For those who have not yet heard, Friday night there was a fire on the first floor of the 1055 Princess Street Government Office Building. The alarm was sounded just after 7pm and I am happy to say that by all reports, the evacuation of the building went without a hitch thanks to the calm response of the MGCS staff […]
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With the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement (MOS) in relation to all the outstanding grievances related to the Post Retirement Benefits, the information recently shared on this site has become a moot point and can no longer be perceived as an option. Item #8 in that MOS clearly indicates that all active and outstanding grievances are hereby withdrawn and […]
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In a previous post I shared what I would do in two situations in regard to how these changes could/would impact me. I mentioned how I would consider a grievance if I felt that I had to retire this year in order to protect myself against an unfair and unwarranted cost associated with Retirement Benefits. In order to expand upon […]
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Now more than ever people are approaching me or other OPSEU representatives and asking – “what is happening with the government’s changes to the retiree benefits?” That is usually followed up by – “well, what is it that can be done to overcome this unfair change?” “There was a time when the Government of Ontario considered itself a model employer. […]
Read moreIs it time for us to be allowed to share our Opinions? We have just passed the 10 month mark since the implementation of ASMP across the whole OPS. I would hope that the employer would engage (as in employee engagement) the employees of all groups in a survey to get feedback on how this Program is impacting them and […]
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