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March 7, 2008
‘OPSEU Rocks!’ Hundreds join demonstrations outside ODSP offices in show of
strength
March 23, 2007
OPS job classifications: OPSEU campaign aims to change CECBA
March 16, 2007
Correctional BU members encouraged to participate in project to test new job
evaluation system, OPSEU scores another grievance victory in protecting
bargaining unit work
February 28, 2007 Rebuilding public services: Ontario can do
better!
February 9, 2007 Union pulls plug on classification
grievance process
January 15, 2007 Successor rights
back in effect for Crown employees; Proposed public health agency raises
questions
January 11, 2007 OPSEU reaches
"workforce adjustment agreement" for members in the Ministry of Finance
December 21, 2006 Grievance backlog
still not dealt with
December 12, 2006 Liberals table bill
to move public health labs out of OPS
December 1, 2006
New MERCs must accept the 'challenge to lead,' CERC chair says
November 16,
2006 Day
of Action draws attention to plight of 'Ministry of No Resources'
November 3,
2006 Liberals table bill on successor rights, 'whistle-blower'
protection for Crown employees
October 27,
2006 Liberals still committed to successor rights for Crown
employees, Phillips says
October 12,
2006 Mediator's report on classification grievances expected by year
end
September
20, 2006 Testing the new job classification system: Please help if
you're asked
August 25,
2006 Members, managers will test new job evaluation system
August 15,
2006
Rates rise for meals and mileage
August 4, 2006 Grievance
award “huge victory” for court reporters
June 16, 2006 Have your say on successor rights!
June 2, 2006 MNR swings axe at parks
April 12, 2006 April 18 is last day to hand in MTO security check
forms
April 10, 2006 Deadline extended for MTO security checks
April 6, 2006 All highway
management jobs at risk as MTO gets set to sell more
road work
March 30, 2006
MTO staff: DO NOT SIGN those security check forms just
yet
February 14, 2006:
"Job evaluation project set to start"
December 9, 2005
New deal on security screening limits invasion of
members' privacy
November 25, 2005 New deal brings federal jobs to the OPS.
November 16, 2004 Member mobilizers get to work as contract talks approach. Phone poll seeks your input.
November 5, 2004
Liberal Minister reads Tory script: “The cupboard is bare,” etc., etc. Sorbara remarks set MoF spinning. Staff and parents rally together to keep Rideau Regional Centre open
October 4, 2004
OPS bargaining teams elected
September 13, 2004
Better jobs for court part-timers if pilot project flies. Local demand-setting starts Sept. 7 Team elections go Sept. 18, Oct. 2
July 9, 2004 Innovative agreement changes to how ODSP does business. Union demands review of Frost Centre closure.
June 25, 2004 Grievance wins at MTO sweep another 100 jobs back into the public service
May 28, 2004 Grievance victory drops drug deductible to $3 - Benefits, other contract rules clarified. Bargaining surveys in the mail. Ambulance dispatchers to get $2 an hour more. Scabs can be stripped of member rights. GSB
rules on key grievances.
March 19, 2004 OPSEU wins OPS strike grievances
March 10, 2004 OPS Local presidents to discuss new bargaining procedures April 14. Auditor plans OPS survey.
November 28, 2003: "Welcome back! Grievance settlement returns contract meat inspectors to the OPS -- and OPSEU"
November 17, 2003 Dec. 12 is deadline for power shortage grievances
May 30, 2003 Deal reached on SARS quarantine compensation for OPSEU members in the OPS
SARS agreement for the Ontario Public Service. .pdf
May 8, 2003 At Queen's Park this week: OPSEU issues set the agenda. Dispatchers sound alarm over wage parity. Don Jail conditions hit front page of Toronto Star. Layoffs delay West Nile test; technologists rally for wage parity. Meat
inspectors get noticed. Keep the reports coming on bargaining unit grievance.
May 1, 2003 Four arbitrators to tackle bargaining unit grievance. Security checks still on hold. New rules for consultants? Tories scramble to respond to Auditor's report. Welcome students. Get on the list!
April 24, 2003 Don’t be alarmed by today’s shock announcement. Support the “Bargaining Unit Integrity” grievance.
April 17, 2003 Ignore those consent forms. Security checks put on hold.
April 16, 2003 Ambulance dispatchers heat up fight for wage hike. Better jobs campaign gets support.
April 9, 2003 OPSEU fights intrusive security checks.
April 3, 2003 Cleaning up the OPS. Enforcement campaign aims to convert more consultant and "temp" jobs to public service position.
March 21, 2003 Ambulance dispatchers go for a raise. America sign language video ready soon. Collect agreement on the press.
February 4, 2003 Moment of silence to honour workers killed in helicopter crash Tribute on web Casselman points to double standard
December 19, 2002
New deal extends Driver Exam conversions to more members.
