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FPT contract approved by MAG court workers The results are in and Flexible Part Time (FPT) workers have approved, by a large margin, improvements to the FPT provisions of the collective agreement at the Ministry of the Attorney General. Following 10 days of ratification voting the agreement was approved by more than 80 per cent...

Central Bargaining talks broke off last week at the Developmental Services Provincial Discussion Table. The parties realized that they had more work to do around funding for the sector. Bargaining teams for both OPSEU and CUPE had been hopeful about arriving at a first time ever centrally negotiated agreement in Developmental Services late last week. The unions have some real concerns...

TRENTON – At a time when the Ontario government insists that dwindling revenues have forced it to adopt austerity measures, an all-party legislative committee has been told that the LCBO could dramatically increase its dividend to the provincial treasury by repatriating privately-owned and operated agency stores. Members of the legislative committee on government agencies learned...

Ministry Employee Relations (MERC) News TALK CONNECT UNITE December 2011 – Issue 2 Message from the Chair Potential Downloading of ODSP Three different processes that threaten our jobs and the services we provide are now underway: The Commission for the Reform of Social Assistance is examining the social assistance system to make recommendations that are...

Message from the Chair Sue Walker, Chair , Developmental Services Executive Download this issue I would like to extend a thank you to all the member”s who attended the Developmental Service Sector meeting on Nov. 8, 2009 and re-elected me as your Sector Chair. I would like to welcome the new members on the Sector...

Message from Bargaining Team Chair Good LBED jobs help build strong communities! Happy New Year’s brothers and sisters and welcome to the first issue of our 2013 Bargaining Bulletin as we look forward to start contract negotiations with our employer in a few short weeks. Click here to download If the headline on my message...

The vice chair of the Grievance Settlement Board has ruled that the board has no authority to identify those officials in the Ministry of the Attorney General who have refused to implement previous GSB decisions in the matter of Hunt et al. v MAG. In a ruling released in late November, vice chair Nimal Dissanayake...

Contract talks are underway! After months of preparation, negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement between the LCBO and members of OPSEU's Liquor Board Employees Division (LBED) started today at a hotel in Toronto. Click here to download "There's a special energy the team experiences on the first day of contract talks and I will...

Corrections press conference addresses Ombudsman's Report Prior to the press conference, corrections leaders from across Ontario met to discuss the report first-hand, and voice their concerns about aspects of André Marin's findings and recommendations. Reporters had an opportunity to address Corrections MERC Chair Dan Sidsworth about the Report, and the union's response. "Correctional Officers agree...

Outrageous! LCBO management seeks to gut our next contract On Feb. 13 your bargaining team sat down with the employer and exchanged proposals for the renewal of our contract which expires on Mar. 31. Click here to download The offer we received from management can only be described in one word: Outrageous! Despite its very...

In a vote held July 19, workers at Community Living Quinte West (CLQW) have rejected a tentative contract agreement with the employer. The tentative agreement, reached July 11 with the assistance of a provincial conciliator, failed to address key concerns of members working in the agency. OPSEU Local 403 President Cathy Suijker said that her...

Photo Gallery Lots more photos here https://www.facebook.com/OpseuLiquorBoardEmployees Local 375 Members of Local 375 attend a strike information meeting May 15, 2013. Kenora: On May 14th, OPSEU members attend opening of Strike Headquarters in Kenora. Windsor: LCBO members take part-time issue public On May 14th, OPSEU members at the LCBO held information pickets in Windsor to...

Correctional peace officers from across Ontario will gather at Queen’s Park on Monday, May 13 to pay tribute to those who have fallen in the line of duty. Officers will assemble on the south lawn of Queen’s Park at 10 a.m. and the service will begin at 11 a.m. After the tribute, members will speak...

What we're looking for in our new contract Message from the Bargaining Team As more and more LBED members begin to follow our contract negotiations, a common question is coming up: What sort of improvements are we looking for from the LCBO in our new collective agreement? Click here to download "It's a very legitimate...

In a letter to the Executive Director of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, MERC chair Dan Sidsworth asks for support in pursuing charges against offenders who threaten or assault correctional staff Thursday May 31, 2012 Ron Bain, Executive Director Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police 40 College Street, Suite 605 Toronto, Ontario M5G...