OPSEU News

OPSEU reaches agreement on public sector pensions

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:12:00 EDT

October 23, 2012 The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has reached an agreement with the Government of Ontario to maintain joint control of pension plans and ensure their viability over the coming years. more...

Bargaining will move forward

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:11:00 EDT

October 19, 2012 Table Talk Update - The latest bargaining and mobilizing news for OPS members: While the shock waves from the recent announcement from the Liberals at Queen’s Park are just beginning to subside, many members are asking how this will impact bargaining for the OPS.. more...

Elizabeth Fry Toronto workers ratify new agreement

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:11:00 EDT

October 22, 2012 40 workers at Elizabeth Fry Toronto have ratified a new collective agreement, after a long bargaining process that narrowly avoided a work stoppage at midnight Sunday. more...

Labour Minister told to stop the attack on vulnerable workers

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:10:00 EDT

October 18, 2012 OPSEU members in Locals 546 and 585 confronted Labour Minister Linda Jeffrey to demand she reinstate 19 Employment Standards Officers her ministry laid off on Sept 20. more...

Grievance Settlement Board releases ruling on court reporters

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:09:00 EDT

October 19, 2012 Message from the Chair, Issue 1, MAG MERC chair explains the implications of a recent ruling by the GSB in the Hunt et al case .. more...

Painting the Premier�s resignation for what it really is

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:12:00 EDT

October 16, 2012 A message from OPSEU President Smokey Thomas: On Monday night, Premier Dalton McGuinty took Ontario by surprise by announcing he was stepping down as Liberal party leader. While the timing of this announcement may have been unforeseen, we have to be honest and ask: Is anyone really surprised by this? more...

Rally at Elizabeth Fry Toronto

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:12:00 EDT

October 18, 2012 Help tell the employer to get back to the table with a fair deal! Come out to a rally at 215 Wellesley St. East from noon to 1 pm on Thursday, October 18.. more...

Owen Sound rally to support striking Participation Lodge workers

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:12:00 EDT

September 25, 2012 A rally in support of striking workers will be held at Participation Lodge in Owen Sound on Wednesday, September 26. Staff have been on strike since Saturday morning, September 22. more...

Pension battle: "This government can be swayed"

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:39:00 EDT

September 25, 2012 OPSEU members have the power to stop a government takeover of their pension plans, thousands heard on two "telephone town hall" meetings Monday night. Some 18,000 OPSEU members joined four telephone calls held Sept. 20 and 24.
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Ottawa rally to support education workers

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:37:00 EDT

September 25, 2012 OPSEU will join OSSTF, ETFO, CUPE and allies in Ottawa on Friday, September 28, to send Dalton McGuinty a message at the Ontario Liberal Annual General Meeting. more...

Participation Lodge and OPSEU Local 235 reach impasse � strike set for 12:01 a.m. Sept. 22

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:50:00 EDT

September 17, 2012 Despite the assistance of a provincial mediator, Participation Lodge and Local 235 have reached another impasse. more...

Tele town halls on pensions for OPSEU members and others

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:49:00 EDT

OPSEU is holding Tele Town Hall meetings on September 20 and 24 so all members can participate in a union-wide discussion about pensions. It’s part of a campaign to safeguard pensions under attack and to secure pensions for those who don’t have them.
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OPSEU reaches settlement with Ministry on Hamilton dispute

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:48:00 EDT

September 12, 2012 OPSEU has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services with respect to the nearly month-long health and safety dispute at Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre (HWDC). more�

October 10, 2012 Conference "Action on workplace stress"

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:48:00 EDT

September 12, 2012 Attend the launch of the new resource kit “Mental Injury Prevention Tools for Ontario Workers” to help workers take action on workplace stress more…

Elizabeth Fry Toronto Questions and Answers

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:48:00 EDT

September 13, 2012 What happened during bargaining? What did the Employer propose at conciliation? Here are the answers to your questions about what is happening at Elizabeth Fry Toronto. more…

Canadian Mental Health Association-Oxford sets strike deadline

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:45:00 EDT

September 13, 2012 Local 133 at the Canadian Mental Health Association-Oxford (CMHA-Oxford) will be in a strike or lockout position on Saturday, October 6 at 12:01 a.m. more…

Government Takes Stab At Correctional Officers

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:20:00 EDT

September 11, 2012 In a new video by Operation Maple, Hamilton correctional Officers explain the perils of weapons inside a maximum-security facility. more...

Ontario college faculty ratify new collective agreement

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:19:00 EDT

September 10 2012 Faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges have ratified a new collective agreement. The vote held on Monday, September 10, delivered 88.8 percent approval. more...

Hamilton Correctional Officers fight for Health and Safety rights

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:05:00 EDT

September 6, 2012 Correctional Officers at Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre have been off the job since August 14th as they continue to fight to be allowed to wear their personal safety equipment..more...

Stand up for women at Elizabeth Fry Toronto

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:55:00 EDT

September 5, 2012 Workers at Elizabeth Fry Toronto have been without a contract since March 31, 2011. Contact Executive Director Michelle Coombs today. Tell her to stand up for women at Elizabeth Fry Toronto. more...

New Pensions campaign website

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:54:00 EDT

August 31, 2012 News, facts, and action to keep retirement savings out of the hands of McGuinty Liberals. http://www.amatteroftrust.org/

Thunder Bay CMHA employees choose OPSEU

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:54:00 EDT

September 5, 2012 On August 22, 2012, the 50 employees of the Canadian Mental Health Association-Thunder Bay voted to choose OPSEU as their bargaining agent. more...

VIDEO: College Faculty video explains tentative agreement

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:53:00 EDT

August 31, 2012 College Faculty have reached a two year tentative agreement with the College Employer Council. See the new video now. more...

Participation Lodge days away from legal strike deadline

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:52:00 EDT

August 31, 2012 Members of OPSEU Local 235 Participation Lodge in Owen Sound have voted down their employer’s final offer by an overwhelming majority. The next step is to file for a “no board report”. This will start the clock ticking towards a legal strike deadline. more...

Fraud stopper events in Ontario cities tomorrow

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:19:00 EDT

June 13, 2012 Wearing stickers that identify them as fraud stoppers, ServiceOntario workers are holding lunch-time events in front of their workplaces in Toronto, Thunder Bay and Oshawa on Thursday, June 14. more...

Matthews betrays promise to inspect nursing homes

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:18:00 EDT

June 13, 2012 Health Minister Deb Matthews has responded to a persistent problem with neglect and abuse in Ontario’s nursing homes by eliminating annual inspections, says Warren (Smokey) Thomas, president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union.

Nursing homes inspection in tatters - individual complaints can take up to a year to investigate

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:34:00 EDT

June 11, 2012 Too few nursing home inspectors mean some homes may be waiting more than five years for their “annual” inspection says the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. Individual complaints are taking between 30 days and a year to investigate. more...

Collectivity, Community, Balance and Fairness

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:34:00 EDT

It seems that not a day goes by without the union movement being under some kind of attack by the corporate elite and their media shills.

OPS Bargaining Team elections

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:33:00 EDT

June 9, 2012 The two-step election process to elect the 2012 OPS Bargaining Teams began on Saturday, June 9, at the OPS Regional Bargaining Conferences held across the province. more...

OPSEU paramedics stand in solidarity with striking Peel CUPE members

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:31:00 EDT

June 6, 2012 OPSEU Paramedics in the Region of Peel are calling on the Region to treat unionized workers fairly to end two strikes with CUPE 966 and ensure citizens can access life-sustaining and life-saving services. .more...