Important — Canada Life issues
PSAC and CEIU have been working on how to best address the Canada Life issues members have been experiencing. If you are still experiencing issues with Canada Life – Public Service Dental/Health Care Plan, please send your email to:
localceiu581@gmail.com
In Solidarity,
CEIU Local 581 Exec Team
NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
Find some local events on this page or watch the live broadcast from Parliament Hill, wear orange, learn, reflect and honour.(And remember no work Mon. OCT 2ND for our members.)
https://london.ca/national-day-truth-reconciliation
ONTARIO Federation of Labour Convention
Convention 2023: Enough is Enough
Our CEIU LOCAL 581 Union’s credential entitlement for the Ontario Federation of Labour’s 17th Biennial Convention, scheduled for November 20-24, 2023 is 2 delegates. Also note that CEIU Ontario is eligible for an additional five (5) young worker credential entitlements in accordance with Article IV, Section 4 of the OFL Constitution. If you would like to be considered to attend as a delegate (young worker who would like to attend, please email localceiu581@gmail.com BEFORE September 29, 2023. Please be reminded that expenses for attendance at the OFL Biennial Convention are not covered; however, CEIU Ontario does have a budget line for this event and will consider all requests to cover some expenses for those members who request it. Thank you.
CEIU member handbook
https://www.ceiu-seic.ca/local_activist_tools
Please see new member handbook in the link provided. Feel free to save the document for reference. We are also looking for feedback on whether members would prefer a physical copy of this tool. Please email localceiu581@gmail.com with your comments. Thanks!
no space for HATE!
Greetings,
On Wednesday, September 20th, ultra-conservative right-wing hate groups have planned nationwide events to protest teaching 2SLGBTQIA+ content in schools under the pretence of protecting children.
These groups are being supported by American hate groups who are behind much of the anti-trans and anti-gay legislation we are seeing in the U.S.
They have learned to frame their hateful ideologies in false narratives of “choice” and “freedom”, when really this is about discrimination and intolerance.
To learn more about these groups’ real beliefs, including the leaders behind these movements, please visit antihate.ca.
Preying on peoples fear and anxieties to promote misinformation will have real devastating impacts for already marginalized communities.
If you are interested in joining the Ontario Federation of Labour’s Rapid Response team to join a counter protest in your area, please RSVP here.
Join our “No Space for Hate” movement and let us uphold the protection of human rights in Canada and stop the right-wing American influence from spreading hate in our communities.
In Solidarity,
Craig Reynolds,
PSAC Ontario Regional Executive Vice-President
Update on Local Strike Pay Top ups
Cheques have gone out to more than 100 of you. However, PSAC tells us there are more than 50 of you that haven’t completed the claim process we asked you to do on May 29th.
Reminder:
1. No stub, no cheque
(July 19, 2023 pay day or prior to be emailed to localceiu581@gmail.com)
2. No google form, no cheque
At this point we now need to receive funds from CEIU Ontario Region to issue any more cheques. We can’t ask for any money from them until enough of our members actually make claims. So, get those claims in. Encourage your peers to get their claims in if they haven’t already. The sooner the remaining members do that, the sooner we can mail out more cheques.
Defend Public Health Care – All Out on September 25th –
Dear members,
Our public health care in Ontario is in jeopardy, with the government’s continued underfunding of our system and the expansion of privatization that further degrades universal access to care.
We cannot let this happen!
The Ontario Health Coalition, community groups and unions across the province have joined together to demand the government invest in our public system and stop privatization and contracting out.
What: Protest to Defend Public Health Care
When: Monday, September 25, 2023 at 12 PM
Where: Queen’s Park in Toronto
There are also several protests taking place on the 25th in Thunder Bay, Dryden and Algoma. A second protest will be held at Queen’s Park in Toronto on September 26th at 12 PM for members of Jewish communities, as the 25th is Yom Kippur. You can find out more information here.
Free buses are being organized across the province. Please contact bus organizers in your area to reserve your seat.
LONDON
- General community members- There will be two buses departing from London arena parking lot (Wellington Rd & 401). Bus departs at 7:45 am. Contact Peter at 519-860-4403 or pbergmanis@rogers.com for a seat on the bus.
- CUPE Ontario members – Pick up at White Oaks Mall, 1105 Wellington Rd. Bus departs at 7:00am. Contact https://cupe.on.ca/ontario-health-coalition-rally/ for a seat on the bus.
- OPSEU members – OPSEU London Regional Office, 1092 Dearness Ave. Bus departs at 8:15 am. Go to https://opseu.org/information/bus-sign-up-for-sept-25-health-care-rally-inoronto/198903/ for a seat on the bus.
- Unifor members – Pick up details for buses from locals 27 and 302 to be confirmed but there are buses! Go to https://form.jotform.com/UniforCanada/masshealthcareprotests for a seat on the bus.
In recent months, the Ford government has been moving ahead with contracts to privatize our public hospitals’ core services, to close essential local public hospital services like emergency departments and urgent care centres, to privatize primary care clinics, to allow online doctors to charge patients for access to services, and to privatize long-term care for the next 30 years.
Please join the movement to protect our public health care system and let’s show this government that our health care is not for sale!
In Solidarity,
Craig Reynolds,
PSAC Ontario Regional Executive Vice-President
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