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December 11, 2007 - Auditor General's report highlights need to protect Ontario's resources

November 22, 2007 - Shocking discovery: commercial tenants
selling new non-OHIP treatment in new Royal Ottawa

November 13, 2007 - Information pickets protest bullying at
LCBO distribution warehouse

October 18, 2007 - Bring in staffing standards for nursing homes now -- OPSEU

October 18, 2007 - OPSEU launches largest union drive in Ontario history

September 27, 2007 U.S. expert to warn Ontarians about
health care privatization

September 22, 2007 - OPSEU Applauds Outstanding Effort at 2007 International Plowing Match

September 19, 2007 - Tory would bleed staff away from
public health system

September 18, 2007 - Meat Safety Still Matters: OPSEU at the
International Plowing Match

September 18, 2007 Time to bring all freestanding meat plants under
provincial inspection system: OPSEU

September 17, 2007 - Union alleges government cover-up in 1982 dismissal of correctional officers

September 12, 2007 - York Region CAS Back to Work

September 11, 2007 - Union urges politicians to “Save the MNR” as stats show collapse of fish and game enforcement

August 29, 2007 - Ambulance Dispatch Centre professionals have tentative deal

August 24, 2007 - OPSEU Local 304: Child protection services at risk in York Region after CAS staff reject final offer

August 23, 2007 - Big victory on health and safety for OPSEU

August 23, 2007 - Ambulance Dispatch Centre professionals could strike Sept. 11

August 22, 2007 News Conference on workplace issues at
Thunder Bay hospital

August 17, 2007 Air Ambulance Dispatch Centre professionals
poised to strike

August 16, 2007 Negotiators for OPSEU have reached tentativeagreements with employers in two strikes at developmental se...

August 16, 2007 More support for OPSECAAT as election nears

August 15, 2007 OPSEU: York Region Children’s Aid Society staff will be in a strike position Aug. 27

August 13, 2007 OPSEU: Three units ratify on the weekend in
community living strikes; two still out

August 8, 2007 The 150 members of Local 448 at Community
Living Prince Edward went on strike today, bringing the number of...

August 7, 2007 Shortsighted employers prolonging strikes

Aug 1, 2007 LHIN ignores privatization of lab facilities

July 31, 2007 Oshawa and area to lose more than 300 jobs in
corporate tax upload

July 31, 2007 Medicare fight far from over -- OPSEU

July 24, 2007 Take control of Corrections’ Thomas tells Minister after Hamilton officers suspended

July 23, 2007 OPSEU President appalled with discipline of members at North Bay Jail

July 20, 2007 Strike at Meaford Community Living starts July 25

July 18, 2007 McGuinty Liberals continue to abandon provincial parks

July 3, 2007 Hundreds greet McGuinty in London protest

June 27, 2007 OPSEU’s Thomas tells picketers Premier McGuinty
should just write cheque now

June 28, 2007 Time to triple government funding for provincial parks, union says

June 29, 2007 Corrections Division breaks off talks over
government reprisals

June 25, 2007 Four Community Living agencies in Southwest on strike

June 24, 2007 Community LIving London on Strike

June 22, 2007OPSEU: Royal Ottawa P3 hospital riddled with problems

June 21, 2007 Prince Edward developmental service workers to
picket McGuinty’s constituency office

June 11, 2007 - Ruling good for part-time college workers in Ontario

June 6, 2007 - College union endorses student lawsuit

June 6, 2007 - OPSEU developmental services workers strike
could affect much of Southwestern Ontario

June 4, 2007 - OPSEU President, Executive Officers to attend
North Bay Jail rally

June 4, 2007 - Health Systems Improvement Act threatens
key services, OPSEU says

May 30, 2007 - Strikes loom in developmental services

May 30, 2007 - Terminate the photo ops - not environmental
programs: OPSEU

May 22, 2007 - Picketers greet Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare at Barrie hearing

May 17, 2007 - Tentative agreement reached for workers
at Township of Georgian Bay

May 16, 2007 - Developmental service workers picketing across Ontario to raise community awareness

