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Cision Canada
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Cision Canada
/R E P E A T -- OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario workers picket Conservative MPP offices demanding a 'piece of the pie' in Ontario's budget/
TORONTO, May 21, 2025 /CNW/ - As Members of Provincial Parliament return home for constituency week, Conservative MPPs are being met by daily protests and pickets. Frustrated by years of underfunding that was exacerbated by Doug Ford's wage supressing Bill 124, a coalition of OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE workers are demanding a piece of the provincial pie in the form of more funding to provide a critical lifeline for the frontline community services they provide and justice for stolen wages. Together, OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE represent over 50,000 workers who serve their communities every day as developmental service workers, child protection workers, mental health and addictions workers, and in myriad other critical roles. While they have watched workers across other public sectors receive backpay from the provincial government since Bill 124 was struck down, they have been ignored and their services have been slashed. Since Ford was first elected in 2018, per capita spending for children, community and social services and postsecondary education has shrunk each year. The Financial Accountability Office estimates that the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services programs were underfunded by $3.7 billion in 2024. This underfunding has devastating real world impacts, translating to more than 50,000 adults waiting for developmental services, more than 70,000 children with autism waiting for core therapy, and hundreds of children in the care of child protection agencies left sleeping in motels, hotels, and offices for want of proper facilities. It also means that community support workers remain among the lowest paid workers in the public service as rates of burnout skyrocket. Highly organized and motivated, workers are now demanding redress directly from the funder of the agencies they work at – the provincial government. That is the message being delivered at pickets across Ontario this week and at the bargaining table as more than 70 OPSEU/SEFO and CUPE locals are negotiating new collective agreements with identical demands. OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn will be on-site at the picket outside Minister of Community, Children and Social Services Michael Parsa's constituency office on May 23 from 12 pm – 1 pm. Media spokespersons will be available at all picket locations. Pickets will take place at the following locations: Wednesday, May 21 BELLEVILLE Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Tyler Allsopp's office – Unit 8, 5503 Hwy 62 S., Belleville BRACEBRIDGE Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Graydon Smith's office – 230 Manitoba St., Bracebridge LINDSAY Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Laurie Scott's office – 14 Lindsay St. N, Lindsay NORTH BAY Date: May 20-23, 2025 (daily) Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line) Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OWEN SOUND Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 5pm – 6pm Location: MPP Paul Vicker's office – 345 8 th St. E., Owen Sound PETERBOROUGH Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Dave Smith's office – Unit E, 864 Chemong Rd., Peterborough ST. THOMAS Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm Location: MPP Rob Flack's office – Suite 201, 750 Talbot St., St. Thomas Thursday, May 22 NORTH BAY Date: May 20-23, 2025 (daily) Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line) Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OAKVILLE Date: May 22, 2025 Time: 3pm-5pm Location: MPP Stephen Crawford's office – 53 Bond St., Oakville Friday, May 23 FERGUS Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Joseph Racinsky's office – 181 St. Andrew St. E, Fergus HAMILTON Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Donna Skelly's office – 2000 Garth St., Hamilton KENORA Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 11am – 2pm Location: MPP Greg Rickford's office – 610 Lakeview Dr Suite B., Kenora KINGSTON Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line) Location: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services – 11 Beechgrove Ln, Kingston NORTH BAY Date: May 20-23, 2025 (daily) Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line) Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OTTAWA Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12 – 1:15 pm Location: MPP Lucille Collard's office, 237 Montreal Rd., Ottawa RICHMOND HILL Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Michael Parsa's office – Suite 201, 13085 Yonge St., Richmond Hill SARNIA Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Robert Bailey's office – Suite 102, 805 Christina St. N., Point Edward TORONTO (North) Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 4pm – 5pm Location: MPP Michelle Cooper's office – 2882 Dufferin St., Toronto THUNDER BAY Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 11:30am – 1pm Location: MPP Kevin Holland's office – 774 James St. N, Thunder Bay WALLACEBURG Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 10am-11am & 4pm-5pm Location: MPP Steve Pinsonneault's office – 81 Front St. W., Strathroy WOODSTOCK Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: MPP Ernie Hardeman's office, 12 Perry St., Woodstock SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario workers picket Conservative MPP offices demanding a 'piece of the pie' in Ontario's budget
