March 29, 2009
Voting at Region 2
EBM's - Michael Grimaldi, Eddy Almeida, Debbie Tungatt
Provincial Resolutions Committee - Jay Jackson, Bruce Harper (alt)
Provincial Constitution Committee - Paul Johnston, Serge Valcourt (alt)
Credentials Committee - Kathryn Richards, Jill McLllwrath (alt)
Provincial Womens Committee - Gail Grenville, Ann Pereira (alt)
Provincial Human Rights Committee - Joanne Sheehan, Kristy Grahame (alt)
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March 9, 2009
President's Message
We have successfully reached new agreements for members in the Ontario Public Service and Corrections, capping a very busy two years. MORE...
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March 7, 2009
Corrections Workers Ratify Collective Agreement
Nearly 6,000 Corrections workers who work in Ontario’s correctional facilities and supervise offenders in the community have ratified their collective agreement with the Ontario government. MORE...
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March 7, 2009
Horwath sides with OPSEU correctional workers
Andrea Horwath, MPP for Hamilton Centre, made the following Statement in the Ontario Legislature on January 28, 2009, regarding the McGuinty government’s failure to address the workplace issues affecting Ontario’s correctional service workers. MORE...
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March 3, 2009
Jail overcrowding and light sentencing are putting public safety at risk: OPSEU calls for probe into correctional system
The union representing Ontario correctional workers has called for an immediate and thorough examination of what’s happening in the overcrowded provincial correctional system and its effects on the health and safety of correctional service workers. MORE...
February 10, 2009
Behind the Walls - by Brian Dawe
Like most kids growing up, I often spent days with my friends playing cowboys and Indians, soldier, fireman, and cops and robbers. Never once can I recall locking my friends in the basement and playing Correctional Officer. MORE...