President's Message

President's Message Archive
 

April 5, 2012 Responding to the March Budgets  more...

March 14, 2012 Working Together – Leading The Resistance Movement  more...

March 8, 2012 Ontario at International Women’s Day 2012 more...

February 27, 2012 A vision of life in Drummondville more

February 23, 2012 Analysis: Drummond Recommendations more...

February 3, 2012 Will austerity lead to prosperity? more...

February 1, 2012Celebrating Black History Month more...

January 24, 2012 “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” more...

January 4, 2012 The new “government” of corporate elite more...

December 19, 2011 Standing together in 2012 more...

December 19, 2011 Canada’s democracy has never been at greater risk. Its enemy lies within. The question is where? more...

November 25, 2011 End the marriage between business and government more...

November 2, 2011 OPSEU supports the Occupy movement more...

October 14, 2011 Wall Street protests come to Ontario more...

October 7, 2011 We have voted for a new kind of Ontario more...

October 5, 2011 Oct. 6 is Election Day: get out and vote! more...

September 12, 2011 There's a price attached to building a better Ontario more...

September 1, 2011 The future of good, full-time jobs is on the line more...

August 25, 2011 Labour Day and the value of work more...

July 13, 2011 Get ready to defend your right to retire more...

June 3, 2011 Jump in to the election conversation more...

May 4, 2011 Four tough years for Canada more...

April 12, 2011 Looking ahead to the next 100 years more...

Aptil 5, 2011 Welcome to OPSEU’s 100 Year Anniversary Convention  more...

March 23, 2011Profits and poverty: a look at two budgets more...

March 4, 2011Celebrating 100 years of International Women’s Day more...

Feb 23, 2011 Wisconsin in Ontario more...

Feb 7, 2011International Year for People of
African Descent and Black History Month more...

Jan. 19, 2011 People For Corporate Tax Cuts more...

Jan. 11, 2011 Have your say on Ontario’s budget
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Dec. 13, 2010 Greetings for a restful holiday and prosperous New Year more...

Dec. 7, 2010 OPSEU members are setting the agenda more...

November 19, 2010 Workers bear burden of provincial ‘restraint’ more...

November 5, 2010 Election question: What kind of Ontario do we want? more...

October 26, 2010 Workplace Violence, Harassment and the OHSA  more...

October 8, 2010 Last chance for Liberals to refocus
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October 4, 2010 Vulnerable Retirees Deserve Much Better
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Sept. 17, 2010 Members to McGuinty: We don’t buy your spin
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September 2, 2010 The wage freeze: a Labour Day response more...

August 16, 2010 LHINs require radical surgery more...

July 26, 2010 Zeroes won't protect public services more...

July 13, 2010 Privatization: one battle is won but the war goes on more...

June 28, 2010 G-20 and Pride: A stark contrast more...

June 15, 2010 Come with me to the G-20 Summit more... 

June 9, 2010 Supercorp will backfire on McGuinty more...

June 1, 2010 Stephen Harper and the knock on the door more...

May 11, 2010 Poor No More more...

April 28, 2010 Rise Up more... 

April 13, 2010 Fighting the wage freeze more...

March 26, 2010 Political theatre at Queen’s Park more...

March 15 2010 Dalton McGuinty’s vampire advisers more...

March 8, 2010 Make IWD a National Public Holiday more...

February 22, 2010 Retirement Security is for everyone more...

February 5, 2010 Unions united are getting results more...

January 25, 2010 Health care is sustainable, more tax cuts aren’t more...

January 8, 2010 Paying down the deficit: here’s how more...

December 21, 2009 A compassionate society is possible more...

December 10, 2009 Ontario labour unites in the crisis more...

November 30, 2009 Get colleges under control more...

November 10, 2009 Dalton McGuinty’s election test more...

October 23, 2009 Fighting the coming attack more...

September 25, 2009 Let’s talk about good taxes more...

September 4, 2009 Labour's voice has never mattered more more...

August 9, 2009 Student Activism, Labour and the Media more...

July 14, 2009 The Social Mapping Project more...

June 24, 2009 Solidarity Works more...

June 2, 2009 Employment Standards, Human Rights and the LCBO more...

May 14, 2009 Let's talk solutions more...

April 29, 2009 Their fight is our fight more...

April 16, 2009 Don’t punish us for following the rules more...

April 6, 2009 Is the government biased against women? more...

March 24, 2009 We need an economic summit, now more...

March 23, 2009 Ontario needs a bold strategy more...

March 16, 2009 Our staff keep us afloat  more...

March 9, 2009  To our activists and Board members:

Thanks for a thankless task   more...

March 3, 2009 Don Jail tour an eye-opener more...

February 18, 2009  College part-timers: Don’t count them out more...

February 10, 2009 After 20 years, it’s déjà vu more...

February 3, 2009 Weak regulations won't make a strong Ontario more...

January 29, 2009 Premier should look inward at labour relations more...

January 20, 2009 Obama inspires struggle for equity  more...

January 13, 2009 Corrections has our whole- hearted support more...

January 6, 2009  Public sector the key to economic recovery  more...

December 22, 2008 Happy Holidays and a Peaceful 2009 more...

December 8, 2008  Time to close door or P3s more...

December 2, 2008 Why Tories should be dumped more...

November 28, 2008 Now is no time for restraint more...

November 18, 2008 A fair OPS contract good for Ontario  more...

Nov. 5, 2008 Welcome change comes to America more...

Oct. 15, 2008  Ontario hospitals on the brink more...

Oct. 9, 2008 Let’s stop Stephen Harper more...

Oct. 1, 2008 Right-wing ideas are officially bankrupt  more...

Sept. 23, 2008 Labour, business, public sector need a new deal for Ontario more...

Sept. 12, 2008 Historic opportunity squandered as government runs scared more...

Sept. 5, 2008 Congratulations! Tentative deal reached in CAAT S thanks to the hard work of the members more...

Aug. 29 Rights for part-timers, contingent workers Labour's biggest challenge more...

Aug. 8, 2008 New developmental services bill misses the mark more...

July 24, 2008 Everyone needs support! more...

June 20 2008 New regulation needed to protect workers more...

May 29 2008 National Day of Action is a call for change more...

May 21, 2008 Jim Tait in memoriam more...

May 1, 2008 Violence a top issue in all our workplaces more...

March 2008 Read blog entries from the President's South African tour.  Visit the Blog...

Jan. 29, 2008 Everyone can help win our biggest organizing drive more...

Jan. 28, 2008 More quality Public Service Jobs Notes for remarks  to Legislative Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs  more...

Dec. 2007  Best wishes, solidarity and peace for 2008 more...

Nov. 30 2007 Unions are key to fighting child poverty more...

Oct. 15, 2007 The election is over and we have a lot of work to do more...

Sept 18, 2007 On October 10...  Vote mixed member proportional more...

Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President