December 11, 2002 Pay delay for reclassified court workers.
November 4, 2002
Renewal under way as OPS delegates elect MERCs
October 25, 2002 Grievance win nets classified jobs for driver examiners.OPS conference set for Nov. 2-3.
October 7, 2002 Oct. 10 payday: expect some confusion.
September 16, 2002
Plan members win as Executive Board approves OPT improvements - $467 million extends Factor 80, helps stabilize rates. Contract signing
highlights role of enforcement
September 11, 2002
Slap on the wrist for MOH in Whitby confidential files case. Contract meat inspectors ruled crown employees. POSO depositors angry as RFP
announced for sell off
September 6, 2002 Dispatchers tune in Tsubouchi. Do not choke on that croissant! MNR holds "Breakfast With the Stars"
August 30, 2002 Government coughs up another chunk as retro pay case returns to GSB
August 27, 2002 OPSEU sues government over pay delay
August 23, 2002 Lyn McLeod heats up pay issue. Union pressure moves LTIP payments
August 20, 2002
Members on LTIP still waiting. POSO sale ‘not a done deal’
August 9, 2002
Pension surveys in the mail. When will we see the raise? OPSEU dues are a percentage. Keeping the heat on
July 31, 2002 OPSEU charges government with bad faith bargaining. Report on Ambulance Dispatchers was suppressed. Letter to insurer doesn’t match contract language. Employer tried to change contract language... Contract language doesn’t
matter: Bartley.
July 22, 2002 Toronto members protest pay hold up. Do you have film or video of the OPS strike?
July 8, 2002 How will you use $467 million? That's your share of the latest surplus in the OPSEU Pension Trust. Attention
locals and strikers: Cash those cheques! Members continue active lobbying.
June 27, 2002 Tell the boss to pay up now. A salute to our Corpay members. Elite's disdainful view of unions defies reality.
June 27, 2002 Court office workers win big. "Save the POSO" campaign gears up. Retroactive pay calculation. Frontlines echoes with members.
June 19, 2002 OPSEU grieves retro pay delay. Name suggestions keep coming. It's the cat's meow.
June 14, 2002 Arbitration points way to more permanent jobs. Not legal to use pension surplus for strike losses. Play the name game. You ask, we’ll answer: If I am red-circled, what do I get from this deal?
May 3, 2002 Final Edition
Tentative Deal Signed | 'No discipline' clause covers period of strike | Ulterior motives for OPSEU clothing? | The last welcome?
May 2, 2002 Hope fills the air | Tory MPP backs union on pension, unclassified | McGuinty repeats support | Planned for failure | It is worth fighting for | Worksite reps beware management document | Child care not monitored | Mass actions in North Bay |
Why not go back in a rotating strike? | Thanks to all strikers | Be proud of your courage | Next stop Toastmasters! | Action briefs | Dedication to public services | To restore pride
May 1, 2002
From ‘doth’ to dust | Strike stalls repairs to leaky pipe | $400,000 a week not to fly | Happy May Day | A new email for Ernie! | Adventures in the private sector | These lines are strong | Trouble in
ambulance dispatch | Show my mom some respect | Telephone manners #1 | Telephone manners #2 | A big cheque | Why not let us vote on the offer? | Professional, not groupie | Hero nomination | What is Ontario becoming? | Different corporate approaches | Goderich council urges Ernie to bargain
April 30, 2002 Street party in Oshawa | Workplace deaths linked to strike | The Ernie Page | Benefits unaffected by strike | Government ignores public safety | Fertilizer spill | Regular patrols might have prevented inmate death | 2002 strike is about
union busting | Call your councillor | Tension release takes a creative turn
April 29, 2002
Shutdown of Algonquin Park a complete success | Who benefits if you cross the line? Not you! | More hatchery deaths in Nipigon | Another victory | The long walk | Ode to a Manager: Remember Me? |
Flying squads are effective | Why did we stop going to arbitration? | ‘Lowbrow gutter tactics’ | Getting there can take time | A bumpy ride for Ontario | Seniority, seniority, seniority! | We will be stronger
April 27-28, 2002 Labour to Eves: We’re backing OPSEU | A growing complex | Reaching out for Ernie | Music has union power | Ernie’s voters look for leadership | All in the family | Local 604 goes on tour | Symposium faces boycott | Mama don’ ’low no
bridge repair round here | Thanks for the colours | Why do we have essential services? | 88% means nothing to #88 | Everyone can lobby | Just a sec! | Burning Passions Theatre
April 26, 2002 Who cares about fishing? Everyone! | Bargaining continues | Pickets visit Legislature | Hamilton area MPPs get visits | Stop the sweet nothings | Poor form | Neither kinder, nor gentler | Rattling a contractor’s chains | Mandatory