May 15, 2007 - Union must be a part of the process as St. Lawrence
College sorts out finances

May 15, 2007 - Secret documents show Liberals knew private hospital to cost more

May 15, 2007 - Ontario turns its back on corporate tax collection, audits

May 10, 2007 - McGuinty signed hospital deal despite poor value to taxpayers

May 8, 2007 - OPSEU vows to fight for fired activist

May 8, 2007 - Community-based mental health programs suffer
from lack of government full funding

May 7, 2007 - Strike deadline looms for workers at Township of Georgian Bay

May 7, 2007 - Public Forums this week to focus on problems with mental health restructuring

May 2, 2007 - Owen Sound MNR employees to host fund raising barbeque

May 2, 2007 - Hamilton CCAC workers join OPSEU

May 2, 2007 - Thousands disappointed by funding announcement for
people with developmental disabilities

May 2, 2007 - OPSECAAT: Rampant abuse of part-time staff in college system is detrimental to education quality

May 1, 2007 - Health Care Unions Rally for Action: Want Legislature
to pass safe needle legislation

April 27, 2007: The legislature can prevent 33,000 injuries by passing
Bill 30 say health-care unions

April 25, 2007: Couvrette re-elected president of part-time college
workers’ association

April 25, 2007: New OPSEU leadership makes presentation to Standing
Committee on health bill

April 24, 2007: Environmental Commissioner’s report echoes OPSEU’s call to rebuild the MNR and MOE

April 24, 2007: Media Advisory: New OPSEU leadership to present to
Standing Committee on health bill today

April 23, 2007: Food Court Workers employed by Compass Canada at
Huron College reach tentative agreement

April 20, 2007: Thomas elected sixth president of OPSEU at convention

April 20, 2007: Loise Arbour receives top union award

April 18, 2007: Ontario Can Do Better to strengthen public
services and workers’ rights

April 17, 2007: OPSEU to elect new president at 32nd annual Convention

April 13, 2007: OPSEU stops union raid in Chatham

April 3, 2007: OPSEU calls on McGuinty to live up to his own words, and phase out private LCBO agency stores

March 29, 2007: McGuinty government losing millions through
private LCBO agency stores

March 28, 2007: Allowing feds to control child benefits
a mistake, OPSEU says

March 27 2007: St. Joseph’s Regional Mental Health Care workers say
job cuts could be avoided

March 22 2007:2007 Budget: Welcome respite for developmental servicesbut Ontario can do even better

March 22 2007: Hospital should provide answers instead
of disciplining employees

March 9 2007: Privatization of health cards and driver’s licences

Mar 8, 2007: OPSEU calls for investigation into IT contract at CAMH

Mar 6, 2007: TV Ads to spotlight under-funding

March 5 2007: TV ad campaign supporting $10 an hour minimum wage

Feb. 28 2007: Hearst MNR employees launch bottle drive to raisecash for ministry vehicles

Feb. 28 2007: Strike over at Kennedy House

Feb. 19 2007: NOTICE OF MEDIA CONFERENCE

Feb. 19 2007: OPSEU slams Corrections Ministry for refusal
to stop human rights abuses

Feb. 15 2007: Cuts to mental health jobs in Southwestern Ontario will put patients and staff at risk

Feb. 15 2007: Cuts to mental health jobs in Southwestern Ontario
will put patients and staff at risk

Feb. 7, 2007: OPSEU - Union backs family in prosecution after college picket line death

Feb. 7, 2007: OPSEU - Stammers family and union lay charges after picket line death

Jan. 31, 2007: College workers ask McGuinty to change law and end exploitation of part-timers

Jan. 24, 2007: Casselman calls on Public Safety Minister to
investigate jail incident

Jan. 16, 2007: Ontario celebrates the people who support those with
developmental disabilities

Jan. 9, 2007: OPSEU welcomes SARS report recognition that hospitals are as dangerous as mines or factories

Jan. 9, 2007: OPSEU says McGuinty Liberals courting disaster in Oshawa

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