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Hamilton youth facility workers vote in favour of contract, ending four month lockout

August 22, 2018

Hamilton – The four month lockout at the Arrell Youth Centre in Hamilton is over. The 60 members of OPSEU Local 216 have voted narrowly in favour of an agreement reached on Monday.

Toronto Bail Program workers ratify hard-won contract with wage increases, better health coverage

June 29, 2018

Toronto – The members of OPSEU Local 548 who work at the Toronto Bail Program have ratified a hard-won contract that includes wage increases, improved health coverage, and an important initial step in addressing the pay gap between workers doing similar work in different divisions.

Lockout looms for Toronto bail workers

June 15, 2018

Toronto – With just 10 days before a possible lockout, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 548 members with the Ministry of the Attorney General’s bail program in Toronto have asked their bargaining team to return to the negotiations table to try to obtain a collective agreement

BPS Social Services News: Winter 2018

March 9, 2018

For members in Developmental Services, Children’s Aid Societies, Community Agencies, BPS Corrections and Child Treatment.

New laws give health and safety activists more power to protect themselves and the public

January 22, 2018

On January 1, two new laws took effect in Ontario, ushering in important changes for all workers. The two laws are Bill 148, “A Plan for Fair Workplaces and Better Jobs”, and Bill 177 “The Stronger Fairer Ontario Act” (also known as the Elliot Lake Bill).