redeployment | Thunder Bay’s Magnificent Seven | Pickets stall fire training | New way to trail(er) ministers | Holiday Inn picket | It’s a boy | And another | Missing the concept | Canadian Tire again agreeable | They marked their stand in Owen Sound | They marked their stand in Owen Sound | A spouse who understands | Making new friends |
Pub night in the Soo | Keeping count
April 25, 2002 Avoid Algonquin Park, unless you’re picketing | Tory staffer charged | Day of Mourning | From Hero to Zero | Barbecue and sit-in | Red alert false alarm traps managers | Nipigon Office shut; honks of support | Environmental monitoring in
limbo | Fines or imprisonment | Canadian Tire picket works | Managers doing well, thank you | One man’s strike | Mayworks: free to strikers | Shelters help shelters | Moose on the line
April 24, 2002 EXTRA: It seems to be working
April 24, 2002 Good-bye blackout, hello MPPs | 'Flirting with fun' in Orangeville | Around Ontario | Bell Mobility honours helicopter line
April 23, 2002 Unfair labour practice | Ontario’s phantom fiscal crisis | Around Ontario | Machinists slam gov’t for employing ‘freelancers’ to investigate worker’s death | What’s wrong
with Ontario? | Media wrong (not the first time) | No struck work | On the line and on the ball | Many OPS jobs carry this sense of commitment | Um... er... Yum? | How long to make a deal?
April 21-22, 2002 Union moves to speed pace of bargaining | Want to reach Ernie? Here’s how: | Around Ontario | (Mostly) letters to Ernie | Setting the struggle to music
April 20, 2002 Rally for an answer in Orangeville | Bargaining continues through the weekend | OPSEU makes a farm call on Eves | Around Ontario | Strike Shorts
April 19, 2002 Leah is on the road
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They CAN back down | How do I get a job like that? Ontario Premier Ernie Eves |
Want to reach Ernie? |
Around Ontario: An exchange of email, Picket line law enforcement, They’re hopping in Kingston ,Fun, laughter, less stress, free time, We deserve better, Treat us fairly and with respect, We’ve been there, If we can return the favour...
April 18, 2002 Keeping the heat on Ernie | We’re at the table | Funny business for EES workers | Algonquin access threatened | Turning binocs on the staff | It’s time for a reality check,
Ernie | Red hot and rolling | Walkabout visits ministers | Everything worthwhile has been a struggle | Tourism affected | Strike Shorts
April 17, 2002 Talks continue | Candidate Ernie is getting pressure | Photo gallery on line | Drinking on the job in Sudbury | Worksite reps have wide latitude | Strike shorts
April 16, 2002 10,000 strong: OPSEU greets Eves | Talking to Ernie | Want to reach Ernie? Here’s how | History repeats itself | No increase in Wolfe
Island ferry runs | Why we are Here! | Strike Shorts
April 15, 2002 Why are pensions so important?
| Want to reach Ernie? | Support and understanding | Bargain in good faith and settle | Our important work: Serve resources by ending strike | Is something missing? | Looking out for each other | Making employees the enemy | End OPSEU Strike: Conway | Honour public service | Strike Shorts
April 13, 2002 A new day? or the old way? | Make Ernie feel at ease | Want to reach Ernie? | ‘Mr. Eves, Call off
your goons’ | Strike support | Our important work | Stand strong | Weakest may not survive | Fire line to picket line | Hot off the press? You betcha! | Tories
days are numbered | Support from many quarters | Quiche, even! | And chicken, too | Many happies | Watch ’em go | Best wishes for a speedy recovery
April 12, 2002
Tory tactics: We’ve seen them before | Catch-a-Tory (not a chicken recipe) | Live like a Tory | Our important work
| Firefighters training at a standstill | Don’t bend to pressure | Solidarity: and learning about each other | Court workers walk | …sisters rock! | Box scores |
Conservation Officers are solid
April 11, 2002
Time to turn up the heat | Top women trade unionists join OPSEU picket lines | Our important work | Apprentices are
stalled | Auto industry hampered | The money kept coming | Worth fighting for | Fight for unclassified | Holding strong | Experienced linesman | Our sincere
condolences | And a warm welcome | Pothole heaven | Webmaster | A strong line at Quinte | Strengthen your resolve | The contract we deserve
April 10, 2002 Talks continue | Industrial strength irony | Worksite visits win | Half day’s training doesn’t cut it | Reasons for the ‘P&P 11’ decision | Working with the union solves childcare problem | POSO staff gag at gag rule | It’s a boy! | It’s two
boys!! | Given generously | Chips ahoy! | Another Taj Mahal! | Welcome support | Walkout gets (handwritten) cheques | Our important work | Great balls o’ fire! | Groovy, man, far out | Mail Bag | Give an editor a break
