Monthly Archive: May 2014

May 24

The real scandal in Ontario is privatization

OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas will hold a news conference as part of a province-wide tour. Where: In front of main entrance, main building, Collège Boréal, Lasalle Blvd., Sudbury When:  10 a.m., Thursday, May 22 SUDBURY, ON, May 21, 2014 /CNW/ – Despite the epic failure that privatization has been in Ontario, it remains a …

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May 24

Hudak’s job killing plan will dismember the provincial economy: OPSEU

TORONTO, May 9, 2014 /CNW/ – Tim Hudak’s plan to eliminate 100,000 jobs in the public sector will dismember the Ontario economy and sets the scene to drive the province into another recession, the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said today. “We always knew Hudak’s positions on a score of issues were extremist, but …

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May 24

Qs & As for the Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) for Court Reporters – March 3, 2014

Memorandum of Settlement General Questions Q1: What does this MOS do? A: The MOS settles a series of grievances filed regarding court reporting and transcript production. Q2: Why did OPSEU settle the grievances? A: There have been a number of GSB decisions issued by the Vice-Chair Abramsky and others regarding transcript production. The first and …

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May 18

Local demand-set should encourage debate on the issues

We are midway through local demand-setting. Locals have received the province-wide and their local’s results from the online bargaining survey.Two other factors are also contributing to the bargaining environment this round: AMAPCEO is in conciliation and we are in the midst of a provincial election. You have received information about the major concessions faced by …

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May 18

URGENT ACTION: Statement of Grievance: changes to post-retirement benefits

Dear OPS Highest-Ranking,  The mass filing of individual grievances as an expression of our members’ outrage at the Wynne government’s arbitrary changes to post-retirement benefits, changes that were made without consultation or negotiation with OPSEU, was discussed at the OPS Caucus at Convention 2014.  It was decided members should file their grievances all on the …

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