As you may remember, our current collective agreement expires at the end of 2017. That means, yes, that we’re getting ready for bargaining a new contract again. This step is an important one – it is the Demand Set Survey. This year it is online – and is open for a short window – This …
Category Archive: Collective Agreement
May 18
Local demand-set should encourage debate on the issues
We are midway through local demand-setting. Locals have received the province-wide and their local’s results from the online bargaining survey.Two other factors are also contributing to the bargaining environment this round: AMAPCEO is in conciliation and we are in the midst of a provincial election. You have received information about the major concessions faced by …
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May 18
URGENT ACTION: Statement of Grievance: changes to post-retirement benefits
Dear OPS Highest-Ranking, The mass filing of individual grievances as an expression of our members’ outrage at the Wynne government’s arbitrary changes to post-retirement benefits, changes that were made without consultation or negotiation with OPSEU, was discussed at the OPS Caucus at Convention 2014. It was decided members should file their grievances all on the …
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Mar 19
OPSEU reaches landmark settlement for Ontario court reporters
Ministry of the Attorney General Court Reporters March 6, 2014 RELATED Court Reporters: Ministry of Attorney General Index OPSEU has reached a landmark settlement with the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) with respect to the implementation of all outstanding grievance awards affecting court reporters in the province. OPSEU has been fighting this battle since …
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Oct 27
Fraser Institute’s take on the Right to Work – View from the Right…the far Right
To remain competitive, Ontario needs to follow Indiana and Michigan’s lead With Labour Day fresh in our memory and Ontario’s unemployment rate having recently increased to 7.6 per cent, the province would do well to follow Indiana and Michigan’s lead and adopt worker choice laws. Doing so would make Ontario a significantly more competitive …
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Oct 26
GSB rules in favour of court reporters on pensions and union dues
Court Reporters: Ministry of Attorney General Index October 25, 2013 RELATED The employer’s refusal to comply with a 2006 ruling by the Grievance Settlement Board that the production of transcripts is bargaining unit work is starting to catch up with the Ministry of the Attorney General. In the latest development announced earlier this week, OPSEU …
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Jul 02
Questions and Answers for OPSEU court reporters
The Ministry of the Attorney General’s (MAG) plan to contract out court transcripts shows a complete lack of respect for the integrity of the record and the profession of court reporting. Separating the taking of the record from the producing of the record could increase the risk of inaccuracies appearing in the transcript. Your …
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Jun 02
MAG thumbs nose at rulings; contracts-out 650 jobs
May 15, 2013 In another example of how it refuses to comply with orders from the Grievance Settlement Board of Ontario (GSB), the Ministry of the Attorney General today announced it intends to contract-out the transcription work of about 650 court reporters. “Where is this all going to end?” asked Jim Jurens, a spokesperson for …
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Apr 19
Opting Out of Paying Union Dues
Posted by Erin Weir under media, Sask. Election 2011, Saskatchewan, unions. May 4th, 2012 Comments: 6 Murray Mandryk’s excellent column today saves me the trouble of writing a lengthy blog post on the Saskatchewan government’s recent musings about labour legislation. From an economic perspective, it’s worth noting that enabling unionized workers to opt out of …
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Jan 13
Vote Information Meeting – Tuesday, January 15, 2013 5:30 – 7:00
OPS Contract – Tentative Agreements now available The tentative agreements for Central, Unified and Corrections are now available, along with highlight documents to guide members through the changes. Information meeting will take place the week of January 15th, 2013 at 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.. Voting on the tentative agreements will take place January 21-23. Guelph …
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