On December 5, 2017, your bargaining team met with the employer to initiate issues bargaining. The union insisted that the initial stages would only deal with non-monetary issues. This strategy was taken in hopes of making the most gains in language and...

On March 30, Arbitrator Kaplan received final submissions from the union and the employer. On April 1, the team received the arbitrator’s award (link below). Click here to download LockTalk 22. Below is a brief summary of the award and highlights of...

On March 28th, 2019, provincial and local leaders from Ontario Corrections Division along with OPSEU President Smokey Thomas, OPSEU VP Eddy Almeida and several OPSEU Executive Board Members attended Queen’s Park to hold our 4th annual Corrections Lobby Day...

We are greatly troubled that Premier Doug Ford has done nothing to start fixing the many problems that have created the Crisis in Corrections.  When the Conservatives were in Opposition, they acted like they were our best friends.  They promised us they...

Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says he will expect the Ford government’s first budget to include significant measures to repair Ontario’s badly neglected corrections system. “We’ve seen the Conservatives make a lot of promises to the...