To read the independent interim report of the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services’ Compliance with the 2013 Jahn Settlement, visit here Interim Report of the Independent Reviewer   Ontario Public ServiceEmployees Union 100 Lesmill Rd.Toronto, ON  M3B...

In early April 2019, OPSEU’s leaders were invited by the deputy minister of the Treasury Board Secretariat to take part in a series of consultation meetings.  opseu_public_sector_consultation_submission.pdf“The government is seeking your feedback on how to...

This week, from May 6th to May 12th, we are celebrating Correctional Services Staff Recognition Week.  In conjunction to this week, we also recognize Probation Officers Week and National Nursing Week. Each day, bargaining unit correctional staff members...

On April 20, 2018, the parties began negotiating monetary issues. (Please refer to Employer Monetary Demands and LockTalk 16, which contains a link to our monetary positions.)Click here to download LockTalk 24.The employer was unwilling to agree to any...

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...