Fighting Privatization

In a July 3 letter to Official Opposition leader Andrea Horwath, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas demands that NDP MPP France Gélinas remove a Facebook post urging businesses to apply to become privatized LCBO “convenience outlets.” “I was incredibly disappointed to see one of the members of your party – the Health critic and Vice-Chair……

News that the multinational Nestle is selling its Canadian bottled-water business is being greeted with cheers from environmentalists across the province, including OPSEU and the OPSEU Indigenous Circle. “Water isn’t for profit. As the members of the OPSEU Indigenous Circle say, ‘Water is life,'” said OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “I’m glad to hear we’ve……

The Ford government’s latest reset of its disastrous decision to privatize cannabis sales is bound to make an already bad situation worse, says OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. “What will it take for the government to understand that cannabis retail stores need to be operated by trained professionals?” asked Thomas. Thomas can’t believe the Ford……