April 9, 2002 Talks continue; so does blackout | Victory in courts for the ‘P and P 11’ | Not a career | Not much has changed? | MTO: 0 OPSEU: 2 | Tips are not enough | Picketing pooches | Won’t fuel the Chevy | Former OPS group supports strike | Street
dance? Eggzactly! | Hobby picket | Creative lines | It's a girl | Flower power in Hearst | You and me too | OHIP solidarity | Mike Flynn’s excellent adventure | CEP joins a rally at Barrie Courthouse | OFL says thanks | To the editor
April 8, 2002
Widespread poaching reported | More talks; no more news | Keep the lines strong | A
welcome note | Convention 2000 | Does it take a tragedy? | No, Steve, it’s not like that at all
April 6, 2002
Jail chaos linked to managers’ plans for $35,000 wage hike: That explains a lot! | Bargaining continues -
media blackout | MTO: 0 OPSEU: 1 | Gratitude for your strength and courage | Here’s a few answers | Payroll chaos Voicemail hell | Good
news from Local 736
April 5, 2002
‘Talks continue with a media blackout’: What does this mean? | Convention 2002: Unions are on the move |
Does a media blackout mean the union can’t talk? Heck NO! | Samuelson visits Elliot Lake | The sweatshops of the OPS | A plea from Atikokan | Walleye threat | More support from teachers
| Here’s a few clues | Payroll chaos (Theirs, not ours) | You might be a Tory if: | A survival kit | Warmth in Hearst | More good
managers | Nothing less | A grateful pres. | Costly choice
April 4, 2002 Talks continue with a media blackout | Convention plans support rallies | Words of support | OPSEU strike media | Brilliant flashes from our lines
April 3, 2002 EXTRA: Nothing has changed.
April 3, 2002 Talks continue with a media blackout | The strike: Phase 2 | Bring your woolies to convention | Employer reneges on Factor 80 | More support | Waterbombers are not ready to fly | Different strokes for different folks | They are strong in the
Soo | Heroes | The Media page
April 2, 2002 Back to the table | Thank you for your strength | We’re keeping the pressure on! On the highways, In Gananoque, In Chatham, At OCWA , in Peel | Clerks rule! | Just having fun | The ‘write’ stuff
April 1, 2002 They understand in Walkerton | Our message is clear| Claiming space | Huge respect | Reflections on the strike | Side by side
March 29, 2002 'Super Thursday' slows real estate biz to a crawl | Use the labour board, court says | Manager charged with contempt | The news from everywhere | More snippets from our mailbag | Strike heroes
March 28, 2002 Telling the truth: It's up to all of us | Strike slogans | Quote of the day | The news from everywhere | More snippets from our mailbag | Strike heroes
March 27, 2002 Courtroom drama a hit in Windsor
| Watch for our ads: Takes two to tango
| Really drumming up support
| Support you can bank on
| The news from everywhere
| More fun with Tories
| More snippets from the mailbag
March 26, 2002 A tough strategic strike | Heroes of the strike |
Steelworkers appreciated | The news from everywhere | Snippets: More excerpts from our member
communicators | Local 362 tells it like it is
March 25, 2002 Have you seen Ernie? We need to talk | Words of support |
The news from everywhere | Now here's action
March 23, 2002 OPSEU protects Factor 80 to Nov. 30 |
Fair and reasonable? Huh! | The news from everywhere | They don’t understand cold up there | Snippets: Excerpts from member letters to editors and MPPs | Economic boom!: Tory doom-and-gloomers wrong again | Lines for Tories | OSSTF District 18 | Public
supports OPSEU strikers
March 22, 2002 Court workers on trial | It’s not about money| More supporters| The news from everywhere
March 21, 2002 One successful search | Mea culpa | Barb Coombs | Words of support | The news from everywhere | Coming events - events to come to! | New resources to win the strike
March 20, 2002 Inside 'strike' working well | Big board win | Support | The news from everywhere
March 19, 2002 It was our fault, says gov't lawyer: Charges against Casselman dropped | Wear the t-shirts | Messages of support | The news from everywhere
March 18, 2002 Leah to court in Newmarket Monday | Support the media effort | Messages of support | The news from everywhere: It’s the government’s fault | No change from Stockwell | When in doubt - picket | No dish washing | Solidarity forever
March 16, 2002 You sent them a strong message | Pick 2! | Squash those rumours | Messages of support | The news from everywhere
March 15, 2002 Criminal confinement: Don’t stand for it | Payday! | Hit me! | Stick these numbers! | Messages of support | The news from everywhere
March 14, 2002 A great beginning | No justice! No jeans! | Messages of support
March 13, 2002 It’s about the 3Rs! | Today’s tips | Messages of support
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