Elections for OPSEU’s 21 Executive Board Members took place across the province on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Thirteen Executive Board members were re-elected to their positions, including OPSEU President Smokey Thomas and 1st Vice-President/Treasurer Eddy Almeida. Eight new members were elected to the Board, including three new Board members in Region 5.
Category Archive: Election
Mar 24
Public pensions not so lavish
NEWS Toronto Star: Letter to the Editor Published on Thu Mar 21 2013 Re: Hudak takes aim at public sector pensions, March 18 Hudak takes aim at public sector pensions, March 18 Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak shows so little interest in facts that I doubt he can be swayed by rational argument when it …
Mar 04
Corporate tax cuts create job
TORONTO – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is reacting with shock and surprise after learning that corporate tax cuts implemented by the province have actually created a job. “We have always maintained that the Liberal government’s corporate tax cuts would not create jobs for Ontarians, but the news that former Finance Minister Dwight Duncan …
Feb 03
Regional Elections Saturday 6 April 2013
Locals in Region 2 are currently in the process of electing delegates for the Regional Elections . The meeting will be held at the Delta Meadowvale in Mississauga on Saturday 6 April 2013. Delta Meadowvale Hotel & Conference Centre 6750 Mississauga Road Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2L3 Phone: 905-821-1981 Fax: 905-542-4036 Toll Free …
Oct 15
Premier Dalton McGuinty resigns
Robert Benzie Rob Ferguson and Carys Mills Queen’s Park Bureau Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced he is resigning. McGuinty, who has led the Liberals since 1996 and been premier since 2003, stunned his caucus Monday night announcing it’s time for “renewal” at the helm of the party. “I’ve concluded that this is the right time …
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 …