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What's New
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Educational Opportunities |
We are pleased to provide you with OPSEU's Region 2 educational program
overview. It has been designed by your Region 2 Education Committee as a
tool for planning education opportunities throughout the year.
Click here to read more.
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The Press & More |
Community Health Care Professionals
Hamilton's Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) is making deep cuts to local home care services to balance its budget by the end of the December.
http://www.opseu.org/news/
Press2006/sep122006.htm
Legal
OPSEU Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy in respect of Bill 14, the proposed legislation that provides for the regulation of paralegals. http://www.opseu.org/legal/
legalmain.htm
Liquor Board Employees Division
The Echo Issue 8 - Any deposit/return system for alcohol bottles and other packaging must be run by the LCBO, not The Beer Store, the president of OPSEU says. http://www.opseu.org/lbed/
newsletter/echoissue8.htm
Related Link News Releases
The Mcguinty government's plan to have The Beer Store collect empty wine and liquor containers is seriously flawed and the Liberals know it, says the union representing liquor board employees.
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| Mandate on the Commission on Broader Public Service Reform
Dear Premier,
We are writing to express our deep concern about the “Commission on Broader Public Service Reform” announced in the provincial budget in April. According to the initial announcement, the Commission has been struck to review all of Ontario’s public services. Our concerns are threefold.........
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MESSAGE FROM LABOUR COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Postal Strike Looming
Strike Support meeting June 7th
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Sexual Harassment + Hotels
POSTIES HITTING THE BRICKS?
Negotiations between CUPW and Canada Post started in October 2010. The crude attempt by the employer to negotiate directly with members backfired, and the strike vote turn-out was the best in years – out of 44,000 members – 23,000 voted – 93.5 % yes. Key issues include two tier wages for new and old employees, ending defined benefit pensions for new employees, and changing the sick time provisions. Stay tuned to www.labourcouncil.ca for updates and strike support information.
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Major fall campaign includes tour of locals, lobby of MPPs
To: All OPSEU HPD Local Executive Committees
From: Sara Labelle, Chair, HPD
Click here for more details.
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Public sector austerity unreasonable and irrational
Unions should launch a campaign to expose the fallacy of restraint during a weak recovery.
You can view this story at: http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/837616--public-sector-austerity-unreasonable-and-irrational |
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Friend,
Dalton McGuinty's unfair tax grab will make life less affordable for people like you - raising the price of everything from gasoline, hydro, home heating, haircuts and more by eight per cent. More people are learning about this unfair tax grab every day and the movement to stop the HST is growing. But we need to keep up the pressure.
Premier McGuinty said the HST is about ‘tax fairness” - even while a report says the HST will hit consumers hardest.
Dalton McGuinty needs to know that you are opposed to his HST. I encourage you to write your local newspaper, whether it's a big city daily or a local community weekly. Let the premier know that you don't support the HST and that you want it stopped.
If there is a call-in show on a local radio or television station – call them and make it clear that you are opposed to the HST.
In addition to writing your local newspaper or calling your local radio station, you can even write the Premier. Simply click on this link and you'll be taken to an e-mail form which will let you tell Dalton McGuinty that you don't want the HST.
The Premier says he hasn't heard an outcry against the HST. Sounds like it's time to raise the volume a few decibels.
Together, we can stop this unfair tax grab.
Sincerely,
Andrea Horwath, MPP
Leader, Ontario's NDP
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PS - Encourage your friends and colleagues to join the fight. Visit our website at www.unfairtaxgrab.com
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LEC Meetings
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LEC meetings are held at 5:30PM every 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Frid St. Region 2 OPSEU office
Click here for directions
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Unions Rally To Protest Hospital Layoffs
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Approximately 100 members of OPSEU, CUPE and USW Local 1005 rallied outside and inside of St. Joseph's Healthcare, Centre for Mountain Health Services on Saturday morning determined to send a message to Deputy Premier George Smitherman that the layoff of healthcare workers will not be tolerated. The Deputy Premier and CEO Dr. Kevin Smith were at the Mountain site to signal the redevelopment of the facility, a P3 undertaking that has been criticized as misuse of public funds...
 Click here for more details.
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St. Joe's Plans 300-bed Mountain Hospital
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Please see the attached article regarding the demonstration saturday at
the SJHH unvieling of the proposed building of a new mental health
centre copied from today's spectator. We were lucky to have the support
of other OPSEU Region 2 members, members of the steelworkers union,
Andrea Horvath, NDP, MPP and of course CUPE. We hope for more presence
from within our own local at any future events.
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New Health and Safety Rep. for Joseph Brant
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We are excited to welcome Debbie Harris as the new Health and Safety Rep. for Joseph Brant. |
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