On December 12, participants are expected to attend an evening lobby training session at the Courtyard Marriott, in downtown Toronto. Participants will then spend the entire day at Queen’s Park on December 13, visiting with their MPPs; to introduce them to the important work done by OPSEU hospital professionals, and to raise awareness about the concerns the Division, and its members face.
Allied health professionals play a vital role in the public health care system, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of quality care. However, problems such as funding cuts, lack of beds, privatization, outsourcing and mergers continue to threaten the superior level of care and treatment that allied health professionals are able to deliver.
We need our elected MPPs to listen to our concerns and to advocate for frontline hospital professionals and the quality public health care they provide for all Ontarians.
Agenda:
Wednesday, December 12:
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Members attend Lobby Day training in Wood Room at the Courtyard Marriott.
Thursday, December 13:
6:00 a.m. Checkout from Hotel. Allot 30 minutes for checkout in advance of departure. You can ask the hotel to store your luggage if you wish to come back to the hotel after the lobby.
6:30 a.m. Depart for Main Legislative Building, Queen’s Park, 111 Wellesley Street West, Toronto, M7A 1A5, a 30-minute drive when traffic conditions are good. Taxis for participants to share will be available to transport participants to Queen’s Park.
7:15 a.m. Arrive at the south basement entrance, Main Legislative Building, Queen’s Park. Bring photo identification. Ask for a pass to the public gallery. The south basement entrance is at ground level, to the left of the main entrance.
7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Proceed to Breakfast Reception with MPPs, Legislative Dining Room, also in the basement. Go right once you proceed through Security.
9:30 – 12:00 p.m. Individual meetings with MPPs.
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Individual meetings with MPPs.
3:00 p.m. Members leave to travel home.
Please note: while the Legislative Assembly does not have a dress code, we recommend that you dress in business casual attire. Legislative Security does not allow visitors to bring signs or display a political message via buttons or t-shirts.
Eligibility to attend:
Sector 10 local presidents, members of the HPD Divisional Executive, and Executive Board Members are eligible to attend. If a local president is unable to attend, please designate an HPD member of your local to attend.
Eligible expenses:
- Mileage and/or airfare (most economical means of travel)
- Parking
- Meals:
- Wednesday: Lunch (if in transit), and dinner.
- Thursday: Lunch and dinner (if in transit). Please note: breakfast will be provided.
- Hotel Accommodation (please see below)
- Taxi from hotel to Queen’s Park (please share with other participants)
Please complete and submit the electronic forms no later than November 23, 2018
Request for advance funds:
If you require an advance of funds for this event, please complete and submit the electronic Advance Request Form.
Human Rights Accommodation:
If you require a human rights accommodation in order to participate in the meeting, please complete and submit the electronic Human Rights Accommodation Request Form.
You can also send it directly to OPSEU’s Equity Unit at [email protected] or by fax at 416-448-7419. (Please do not send them any of the other forms in the registration package). An Equity Officer will be in touch to determine if the accommodation(s) is to be approved.
Hotel Accommodation:
OPSEU will book your accommodation, provided you have submitted the appropriate information by November 20, 2018. After this date, neither the accommodation nor the room rate are guaranteed. There is no need to call the hotel with your credit card number.
As per OPSEU policy, only shared rooms will be reimbursed for participants unless a human rights accommodation is in place. Please note that OPSEU will pay shared accommodation only for participants travelling in from more than 60 kms away.
Members choosing single accommodation will be responsible for half the room cost. Rooms are $179 + tax. Members must pay the hotel bill upon departure. Please ensure that the bill you send with your expense claim indicates a zero balance owing.
In Solidarity,
Sara Labelle
Chair, OPSEU Hospital Professionals Division
Please find below the callout for the Sector 10 Lobby Day and training being held on December 12-13, 2018. Training will take place on Dec. 12 at the Courtyard Marriott, 475 Yonge St W, Toronto, Wood Room, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Queens Park lobby day will be Dec. 13.
The deadline for registration is November 23, 2018.
