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Name: Nancy Horvath
Date registered: May 27, 2012

Latest posts

  1. Don’t get use to “job churn” – saying it doesn’t make it a fact or true — October 30, 2016
  2. Wine in grocery stores ramps up privatization of the LCBO: OPSEU — October 30, 2016
  3. Don’t confuse nitpicking or snubbing with harassment. — September 24, 2016
  4. Discount Programs for OPSEU Members — September 11, 2016
  5. New Video – History of Guelph’s Labour Day Celebrations — April 9, 2016

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Aug 20

Region 2 Summer Picnic – A Huge Thank You!

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Fun was had by all who attended the Region 2 Annual Picnic at the Rockwood Conservation Area. The weather was spectacular and our Region 2 hosts, Eddy Almeida, Mike Grimaldi, Deb Tungatt and all the volunteers too numerous to mention made the day perfect. Thank you! – click View Full Post to see the Photo …

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Aug 17

Crime fighting unit latest victim of provincial austerity measures

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In its frenzy to bring down the provincial deficit, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services has laid off the entire staff of an office responsible for fighting crime through analysis of electronic data. All six members of the electronics investigation unit of the ministry’s Centre for Forensic Sciences learned this week they will …

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Aug 17

Truth, deception and Ontario’s bi-elections

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Bargaining, Election, Horwath, OPSEU

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In true Liberal style, Dalton McGuinty has back-pedaled. Just days ago, when asked to comment on Greg Sorbara’s sudden retirement as an MPP, the Premier spoke about calling bi-elections in the ridings of Vaughan and Kitchener-Waterloo, and stated: “It would be unfair to plunge the province into two important bi-elections in the dog days of …

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Aug 15

Survey: Strike Policy and Practices

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Bargaining, Collective Agreement, Election, OPSEU

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Greetings Friends, The Executive Board, in receipt of Resolution C7 from the 2012 Convention, identified the need to examine OPSEU Strike policy and practices for funding allocations so as to create a user friendly system for locals. If you’ve been on strike recently; or have prepared for a strike in the past; or you see …

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Aug 14

eHealth CEO Greg Reed returns $81,250 bonus after opposition parties cry foul

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Education, News

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Keith Leslie and Maria Babbage TORONTO – The man put in charge of eHealth Ontario following a spending scandal is returning a hefty bonus after coming under fire from opposition parties. The chairman of the agency’s board of directors said Monday he accepted Greg Reed’s “offer to decline” his $81,250 performance bonus for 2011-12, which …

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Aug 14

2012 OPS Conference and Divisional Meeting Dec. 1-2, 2012

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A general membership meeting for Local 232 will be called in September (date to be announced) to elect Delegates, Alternates and Observers from the ministries within our local to attend the OPS Conference and Divisional Meeting. The 2012 OPS Conference and Divisional Meeting will be on December 1-2, 2012 at the Sheraton Hotel in 123 …

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Aug 13

Pensions for most OPSEU members under attack

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Bargaining, OPSEU, OPSEU GUELPH, Pensions

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August 10, 2012 OPSEU members, Pensions for most of you could take a significant hit if the Ontario government goes ahead with threatened changes to pension plans. You need to read this entire message if you are a member of one of these four pension plans: Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT) Pension Plan …

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Aug 13

EHealth exec takes bonus despite public-sector wage freeze

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Bargaining, News, OPSEU

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The Canadian Press Posted: Aug 12, 2012 4:37 PM ET The man brought in to lead eHealth Ontario following a scandal that rocked the Liberal government will get a bonus of about 25 per cent on top of his $329,000 salary this year, while staff at the agency have turned to the courts to get …

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Aug 09

LABOUR DAY PARADE Monday, September 3, 2012

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OPSEU, OPSEU GUELPH

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This is an early reminder that OPSEU is once again planning lots of activities around the Labour Day Parade this year and we want to notify you and your Local now, so that you can plan to get involved and make all your members aware of what is going on. Come for the fun!  Come …

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Aug 09

Draining Retirement Savings to Build Corporate Wealth

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Bargaining, Collective Agreement, Education, News, OPSEU, OPSEU GUELPH

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August 8, 2012 When the watering hole shrinks, human nature often forces the herd to embrace a right-wing political agenda. How sad! Tough times should inspire unity and cohesion. These principles have guided OPSEU with success through some really tough times. We face a rigged game. The right wing tactically understands that economic hardship frequently …

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