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Hello Union Brothers and Sisters,
On Wednesday, December 10, 2008, there will be a rally in Toronto for ALL Unclassified OPSEU workers to let our voice be heard. I am stressing that this is NOT just a Corrections event, even though the rally starts at that Ministry building. This rally represents all unclassified staff in the OPS. We are hoping that you can get this information to your members and encourage their participation in this event.
DECEMBER 10: "FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS" DAY A rally for Unclassified OPSEU workers
12:00 PM -25 Grosvenor St. ( Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional
Services Building)
followed by a solidarity march to
-77 Wellesley Street (Government Building representing several
Ministries)
More than ONE in FIVE OPSEU members are unclassified in the OPS, which 90% of them work full-time hours!!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Let's "RESTORE DIGNITY" to our unclassified members during this round of bargaining.
How can anyone be expected, for years at a time, to balance work, life, health. and family, without having a schedule, benefits, job security, or even a glimmer of hope for a full-time position????
December 10 is a day to LET OUR VOICE BE HEARD!! We need to get the message to the Ontario Government, who claim to be one of the TOP 100 EMPLOYERS, that we deserve EQUAL TREATMENT FOR EQUAL WORK, and that we need STRONGER LANGUAGE in our Collective Agreement to protect us! The government needs to get the message that retaining qualified, skilled employees will continue to be a problem in the Ontario Public Service Sectors, if they do not offer OPSEU members GAINS that are worth staying for!!!
December 10 also happens to be the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ARTICLE 23 (2) states that "Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work"!!!
We encourage full time staff to support their unclassified union brothers and sisters on this day, in a struggle that affects almost 14, 000 members. Thank you for your support!
LET OUR VOICE BE HEARD!
UNITED WE BARGAIN, DIVIDED WE BEG!
In Solidarity,
Kristy Grahame
Unclassified OPSEU Provincial Mobilizer
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• Brockville jail/SLV is holding an info picket on Dec 10th in front of the courthouse.
• North Bay Jail is having a barbeque in a burn barrel and a porta- potty set up for Dec 10th.
• CECC is having a barbeque in support for the Dec 10th.
• Toronto Jail is holding an info picket and barbeque on Dec 12th.
I will post more rally's as I am notified.
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What are you doing to support and empower the bargaining teams?
In Solidarity,
Dan Sidsworth
