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Supporting families suffering from a workplace tragedy What: Steps for Life – Walking for Victims of Workplace Tragedy When: Sunday, May 5, 2012 Where:Guelph Threads of Life is a national, charitable organization dedicated to helping Canadian families along their journey of healing after they have experienced a workplace fatality, life-altering injury or occupational disease. Steps …

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Nov 05

Prosperity

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Is it at the corner of Main Street and Union Way? Some say that we’re all in this together. But are we really? Disturbing trends have brought us watered down democracy where one set of rules apply to the wealthy while a different set apply to the rest. How did this happen? It starts and …

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Oct 25

OPSEU reaches agreement on public sector pensions

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Bargaining, Collective Agreement, OPSEU, Pensions

October 23 2012 The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has reached an agreement with the Government of Ontario to maintain joint control of pension plans and ensure their viability over the coming years. OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said that this is a major victory over what was sure to be an all-out attack on …

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Oct 25

OPS Conference & Divisional Meetings

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Conferences 2012 OPS Conference & Divisional Meetings The 2012 OPS Conference & Divisional Meetings will be held on November 30 & December 1-2, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto. Look for your call letter mailed August 10, 2012 to all local presidents in the OPS. All forms are available on-line now by visiting OPS …

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Oct 25

Grievance Settlement Board releases ruling on court reporters

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Collective Agreement, Grievances, News, OPSEU

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

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Oct 19

Ontario Reaches Two-Year Deal with AMAPCEO

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Bargaining, OPSEU

Highlights of the Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario’s (AMAPCEO) new collective agreement include: Term — The agreement is in effect for a two-year term beginning on April 1, 2012 and ending on March 31, 2014. Salary and Wage Freezes — There will be no across-the-board wage increases during the term …

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Oct 15

A healthy country needs a healthy labour movement

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Bargaining, Collective Agreement, OPSEU

Oct 12, 2012 02:52 PM Empowering every worker to ensure their workplaces is a healthy and safe one must be a priority for the Canadian labour movement, is the message long-time health and safety activist Dr. Linda Rae Murray brought to CUPE on the first day of the 11th National Health and Safety Conference. In …

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Oct 15

Premier Dalton McGuinty resigns

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Election, News

Robert Benzie Rob Ferguson and Carys Mills Queen’s Park Bureau Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced he is resigning. McGuinty, who has led the Liberals since 1996 and been premier since 2003, stunned his caucus Monday night announcing it’s time for “renewal” at the helm of the party. “I’ve concluded that this is the right time …

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Oct 13

McGuinty government now poised for attack on public services

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October 5 2012 Less than 24 hours after the Ontario Public Service Employees Union offered to extend its contract with the Government of Ontario to put on hold any increases to wages and compensation, the McGuinty Liberals have served notice that they want to begin negotiations that will likely produce drastic cuts. OPSEU President …

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Oct 13

The Clock is Ticking – Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida

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Bargaining, Collective Agreement, OPSEU, OPSEU GUELPH

October 9, 2012 It’s that time again. It’s time to review the past year. It’s time to plan. We must strategize and prepare so we can meet upcoming challenges. Yes, it’s time to develop the 2013 OPSEU budget. What is the right course for 2013? In many cases it is steady as we go. The …

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