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 …
Category Archive: Bargaining
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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Jan 03
Ontario imposes contracts on public school teachers
The Ontario government will attempt to end a months-long dispute by imposing contracts on its public school teachers, Education Minister Laurel Broten announced this morning. Using powers the government gained under controversial Bill 115 last fall, Broten said the government will force contracts on about 130,000 elementary and secondary school teachers. The agreements will be …
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Dec 28
Employer agrees to continue issue bargaining at Central/Unified table
In response to the Central/Unified team’s position that Essential/Emergency Service negotiations should be delayed, the employer has agreed to return to issues bargaining at the Central/Unified table on January 2, 2013
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Dec 28
Non-stop bargaining fails to produce agreement
Despite a marathon negotiating session that went until 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning, your Corrections Team did not reach an agreement on a new contract. The Corrections Team remained at the table as long as possible before it became clear that the employer was not moving on major concessions. While there was some movement on language …
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Dec 18
A message from your Corrections Team
On October 5, 2012, the employer served us notice to bargain. Since we first met with the employer on Nov. 14 that is exactly what we have been doing. On Dec. 11, the government served us notice they were filing for conciliation, despite the fact that we are not at an impasse. Conciliation is when …
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Dec 18
A message from your Central/Unified team
Today we have found out that the employer has shared a letter with some of you that was sent to OPSEU President Smokey Thomas. In this letter, the employer has requested the appointment of a conciliator officer. This is a normal part of the bargaining process in an effort to obtain a collective agreement. Filing …
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Nov 30
Walkom: Bill C-377 and the right’s stealth attack on union funding
The Conservative government’s latest salvo against labour unions is disguised as a plea for openness. In reality, it is something quite different. The real target of Conservative MP Russ Hiebert’s private member’s bill is union financing. To be precise, the target is the automatic check-off — also known as the Rand formula. Mandated by law …
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Nov 30
President’s Message We’re not for sale!
When you apply privatization and outsourcing to public services it all adds up to the same thing: Profit for a few and job losses for many. Worse yet, it brings inferior services to all. Trade unions oppose privatization due to the immediate and permanent impact on jobs, but there is more to consider. When services …
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Nov 07
BARGAINING ISSUE & INFORMATION SESSION NOVEMBER 26, 2012
Local 232 will be holding a Bargaining and Information Session on Monday, November 26, 2012 at the Guelph Regional Office on Speedvale. Please share this information with everyone! Time: 5:30 p.m. Finger food to be provided.
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