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 21
NOTICE – OPSEU Board Confirms Action Plans to Protect Pensions
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, …
Jul 17
2012 OPSEU Human Rights Conference – Revised
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
Jul 12
Health and safety at stake in labour unrest at nuclear facility: union
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 …
Jul 11
Opseu Vice-President/Treasurer’s Message
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 …
Jul 09
Unions must fix image problem
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 …
Jul 05
D’Amato: Labour unions might be some workers’ sole protection
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 …
Jul 04
Solidarity Funds: Solidarity Tours
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. …
Jul 04
Ontario PC white paper plans to take labour legislation back to the 19th century
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 …
Jun 28
Quebec Court Rejects Bill 78 Injunction Request
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. …