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“Ontario’s finest” travelling to Australia to help fight deadly wildfires that have already killed two
TORONTO – A group of Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) frontline workers is…
OPSEU says the CEO of LifeLabs should be shown the door
Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is calling for the CEO of LifeLabs to…
Ontario must fix commercial vehicle inspections now: OPSEU
Toronto – OPSEU is demanding the government significantly increase the number of vehicle safety inspectors…
Secret tax cuts will send Ontario even further into last place, say OPSEU leaders
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas and First Vice-President/Treasurer Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida are demanding that the…
LCBO’s bottom line proves privatized alcohol sales a bad idea: OPSEU’s Thomas
TORONTO – The LCBO’s latest profits show the Crown corporation’s value to the people of…
Thomas to LCBO: It’s time to get serious about security
OPSEU is calling on the LCBO to move swiftly and set up in-house security to…
OPSEU congratulates students for court victory over Ford
TORONTO – The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is calling Thursday’s court victory by post-secondary…
OPSEU gives thumbs down to Ford’s attempt to fix cannabis debacle
The Ford government’s latest reset of its disastrous decision to privatize cannabis sales is bound…
Ford continues attacks on the province’s most vulnerable
A decade-long funding drought for Ontario’s developmental disability services must be addressed with dollars and…
OPSEU members join other education workers in giving overwhelming strike mandate
Toronto – OPSEU members have joined workers from other unions in giving an overwhelming strike…
Almeida: Capping wages is a waste of time, effort, and money
Toronto – OPSEU’s First Vice-President/Treasurer is going to Queen’s Park on Monday to put the…
OPSEU 'satisfied' with removal of permanent police presence at several jails
Toronto – Calling it a small but important step in addressing the “Crisis in Corrections,”…
Dangers of taking video of liquor thefts another strike against alcohol privatization; OPSEU says
Toronto — Red flags continue to pop up when it comes to privatizing alcohol sales,…
As government gets responsible on vaping, it must also get responsible on alcohol – OPSEU President
TORONTO – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is demanding that the Ford government be as…
Thomas: Ending privatization would be a truly ‘smart initiative’ for the Ford government
Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says there’s nothing smart about Treasury Board President…
Thomas to Ford: Don’t take education workers for granted
Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is warning Premier Doug Ford to stop taking…