Fighting Privatization

Toronto – OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has filed an official objection with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) over the Liquor License applications made by 61 7-Elevens in 31 communities across the province, including 14 in Toronto. “We’ll find ourselves going down a dangerous path if the AGCO lets this multinational corporation……

We are disappointed by the government’s proposal to give $2.4 million to a private career college, Willis College in Ottawa, to train 300 personal support workers (PSWs) for Ottawa-area long-term care homes. Both OPSEU/SEFPO and the government know there is a desperate need for more PSWs. Thousands of new PSWs must be trained quickly and……

British Columbia’s Supreme Court rules against a doctor who contended that restricting private for profit health care violates the Charter. To learn more, read this article by the National Union of Public and General Employees: https://nupge.ca/content/court-delivers-major-blow-profit-health-care