Ministry of Solicitor General - Unified
- February 18, 2022
TORONTO – Ontario’s coroners have overwhelmingly voted in favour of joining forces with OPSEU/SEFPO and hope for quick recognition from the province. The Ontario Coroners Association (OCA) has not been able to negotiate good working conditions for its members for some time. Late last year they voted 95 per cent in favour of entering a cooperation...
- January 14, 2021
Toronto – OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is calling the provincial government’s announced closure of the Ontario Fire College a major blow to small and rural communities. “Most communities are already suffering the effects of never-ending COVID-19 lockdowns,” said Thomas. “They don’t need more costs piled on their plate, they need relief now.” The college,...
- 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...
- May 5, 2017
The May 4 announcement that Thunder Bay is getting a new jail is welcome news in the northern city, OPSEU Local 708's Mike Lundy told CBC News today. Read the full story here. Related: OPSEU in the News
- February 23, 2017
The OPSEU collective agreement in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) expires on December 31, 2017. In preparation for bargaining, all OPSEU members in the OPS are invited to complete one of two 2017 demand-set surveys online. The survey will be live from February 23 to March 13, 2017. As a result of recent amendments to...
- February 21, 2017
Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President of OPSEU, sent the following letter to the editor of Toronto Life on February 17 regarding an article the magazine published online on February 15. Ms. Sarah Fulford Editor Toronto Life Magazine 111 Queen Street East Suite 320 Toronto, Ontario M5C 1S2 Re: The $1-Billion Hellhole, by Raizel Robin Dear Ms....
- 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...
- February 14, 2017
Toronto – The Ontario government continues to deny there is a crisis in community corrections, jeopardizing the well-being and safety of probation and parole officers, inmates, and communities. That is the urgent warning from some 900 probation and parole officers, who struggle with the highest number of caseloads per officer in the country, according to...
- February 6, 2017
The Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre needs major improvements to its phycial infrastructure, OPSEU Local 411 president Denis Collin told listeners on CBC's Ottawa Morning last week. Read the web story here and hear the full radio interview here.
- January 27, 2017
At its meeting on January 26, OPSEU’s Executive Board ratified the overwhelming choice of Unified members working in corrections workplaces to join the Correctional Bargaining Unit. A consultative vote of 2,025 eligible Unified members on January 24-25 resulted in 97 per cent in favour of joining the Correctional Bargaining Unit. The vote was the second...
- January 12, 2017
Unified members who work in a Corrections work location are being reminded to take advantage of the second opportunity to indicate their interest in transferring to the Correctional Bargaining Unit, now that recent amendments to the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, 1993 (CECBA) have made a standalone Corrections collective agreement a reality. Members in the...