OPSEU

• Black Ontario correctional officer speaks out against white coworkers who allegedly ‘attacked’ him

  Now, Stephen Smith is "seeking some vindication, some acknowledgment that he was not at fault, that this should have not happened in the first place, nor will it happen again."

  Canada

  Feb 23
• London, Ont., jail poorly prepared for potential COVID-19 outbreak: inmate lawyer, employee rep

  A London, Ont., jail is facing accusations it is ill-prepared for any potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus within its grounds.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2020
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• Guards at Ottawa jail refuse to work over lack of COVID-19 screening protocols

  The Ottawa-Carleton Detention went into lockdown Tuesday after the entire morning shift of correctional workers refused to enter the institution.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2020
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• Worker at Toronto jail in hospital being tested for COVID-19, union says

  The union representing Ontario's correctional workers says an employee at a Toronto jail is being tested for COVID-19.

  Health

  Mar 20, 2020
• Local OPSEU branch to hold rally in Ottawa calling for increased autism services

  OPSEU Local 474 is asking for "more consistent and reliable autism services provided by professionals and high-quality, needs-based autism services."

  Health

  Aug 15, 2019
• Kingston-area union groups mark one year under Premier Doug Ford

  Local union officials say the Ford government is anything but ‘for the people’.

  Politics

  Jun 8, 2019
• Ontario government moves to cap pay increases for public service workers

  The legislation, if passed, will see a one-per-cent cap for three years.

  Politics

  Jun 5, 2019
• ‘Give this arrogant little twerp the boot’: OPSEU says Sam Oosterhoff should be kicked out of PC caucus

  OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas said: “If there was ever an argument to have a mechanism to recall politicians in Ontario, Oosterhoff is a perfect example.”

  Canada

  May 21, 2019
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• OPSEU president says AMHS layoffs targeting workers without university degrees

  Warren Smokey Thomas says the to fire people because they don't have university degrees is a "terrible thing."

  Health

  Apr 4, 2019
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• OPSEU head Warren ‘Smokey’ Thomas says province needs to take lead on addressing homelessness

  OPSEU president Warren "Smokey" Thomas says the province is partly to blame for the extent of homelessness in Ontario, and it needs to take major action to address it.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2019