TORONTO, May 21, 2025 /CNW/ - As Members of Provincial Parliament return home for constituency week, Conservative MPPs are being met by daily protests and pickets. Frustrated by years of underfunding that was exacerbated by Doug Ford's wage supressing Bill 124, a coalition of OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE workers are demanding a piece of the provincial pie in the form of more funding to provide a critical lifeline for the frontline community services they provide and justice for stolen wages. Together, OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE represent over 50,000 workers who serve their communities every day as developmental service workers, child protection workers, mental health and addictions workers, and in myriad other critical roles. While they have watched workers across other public sectors receive backpay from the provincial government since Bill 124 was struck down, they have been ignored and their services have been slashed. Since Ford was first elected in 2018, per capita spending for children, community and social services and postsecondary education has shrunk each year. The Financial Accountability Office estimates that the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services programs were underfunded by $3.7 billion in 2024. This underfunding has devastating real world impacts, translating to more than 50,000 adults waiting for developmental services, more than 70,000 children with autism waiting for core therapy, and hundreds of children in the care of child protection agencies left sleeping in motels, hotels, and offices for want of proper facilities. It also means that community support workers remain among the lowest paid workers in the public service as rates of burnout skyrocket. Highly organized and motivated, workers are now demanding redress directly from the funder of the agencies they work at – the provincial government. That is the message being delivered at pickets across Ontario this week and at the bargaining table as more than 70 OPSEU/SEFO and CUPE locals are negotiating new collective agreements with identical demands. OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn will be on-site at the picket outside Minister of Community, Children and Social Services Michael Parsa's constituency office on May 23 from 12 pm – 1 pm. Media spokespersons will be available at all picket locations. Pickets will take place at the following locations: Wednesday, May 21 BELLEVILLEDate: May 21, 2025Time: 12pm – 1pmLocation: MPP Tyler Allsopp's office – Unit 8, 5503 Hwy 62 S., Belleville BRACEBRIDGEDate: May 21, 2025Time: 12pm – 1pmLocation: MPP Graydon Smith's office – 230 Manitoba St., Bracebridge LINDSAYDate: May 21, 2025Time: 12pm – 1pmLocation: MPP Laurie Scott's office – 14 Lindsay St. N, Lindsay NORTH BAYDate: May 20-23, 2025 (daily)Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line)Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OWEN SOUNDDate: May 21, 2025Time: 5pm – 6pmLocation: MPP Paul Vicker's office – 345 8th St. E., Owen Sound PETERBOROUGHDate: May 21, 2025Time: 12pm – 1pmLocation: MPP Dave Smith's office – Unit E, 864 Chemong Rd., Peterborough ST. THOMAS Date: May 21, 2025Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pmLocation: MPP Rob Flack's office – Suite 201, 750 Talbot St., St. Thomas Thursday, May 22 NORTH BAYDate: May 20-23, 2025 (daily)Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line)Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OAKVILLEDate: May 22, 2025Time: 3pm-5pmLocation: MPP Stephen Crawford's office – 53 Bond St., Oakville Friday, May 23 FERGUSDate: May 23, 2025Time: 12pm – 1pmLocation: MPP Joseph Racinsky's office – 181 St. Andrew St. E, Fergus HAMILTONDate: May 23, 2025Time: 12pm – 1pmLocation: MPP Donna Skelly's office – 2000 Garth St., Hamilton KENORADate: May 23, 2025Time: 11am – 2pmLocation: MPP Greg Rickford's office – 610 Lakeview Dr Suite B., Kenora KINGSTON Date: May 23, 2025Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line)Location: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services – 11 Beechgrove Ln, Kingston NORTH BAYDate: May 20-23, 2025 (daily)Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line)Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OTTAWADate: May 23, 2025Time: 12 – 1:15 pmLocation: MPP Lucille Collard's office, 237 Montreal Rd., Ottawa RICHMOND HILLDate: May 23, 2025Time: 12pm – 1pmLocation: MPP Michael Parsa's office – Suite 201, 13085 Yonge St., Richmond Hill SARNIADate: May 23, 2025Time: 12pm – 1pmLocation: MPP Robert Bailey's office – Suite 102, 805 Christina St. N., Point Edward TORONTO (North)Date: May 23, 2025Time: 4pm – 5pmLocation: MPP Michelle Cooper's office – 2882 Dufferin St., Toronto THUNDER BAYDate: May 23, 2025Time: 11:30am – 1pmLocation: MPP Kevin Holland's office – 774 James St. N, Thunder Bay WALLACEBURGDate: May 23, 2025Time: 10am-11am & 4pm-5pmLocation: MPP Steve Pinsonneault's office – 81 Front St. W., Strathroy WOODSTOCKDate: May 23, 2025Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pmLocation: MPP Ernie Hardeman's office, 12 Perry St., Woodstock SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) View original content to download multimedia: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Cision Canada
