OPSEU Region 5

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Listen to OPSEU’s Sudbury radio ads. Which is your fave? http://bit.ly/1z6gl8M New radio ads running during Sudbury byelection campaign | Ontario Public Service Employees Unionopseu.orgThe Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has launched round two of advertising in Sudbury to expose the Ontario Liberals’ choice of privatization over public services. OPSEU’s message to voters in […]

Special shoutout to everyone who braved the cold to hold an info picket at Arrowhead Park on Saturday! http://bit.ly/16lCjtV OPSEU workers held information picket Saturday at Arrowhead Park | Muskoka To-DAILYwww.muskokatodaily.comHUNTSVILLE — An information picket Saturday morning at Arrovwhead Provincial Park saw OPSEU workers handing out literature to park visitors “over the government’s refusal to […]

They say when you’re in love, nothing else matters. It’s a phrase that the Liberals have proven over and over with their love of private companies and private contractors. It’s a love so strong, the fact that privatization costs more and delivers less just doesn’t matter. $8 billion too much on P3 projects. $200 million […]

OPSEU five-point plan to protect public services http://bit.ly/1zwqz2F Five-point plan would set strict conditions on privatization attempts | Ontario Public Service…opseu.orgAt Queen’s Park yesterday, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas presented a legislative committee with a comprehensive proposal designed to impose strict conditions on privatization in Ontario.

CCAC board bestow large increases on their CEOs while failing their professional staff. Please support ONA strikers this week. http://goo.gl/wz7N4U ONA Strike: Home Care critical to Ontario’s health care strategy – just tell that to the CCACsdiablogue.orgAbout 3,000 professional staff at nine of the 14 Ontario Community Care Access Centres started walking a picket line […]

“OPSEU would not make this effort if we did not truly believe that public services in Sudbury and across Ontario are at risk of privatization like never before. But they are, and the Wynne government’s privatization scheme is real.” — Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President.

CP24: Ontario public sector bargaining could be lengthy process http://bit.ly/1HF9bhI Ontario public sector bargaining could be lengthy processwww.cp24.comSome of the biggest public sector unions expect to be butting heads with the Ontario government in the coming months as they push for wage increases from an administration standing firm on a “net zero” target.