Communication Committee
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The 23-25 Executive Committee members were elected during the general membership meeting on Nov. 25, 2023. Their two-year terms run until the 2025 fall GMM. President (full-time bookoff) – Cheryl Wing, president@opssu.ca Lead Steward (full-time bookoff) – Tim Mulhall, leadsteward@opssu.ca, 705-790-3104 First Black, Indigenous, Racialized Vice President – Michael Kirlew Second Equity Vice President –…
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Workloads are, by far, the most common problem we hear about from across SSU. From the regions and head office, from protech and from support. We have been hearing about an increase is assignments, both in frequency and quantities; the impact of staffing changes; and unrealistic expectations and deadlines. This problem is not new. And…
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For Nov 20-24Printable PDF Let’s learn to talk about workload
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Hi everyone. I wanted to share some great news with you. We are happy to announce that the cleaning services for 31 Wellesley will now be provided in-house, and two applications are now open: During the last round of bargaining the OPSSU bargaining team put a proposal forward regarding contracting out. Letter of Understanding 17 –…
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President – Lois Boggs, president@opssu.ca, 905-978-3147 1st Vice President – Cheryl Wing, 1stvicepresident@opssu.ca 2nd Vice President – Michael Kirlew, 2ndvicepresident@opssu.ca Lead Steward – Tim Mulhall, leadsteward@opssu.ca, 705-790-3104 Secretary – Lorri Foley, secretary@opssu.ca Treasurer – Jeff Weston, treasurer@opssu.ca Membership Secretary – Alyssa Walker, membershipsecretary@opssu.ca Steward at Large – Jessica Dunn Steward at Large – Hasnain Abid
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Updated expense claim form Following our June 2023 GMM last month, it was raised that our meal rates had not changed to be in line with OPSEU/SEFPO, but instead the omission of meal rates was an error in version edit of our constitution/policies. After careful review of the constitution and policies, it was determined that…
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Article 6.04 of the OPSSU Collective Agreement acknowledges a process whereby workload issues can be addressed by a Joint Employer/Union committee. If you have a workload issue, the matter must first be discussed with your supervisor. If the problem cannot be resolved, it may then be forwarded to the Workload Committee. In order to assist…
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2022-2025 Collective Agreement (searchable)
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Hello OPSSU members, There will be a ratification meeting held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 6pm. The bargaining team will present the tentative agreement, followed by a question-and-answer period. Voting will begin immediately following the Q&A or 8:00pm which ever is earlier. Voting will close at 10:00pm. If you are not able to attend…
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After a long day of bargaining, your OPSSU bargaining team is pleased to announce we have reached a tentative agreement. Details of the agreement and the date and time of the ratification vote will be sent out within the next few days. If you are, or even think you might be, an OPSSU member but…
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In a new article about responsible pension trusteeship, OPSSU member Cheri Hearty talks about how the trustees of the SSU pension were able to help prevent a strike. “The cleaners were able to get a fair first contract and they didn’t have to go on strike,” said Hearty in the article, which was published by…
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The bargaining team met with the employer on June 4, 5, 6, and 7. We have another day scheduled on July 4 and will continue to provide updates. As always, if you have any questions, please email the team at bargaining2022@opssu.ca.