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North York 'The Mirror': OPSEU applauds Sunnybrook hospital for upping paid sick days
The Toronto Star/North York ‘The Mirror’ is reporting on OPSEU/SEFPO’s reaction to Sunnybrook Hospital’s decision…
Thomas: Enough politics, it's time for ethics in long-term care
The following Op Ed by OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas was published in the Toronto…
Thomas: Ford's fortunes depend on fixing long-term care
OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas told Sudbury.com the premier’s political future depends on his handling…
Media highlight Thomas’s call for paid sick days
One of the many calls for paid sick days by OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas…
On talk radio, Thomas calls again for paid sick days
OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas reiterated his challenge to Doug Ford to rethink his opposition…
Thomas: Message to the OHA -- recovery will take action, not just talk
The following Op Ed by OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas was published in the Toronto…
'A massive insult to front-line heroes'
CTV News is reporting on OPSEU/SEFPO’s calls for the province to step in after it…
Want paid sick days? Join a union.
The following piece by OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas was published in the Toronto Sun…
Jail union president hopeful after province plans to issue request for proposals for new jail by spring
Correctional officer and president of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 737, Bill Hayes, says the announcement by the…
Mass coverage of Thomas's 7-Eleven alcohol objection
The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, CP24, The Toronto Sun, and Global News are…
'We're still not being seen as frontline workers,’ Most Simcoe County paramedics not vaccinated
In a recent interview with CTV Barrie, Cory Schepers, paramedic with Simcoe County paramedics and…
Union calls for firing of manager at The Royal over alleged holiday travel abroad
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is calling for the firing of a manager at…
Ion scanners: 'an investment that will save lives'
OPSEU/SEFPO leaders are applauding government for installing fentanyl-detecting “ion scanners” at 10 jails across the…
The Saturday Debate: Should private long-term care be abolished? Yes.
The following Op-Ed by OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas was published today in the Toronto…
Ministry of Labour issues nine unsafe work orders to Milton prison combatting COVID-19 outbreak
Milton – The Ministry of Labour has issued nine orders for unsafe work conditions at…
Thomas: Time to put confrontation aside as we emerge from the pandemic
The following Op-Ed by OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas was published today in the Toronto…