance.
We are
your bargaining team between rounds of bargaining. When the union is not
negotiating a collective agreement, the CERC is the forum for discussion
and resolution of corporate labour relations matters that affect OPSEU
members in more than one Ministry.
The
CERC team and the chairs of each Ministry Enforcement and Renewal
Committee (MERC) form a working group that meets regularly to address
issues in each Ministry. These issues are addressed directly with the
employer at the senior level. This senior level for the government is
Management Board Secretariat.
Here’s how it works
Each
Local in the Ontario Public Service should have an elected Local
Enforcement and Renewal Committee (LERC) which meets with local
management to resolve issues that have been brought to their attention.
Minutes of LERC meetings are distributed and posted in each workplace.
Issues
not resolved at the Local level may be referred to the MERC. The MERC
team addresses issues that affect members in the whole Ministry. The
minutes of these meetings are posted on the employer’s and union’s
websites.
To have
a Local issue addressed at the Ministry level, send a copy of the local
minutes that outline the unresolved issue to your MERC Chair, with a
completed referral form. Referral forms are attached to the minutes of
each MERC meeting. For a complete listing of MERCs and how to contact
them, please see
http://www.opseu.org/ops/merc/mercindex.htm.
Issues
not resolved at the Ministry level are referred to the Central Employee
Relations Committee (CERC) for resolution. The CERC also deals with
issues that affect the OPS as a whole. The CERC meets once a month.
Minutes of meetings are also posted on the employer’s and union’s
websites.
http://www.opseu.org/ops/cerc/cercindex.htm.
* The
OPSEU collective agreement for the OPS officially refers to the CERC,
the MERCs, and the LERCs as “Employee Relations Committees.” OPSEU
prefers “Enforcement and Renewal Committees.” This term is more
descriptive of the Committees’ purpose.
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CERC Minutes Index
Reports
October 28, 2000: Contents:
What do the Tories
have in store for the OPS? Corporate OPS Projects Update (Sept. 20,
2000)
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