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July 11, 2012 TORONTO – PC Leader Tim Hudak has finally shown his true colours by disparaging union support for social justice causes that have been endorsed by the union’s membership, says the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. Warren (Smokey) Thomas responded to Hudak’s latest media release where he singled out OPSEU …

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Jul 12

Health and safety at stake in labour unrest at nuclear facility: union

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Rebecca Lindell, Global News : Wednesday, July 11, 2012 9:05 PM A group of nuclear scientists and engineers is warning that Canada faces an imminent and risky brain drain in the face penny-pinching at Atomic Energy of Canada. With a July 17 strike deadline looming, nuclear workers at the Chalk River Laboratories staged an “information” picket …

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Jul 11

Opseu Vice-President/Treasurer’s Message

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Election, News, OPSEU, Uncategorized

Summer 2012 – The calm before the storm? July 9, 2012 Greetings, Friends. As we head into what looks to be a scorcher of a summer (although some still say that global warming is not real) I was hoping to provide a lighter message, reflective of summer holidays and family fun. Unfortunately, the times dictate …

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Jul 09

Unions must fix image problem

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By Murray Mandryk, The StarPhoenix July 7, 2012 A big problem facing organized labour today is that it doesn’t seem to realize how unpopular unions have become. The thought crosses one’s mind in the wake of recent developments, the most eye-popping of which is last month’s Insightrix poll that shows 59 per cent of Saskatchewan …

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Jul 06

Hold the Date! October 10, 2012

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Education, News, OPSEU, OPSEU GUELPH

Health and Safety Join over 10 unions and Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) in person (in Sudbury) or online from anywhere as we launch a resource kit to help workers take action on workplace stress.Twelve labour groups have been working with Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers and researchers since 2009 to develop …

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Jul 05

D’Amato: Labour unions might be some workers’ sole protection

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By Luisa D’Amato With their latest set of proposals on “flexible labour markets,” the Ontario Progressive Conservatives want to cut the heart out of labour unions. Why they are even bothering to take their knives out, when unions in the private sector are dying a slow death anyway, I don’t know. The Conservatives have produced …

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Jul 04

Solidarity Funds: Solidarity Tours

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Solidarity Not Charity Dear Members, In September of this year, OPSEU will be sending a delegation to Southern Africa to experience firsthand what international solidarity really means. As their President, I am extremely proud of these members and I know that they will be great ambassadors for their union and their communities across this province. …

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Jul 04

Ontario PC white paper plans to take labour legislation back to the 19th century

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Shared from Dia[b]logue June 29, 2012 The Ontario PCs have staked out a far-right position on labour with the release Wednesday of their white paper “Paths to Prosperity: Flexible Labour Markets.” For Ontario’s heavily organized health care sector, this is a ‘sit up and pay attention moment,’ even if the Tories chose to do it in …

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Jun 28

Quebec Court Rejects Bill 78 Injunction Request

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The Quebec Superior Court has rejected a request for an emergency injunction against the province’s controversial Bill 78 (AP). before a court challenge is heard later this summer. The Quebec Superior Court has rejected a request for an emergency injunction against the province’s controversial Bill 78 before a court challenge is heard later this summer. …

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Jun 28

Canada Public Service Job Cuts: Fourth Wave Of Cuts Incoming

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HUFF POST CANADA POLITICS A fourth wave of job loss notifications washed over the federal public service Wednesday. ALAMY A fourth wave of job loss notifications washed over the federal public service Wednesday as the Conservatives appeared to be trying to shore up support for the cuts. Union leaders reported that just over 5,000 employees …

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