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Guest Column by Sid Ryan in the Toronto Sun, July 23, 2012 http://m.torontosun.com/2012/07/20/flexible-labour-means-cheap-labour Prepare yourselves for lower-wages, fewer benefits and frequent job changes because middle class wages and job security are relics of the past, according to Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak. After all, it is a dog-eat-dog job market out there and only the …

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Aug 01

OPT Union Trustee – Applicants wanted

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The Pension Liason Committee invites you or someone you know to get involved with the OPSEU Pension Trust, by applying to be a Trustee. We require your assistance in helping us to find suitable candidates for the position of Union Trustee. With the challenges facing defined benefit pension plans, we need people …

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Aug 01

Hey Hudak: You’ve Got Unions All Wrong

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Bargaining, News, OPSEU, OPSEU GUELPH

As published at www.huffingtonpost.ca The International Monetary Fund and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have confirmed that broadly-based collective bargaining is the best mechanism to build a healthy middle class. In short, when workers, through their unions, are able to bargain freely for decent wages, benefits and pensions, there are benefits for the …

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Aug 01

OPSEU REGION 2 SUMMER PICNIC – SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2012

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OPSEU, OPSEU GUELPH

Region 2 Summer Picnic at the Rockwood Conservation Area Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 12 – 5 pm Games, food & prizes Bring your family, lawn chair, bathing suit, appetite and competitive spirit! Download the flyer for directions and contact information CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PICNIC FLYER

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Jul 31

Pension changes fuel protest outside McGuinty office in Ottawa

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July 30, 2012 (OTTAWA – July 27, 2012) – Several dozen public sector workers, social activists and local labour leaders demonstrated outside of Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Ottawa constituency office today in opposition to proposed changes that could take away control workers have over their own retirement funds. “What the McGuinty government is doing amounts to …

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Jul 25

Kitchener Waterloo by-election heats up with NDP Nomination

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Election, Horwath, News, OPSEU

July 24, 2012 The by-election in Kitchener- Waterloo is just around the corner. This will be an important by-election for OPSEU. Liberals hope to achieve a majority while Hudak’s Conservatives are trying to retain their seat. The NDP hopes to break through in this conservative area. OPSEU members should keep its eyes on the hard …

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Jul 24

MANDELA DAY – A Global Call to Action

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Education, OPSEU

International Labour Updates Democracy, equality, reconciliation, diversity, responsibility, respect and freedom – these are the values of one of the greatest and most courageous humanists, anti-apartheid, human rights and peace activists of all times: Nelson Mandela, who is also named Madiba in South Africa as an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela’s clan. …

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Jul 21

NOTICE – OPSEU Board Confirms Action Plans to Protect Pensions

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July 20, 2012 The OPSEU Executive Board has initiated a campaign to counter government moves to weaken important pension plans covering many members. These pension plans include the OPSEU Pension Trust for members from the OPS and LCBO; the CAAT Plans for academic and support college staff; OMERS for members working for municipalities and HOOPP, …

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Jul 17

2012 OPSEU Human Rights Conference – Revised

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Unfortunately the call for the 2012 OPSEU Human Rights Conference that was issued previously had an incorrect fax number on it for returning applications. A revised document is attached. Please ensure that members are using the attached document to submit their applications. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

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Jul 15

Hudak: Why Should Taxpayers Subsidize Public Sector Unions?

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Election, News

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012 “As Tory MPP Peter Shurman rightly quipped following the latest union attacks on Hudak’s plan, ‘when (they) say we’re wrong, you know we’re on the right path.’ Exactly.” – Toronto Sun editorial, July 6, 2012 QUEEN’S PARK – Ontarians will thrive in a future of balanced budgets, lower taxes, affordable energy …

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