Ministry of Colleges and Universities
- June 15, 2017
The provincial government has signed another quick deal giving thousands of civil servants a 7.5-per-cent raise over four years, prompting accusations the Liberals are buying labour peace for next June’s election. Read the full story on the website of the Toronto Star. Related: OPSEU in the News
- May 27, 2017
The two-step election process to elect the 2017 OPS bargaining teams began on Saturday, May 27. As a result of amendments to the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, OPSEU bargaining teams negotiate two separate, stand-alone collective agreements: one for the Unified bargaining unit and one for the Correctional bargaining unit. Accordingly, two separate regional bargaining...
- February 15, 2017
Thousands of OPSEU members took part in four recent telephone town halls for workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS). Two were held on February 9 for members of the Correctional Bargaining Unit. It will be bargaining for a new standalone collective agreement, to be effective January 1, 2018. Two more town halls took place...
- October 31, 2016
On Saturday, October 29, OPSEU delegates to the 2016 Ontario Public Service divisional meetings elected the members of their Ministry Employee-Employer Relations Committees (MERCs) for the 2016‑18 term. The following 163 members were elected by delegates from their ministries: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ERC Mélanie Bégin, co-chair, Local 506 Marcus Rangai, vice...
- October 30, 2016
Some 600 OPSEU members from 27 ministries were in Toronto this weekend to elect leadership teams and chart the way forward for the union in the Ontario Public Service (OPS). 600 members of the Ontario Public Service meet for their 2016 divisionals President Warren (Smokey) Thomas got the ball rolling with a firebrand talk focused...
- October 25, 2016
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has sent the letter below to all OPSEU members in the OPSEU Pension Trust pension plan. Action memo To: All OPSEU members in the OPSEU Pension Trust pension plan From: Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President Date: October 25, 2016 Re: OPSEU to file for interim relief from retiree benefit changes if...
- December 3, 2015
Scarborough community development workers rallied outside Liberal MPP Brad Duguid’s constituency office last Friday where they protested a plan to close the community’s only employment and training service office. OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said the closure, announced in March 2015, makes no sense – it is the busiest ministry office in Ontario. “It means...
- November 23, 2015
Scarborough community development workers rallied outside Liberal MPP Brad Duguid’s constituency office last Friday where they protested a plan to close the community’s only employment and training service office. OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said the closure, announced in March 2015, makes no sense – it is the busiest ministry office in Ontario. “It...
- November 19, 2015
When: 12:00 noon, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015 Where: MPP Brad Duguid’s constituency office 2063 Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is closing Scarborough’s Employment and Training Service office. OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said that closing this office makes no sense – it is the busiest ministry office in Ontario. “It...
- March 21, 2014
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas presented OPSEU’s position on Bill 183 on Sept. 24, 2009 to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Bill primarily deals with the establishment of a new College of Trades, as well as to revise and modernize the existing laws related to apprenticeship training...