Power of Many – Regional Activation meetings
Greetings,
In less than a year the Progressive Conservative government under Premier Doug Ford has initiated an intense assault on workers and our public services. Some of these attacks include:
Eliminating important labour legislation and benefits such as paid sick days, $15 minimum wage, equal pay for equal work and scheduling protections for part-time and shift workers, among others.
Elimination of free tuition for post-secondary education, cuts to OSAP and the conversion of many non-repayable grants to loans with interest.
Back to work legislation that forced the end of the York University strike and took away the Power Workers Union’s democratic right to be in a legal strike or lockout position
Leaked plans to privatize parts of our healthcare system
There is clearly a lot at stake and unions and community groups must continue to challenge these regressive changes. To do this, the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) has organized “Regional Activation Meetings” to train activists and union members on fighting back and building our capacity for resistance.
Join a Power of Many Regional Activation Meeting
London:
When: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 5:30 PM
Where: OPSEU Regional Offices, 1092 Dearness Dr, London, ON N6E 1N9, Canada
To register click here
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Phoenix – 3 years too long!
Greetings,
For nearly 3 years now, tens of thousands of our members across the country have not been paid correctly; the most basic commitment an employer has to their workers.
Although the Phoenix pay system was brought in by the previous Conservative government (who also fired hundreds of compensation advisors at the time), this current Liberal government has an obligation to correct this situation.
Unfortunately, we know that if it was not for PSAC and our members putting pressure on this government, we would not have achieved any of the gains we have made for our members. Gains such as members not having to pay back the gross amount on overpayments, emergency pay, hiring of compensation advisors and now the testing of a potential Phoenix replacement that is currently underway.
To continue this momentum we have to keep mobilizing our members to show MPs that Phoenix is a critical issue for us. As we approach the third year anniversary of the introduction of the Phoenix pay system, we need to be visible and vocal in making Phoenix an election issue.
I am asking all members in the Ontario region to participate in your Local’s or PSAC Area Council’s Phoenix activities. Contact information for your nearest Area Council can be found here: http://ontario.psac.com/psac-ontario-area-council and members can also speak with their closest PSAC Regional Office for more information: http://ontario.psac.com/our-organization/staff
It is important to note that MPs will be back in their ridings in the first two weeks at the beginning of March. This offers members an opportunity to speak directly with your local MP on how Phoenix has affected you and your co-workers.
In Solidarity,
Sharon DeSousa,
PSAC Ontario Regional Executive Vice-President
You’re Invited to Columbia Sportswear’s Employee Store! ( Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) )
You need to bring invite and PSAC membership card. (If you don’t gave one, ask local exec for paper membership card to use, and we can request a wallet card for you from CEIU membership person)
PSAC area council update
Congratulations to Nancy Richter (AGR0017), for her acclamation as London AC President, and newly elected Doug Muggah (CEIU 0581) as London AC Treasurer, at the January 31st agm.
A BIG thank you to outgoing Treasurer Tracey Frank ,
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