ODSP members encouraged to lobby government MPPs
January 17, 2012 The delivery of the Ontario Disability Support Program is at risk o
f being privatized through ServiceOntario or merged with Ontario Works if it is downloaded to municipalities.
OPSEU members are encouraged to lobby all government MPPs.
Memo to All OPSEU members in the Ontario Disability Support Program - January 13, 2012
Lobby Kit, ODSP Campaign - January to March 2012
At Risk: Income Support for People with Disabilities
December 21, 2011 The union will be starting a campaign in January against two major threats to the Ontario Disability Support Program. Click below to download PDF documents..
Memo to all OPSEU members in the ODSP
Calendar of workplace solidarity events, January -March 2012
Flyer on hearings and town hall forums, beginning in January 2012
Potential Downloading of ODSP
December 19, 2011 Ministry of Community and Social Services Ministry Employee Relations (MERC) News – December 2011:
Three different processes that threaten our jobs and the services we provide are now underway.
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OPSEU to Frances Lankin: Improve income assistance for people with disabilities
November 22, 2011 OPSEU has submitted a follow-up report
to the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario. The union
calls for continued provincial delivery of ODSP but with substantial
improvements made to the program.
download the document…
Potential downloading of Ontario Disability Support Program
October 27, 2011 The provincially-appointed Commission
for the Reform of Social Assistance has told the union it may recommend the
downloading of ODSP to municipalities
download the memo…
OPSEU Submission to the Commission for
the Reform of Social Assistance
October 27, 2011 One of the fundamental obligations of a
government is the protection of its people
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July 25, 2011 Last week, the Ministry of Community and Social Services brought into Toronto all OPSEU ministry members who received pre-notice letters for a joint presentation with the OPSEU MERC on their Article 20 entitlements. The PowerPoint lays out and highlights the entitlements of the recently signed Memoranda of Agreement as they compare to Article 20 of the OPSEU collective agreement.
view the PowerPoint…
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