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OPsEU local 585
Ontario Public Service Employee Union Local 585 |
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December 1, 2009 Have you joined the Local 585 Facebook group. This group is a private group where we can discuss issues. Please join and let your voice be heard! |
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December 4, 2009 The Local Employee Relations Committee (LERC) will be starting up soon. Once the team is assembled we will be letting everyone know who is representing us and discussions of the issues we want to have this team tackle will occur on our secured facebook page. |
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December 7, 2009 Your Local Employee Relations Committee (LERC) team for Downsview is Jenna Baird, Rick Weaver, Frank Tancredi. Your Local Employee Relations Committee (LERC) team for Midland is Marc Dugas, Stephen Graham, Mark Koehler. The employer is pushing for a meeting before the end of the year. We will keep you posted. If there is anything you would like us to bring up please visit the Local 585 Facebook group. Here is the link.
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January 13, 2010 Downsview Teams are being moved to new offices located at 5001 Yonge Street and 6711 Mississauga Road. There is a LERC meeting scheduled for January 15 to discuss the best way to move forward. Your LERC team is committed to making sure the new location move not only works out for the employer but for the local 585 members too. If you would like to raise and or voice your concerns please head over to our secured Facebook page and add your comments to the discussion area. Further information will be available after Friday. When we know you will know! Stay Tuned!
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January 15, 2010 The LERC teams from Downsview, Scarborough and Mississauga joined in on a teleconference with Fil Savoia to discuss the recently announced Downsview relocation. Some key points that where made include: Individual issues were brought up for those employees that discussed the move with there managers. Once lateral transfers are completed (with in two weeks) then the employer in consultation with the LERC will consider the concerns brought forward. Several solutions are being looked at including job trading with people from other offices who also wish to move. Also management will review job assignments of teams once the dust settles from the location change so if you find the location change becomes undesirable for you, be sure to talk to your manager and put it in writing (e-mail). For additional information about the relocation please visit our secure Facebook page. |
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January 27, 2010 The Downsview location held a unit meeting today and held steward elections. Congratulations to Rick Weaver, Jenna Baird, Elizabeth Betsch, Steve Watts, Jeanne Summerville, Frank Tancredi and aPaul Faustino. All of whom were elected as unit stewards for the next two year term. The meeting was a great success, LERC information, the Downsview move and information on the CWWA survey monkey results were all discussed in front of a packed room. Collective Agreements were handed out and a quick survey was completed by the membership. We asked, you answered and now we will listen. The results of this survey are being tabulated and will be shared once your union comes up with an action plan based on your wants and needs. Thank you for showing your support, looks like we’ll need a bigger meeting room next time! |
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February 24, 2010 The General Membership Meeting had a great turn out with lots of new faces. Our new Executive was elected, our local also elected the delegates for the 2010 OPSEU Convention. Your Delegates are Marc Dugas, Rick Weaver, Alternates Ian Shaw and Steve Watts. Jenna Baird is an observer. For those that were in attendance certainly got an eye opener with some of the information that was provided by some of the special guest that were in attendance. Please be sure to share the information discussed with the members that were not in attendance. Further informational sessions will be held shortly. Please check the Committee page to see who is going to be leading your local for the next 2 years. Thank you to those that where in attendance and to those that sent in your Proxy. |
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February 24, 2010 Region 5 Educational dates have been announced for June 12th and 13th. Follow this Link to get further information. Future unannounced dates to look out for include September 25th and 26th as well as December 4th and 5th. |
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April 21, 2010 The Greater Toronto Area Council (GTAC) and the Region 5 Executive Board held an emergency meeting at 31 Wellesley Street. Your President Marc Dugas and Vice President Rick Weaver attended to represent Local 585. The meeting included an informative presentation by RANDY ROBINSON (0PSEU ECONOMIST) which was about Making sense of the Liberal Budget and how it will impact public sector workers and all workers in the future. Randy discussed how this government used the budget as a tool by leaking all aspects of the budget except the wage freeze of public workers. Thus making this the news of the day while the rest of the budget went unchallenged. Including the part where the government is spending more money this year even though the deficit is at a record high. We also discussed how OPSEU and unions in general have been viewed by the public as of late. There will be upcoming events for Region 5 to show our support for other workers as well as to try and educate the general public.
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