The Ontario government will attempt to end a months-long dispute by imposing contracts on its public school teachers, Education Minister Laurel Broten announced this morning. Using powers the government gained under controversial Bill 115 last fall, Broten said the government will force contracts on about 130,000 elementary and secondary school teachers. The agreements will be …
Category Archive: Collective Agreement
Oct 25
Grievance Settlement Board releases ruling on court reporters
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
Sep 08
NDP ‘union muscle’ blamed for PC byelection loss
The Canadian Press Posted: Sep 7, 2012 11:20 AM ET Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak blamed “union muscle” Friday for his party’s loss of the Kitchener-Waterloo seat it held for 22 years, and predicted Premier Dalton McGuinty would quickly try to “kiss and make up” with Ontario’s public sector labour leaders. The Tories lost both …
Aug 15
Survey: Strike Policy and Practices
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 …