Category Archive: Grievances

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 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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Oct 25

Grievance Settlement Board releases ruling on court reporters

October 19, 2012 Message from the Chair, Issue 1, Ministry of the Attorney General MERC Chair Shelly McCormick explains to member court reporters the implications of a recent ruling by the GSB in the Hunt et al case  Download .pdf Read the Hunt Decision Transcript Production and Certification Tracking tool .xls