OPSEU Local 725 - Atikokan

10/02/2023

https://opseu.org/fair-wages-now/

Fair wages now! Take action for Ontario Public Service workers In this cost-of-living crisis, 30,000 workers in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) haven’t had a real raise in nearly 10 years – and they’re struggling. The Ford government is determined to gut Ontario’s public services – creati...

12/23/2021

After months of planning, and an intense month of talks, OPSEU/SEFPO’s OPS Unified bargaining team has reached a tentative deal with the province. More details of the three-year deal will be released prior to a ratification vote in the New Year, however a tentative memorandum of settlement has bee...

12/10/2020

12/10/2020

Friends, If I could wave a magic wand and make the pandemic disappear, I would in a heartbeat. I know we all would. I would give anything to undo the tragic deaths and heartbreaking despair so many have suffered over the past nine months. It’s tough to grasp sometimes just how much our lives have....

12/08/2020

Pandemic Experience Surveys RE-launch

12/08/2020

OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has taken the government to task for denying Ontarians their right to comment on and appeal decisions for permits and approvals related to the environment during the COVID-19 pandemic – echoing concerns expressed by Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk in her report on environmental value-for-money audits and the operation of the Environmental Bill of Rights. “The Auditor General paints a bleak picture of environmental protection in Ontario,” he said. https://bit.ly/3n1rnJw

06/01/2020

OPSEU has sourced 100 per cent cotton, Canadian union made face masks. These masks are comfortable, breathable and reusable. And they proudly display the OPSEU/SEFPO logo. Locals can order these masks by sending an email to [email protected] indicating the number of mask required and delivery ins.....

05/29/2020

The Ontario premier accused inspectors of doing their job by phone instead of in-person during COVID-19. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union fired back, saying Doug Ford was misinformed and it was government managers who told inspectors not to go in.