As of the night of January 22nd, our very own L649 Vice President, Michelle Oulton was elected as 2nd Vice President of Timmins & District Labour Council and there were a few items from the January 22, 2025 meeting that she would like to share: $0 and $400 – 75% back in tax credits $400 and $750 –…
The OPS Unified Bargaining Team continues to work closely with members to ensure your concerns and priorities are fully represented during negotiations. Surveys play a vital role in gathering feedback and understanding the needs of members. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Phase 1 Demand Set Survey! Currently, the Bargaining Team is reviewing…
Do you want to be a member mobilizer in the most important round of bargaining for OPS Unified? Your OPS Unified Bargaining Team is launching a campaign that will transform collective bargaining for the OPS. Over the past few decades, government after government has underfunded and dismantled our public services. As our employer, their actions…
By Michelle Oulton, Local 649 We want to begin by acknowledging a huge loss to Canada late last year with the passing of Justice Murray Sinclair, who was Manitoba’s first Indigenous judge, led the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and served as a senator. OPSEU/SEFPO Executive Board Member Tina Stevens helped open the conference in Ottawa on…
Your Corrections Bargaining Team met for the first time with the Employer’s Team on December 18 and 19. The parties exchanged opening statements and initial proposal packages. You can review our opening statement here. The parties will now take some time to review one another’s proposals before meeting again in January. While the parties were able…
Getting Unified Table Talk Newsletter Special Issue #9 What happens on December 31, 2024? On December 31, 2024, the current OPS Unified Collective Agreement is set to expire, as outlined in Article UN 17 – Term of Agreement. What does this mean? The current Collective agreement will remain in effect until a new collective agreement…
We have now finished three days of bargaining, which took place on December 9th, 10th and 12th. We tabled proposals based on both non-monetary and monetary priorities that were identified at the final demand set. Here are the top ten demands as voted on by delegates at the demand set meeting on October 5. We will…
Precarious Workers – Get Empowered Fixed Term (FXT), Seasonal (SE), Seasonal Recurring, Contract and Part Time (PT) You are OPS Unified, and you are an integral part of the public service in Ontario. A significant number of our members deliver services in parks, courts, wildland fire, fisheries, education, ambulance, communications, Service Ontario to name a few….
Your bargaining team has secured December 18 and 19 to meet with the Employer to exchange opening statements and proposals. The Correctional bargaining team will be supported by labour lawyer Nini Jones of Jones Pearce LLP throughout this round of negotiations. Nini brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in public safety personnel negotiations and…
Over the last month, your Correctional Bargaining Team has been busy preparing our opening statement and proposals. These proposals aim to address the priorities that the Correctional Bargaining Unit set through the demand set survey. You can review the priorities in Lock Talk #1. It is our goal to bring back a negotiated collective agreement to…