Please register through the member portal using this link: http://opseu.org/members-login
To: Local Presidents, OPSEU Hospital Professionals Division
cc: OPSEU Executive Board Sector 10 Divisional Executive
From: Sara Labelle, Sector 10 HPD Chair
Subject: Invitation to Health Professionals Lobby Day, Queen’s Park
Dear Local Presidents:
OPSEU’s Hospital Professionals Division will be holding a lobby day at Queen’s Park. We invite you, or a designee, to attend lobby events on Wednesday, December 12 and Thursday, December 13.
On December 12, participants are expected to attend an evening lobby training session at the Courtyard Marriott, in downtown Toronto. Participants will then spend the entire day at Queen’s Park on December 13, visiting with their MPPs; to introduce them to the important work done by OPSEU hospital professionals, and to raise awareness about the concerns the Division, and its members face.
Allied health professionals play a vital role in the public health care system, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of quality care. However, problems such as funding cuts, lack of beds, privatization, outsourcing and mergers continue to threaten the superior level of care and treatment that allied health professionals are able to deliver.
We need our elected MPPs to listen to our concerns and to advocate for frontline hospital professionals and the quality public health care they provide for all Ontarians.
Agenda:
Wednesday, December 12:
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Members attend Lobby Day training in Wood Room at the Courtyard Marriott.
Thursday, December 13:
6:00 a.m. Checkout from Hotel. Allot 30 minutes for checkout in advance of departure. You can ask the hotel to store your luggage if you wish to come back to the hotel after the lobby.
6:30 a.m. Depart for Main Legislative Building, Queen’s Park, 111 Wellesley Street West, Toronto, M7A 1A5, a 30-minute drive when traffic conditions are good. Taxis for participants to share will be available to transport participants to Queen’s Park.
7:15 a.m. Arrive at the south basement entrance, Main Legislative Building, Queen’s Park. Bring photo identification. Ask for a pass to the public gallery. The south basement entrance is at ground level, to the left of the main entrance.
7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Proceed to Breakfast Reception with MPPs, Legislative Dining Room, also in the basement. Go right once you proceed through Security.
9:30 – 12:00 p.m. Individual meetings with MPPs.
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Individual meetings with MPPs.
3:00 p.m. Members leave to travel home.
Please note: while the Legislative Assembly does not have a dress code, we recommend that you dress in business casual attire. Legislative Security does not allow visitors to bring signs or display a political message via buttons or t-shirts.
Eligibility to attend:
Sector 10 local presidents, members of the HPD Divisional Executive, and Executive Board Members are eligible to attend. If a local president is unable to attend, please designate an HPD member of your local to attend.
Eligible expenses:
- Mileage and/or airfare (most economical means of travel)
- Parking
- Meals:
- Wednesday: Lunch (if in transit), and dinner.
- Thursday: Lunch and dinner (if in transit). Please note: breakfast will be provided.
- Hotel Accommodation (please see below)
- Taxi from hotel to Queen’s Park (please share with other participants)
Please complete and submit the electronic forms no later than November 23, 2018
Request for advance funds:
If you require an advance of funds for this event, please complete and submit the electronic Advance Request Form.
Human Rights Accommodation:
If you require a human rights accommodation in order to participate in the meeting, please complete and submit the electronic Human Rights Accommodation Request Form.
You can also send it directly to OPSEU’s Equity Unit at [email protected] or by fax at 416-448-7419. (Please do not send them any of the other forms in the registration package). An Equity Officer will be in touch to determine if the accommodation(s) is to be approved.
Hotel Accommodation:
OPSEU will book your accommodation, provided you have submitted the appropriate information by November 20, 2018. After this date, neither the accommodation nor the room rate are guaranteed. There is no need to call the hotel with your credit card number.
As per OPSEU policy, only shared rooms will be reimbursed for participants unless a human rights accommodation is in place. Please note that OPSEU will pay shared accommodation only for participants travelling in from more than 60 kms away.
Members choosing single accommodation will be responsible for half the room cost. Rooms are $179 + tax. Members must pay the hotel bill upon departure. Please ensure that the bill you send with your expense claim indicates a zero balance owing.
In Solidarity,
Sara Labelle
Chair, OPSEU Hospital Professionals Division