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Cision Canada
OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE Ontario workers picket Conservative MPP offices demanding a 'piece of the pie' in Ontario's budget
TORONTO, May 21, 2025 /CNW/ - As Members of Provincial Parliament return home for constituency week, Conservative MPPs are being met by daily protests and pickets. Frustrated by years of underfunding that was exacerbated by Doug Ford's wage supressing Bill 124, a coalition of OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE workers are demanding a piece of the provincial pie in the form of more funding to provide a critical lifeline for the frontline community services they provide and justice for stolen wages. Together, OPSEU/SEFPO and CUPE represent over 50,000 workers who serve their communities every day as developmental service workers, child protection workers, mental health and addictions workers, and in myriad other critical roles. While they have watched workers across other public sectors receive backpay from the provincial government since Bill 124 was struck down, they have been ignored and their services have been slashed. Since Ford was first elected in 2018, per capita spending for children, community and social services and postsecondary education has shrunk each year. The Financial Accountability Office estimates that the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services programs were underfunded by $3.7 billion in 2024. This underfunding has devastating real world impacts, translating to more than 50,000 adults waiting for developmental services, more than 70,000 children with autism waiting for core therapy, and hundreds of children in the care of child protection agencies left sleeping in motels, hotels, and offices for want of proper facilities. It also means that community support workers remain among the lowest paid workers in the public service as rates of burnout skyrocket. Highly organized and motivated, workers are now demanding redress directly from the funder of the agencies they work at – the provincial government. That is the message being delivered at pickets across Ontario this week and at the bargaining table as more than 70 OPSEU/SEFO and CUPE locals are negotiating new collective agreements with identical demands. OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick and CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn will be on-site at the picket outside Minister of Community, Children and Social Services Michael Parsa's constituency office on May 23 from 12 pm – 1 pm. Media spokespersons will be available at all picket locations. Pickets will take place at the following locations: Wednesday, May 21 BELLEVILLE Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Tyler Allsopp's office – Unit 8, 5503 Hwy 62 S., Belleville BRACEBRIDGE Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Graydon Smith's office – 230 Manitoba St., Bracebridge LINDSAY Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Laurie Scott's office – 14 Lindsay St. N, Lindsay NORTH BAY Date: May 20-23, 2025 (daily) Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line) Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OWEN SOUND Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 5pm – 6pm Location: MPP Paul Vicker's office – 345 8 th St. E., Owen Sound PETERBOROUGH Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Dave Smith's office – Unit E, 864 Chemong Rd., Peterborough ST. THOMAS Date: May 21, 2025 Time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm Location: MPP Rob Flack's office – Suite 201, 750 Talbot St., St. Thomas Thursday, May 22 NORTH BAY Date: May 20-23, 2025 (daily) Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line) Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OAKVILLE Date: May 22, 2025 Time: 3pm-5pm Location: MPP Stephen Crawford's office – 53 Bond St., Oakville Friday, May 23 FERGUS Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Joseph Racinsky's office – 181 St. Andrew St. E, Fergus HAMILTON Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Donna Skelly's office – 2000 Garth St., Hamilton KENORA Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 11am – 2pm Location: MPP Greg Rickford's office – 610 Lakeview Dr Suite B., Kenora KINGSTON Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line) Location: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services – 11 Beechgrove Ln, Kingston NORTH BAY Date: May 20-23, 2025 (daily) Time: 9am - 2pm (CUPE 2073 picket line) Location: MPP Victor Fedeli's office – 219 Main Street East, North Bay OTTAWA Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12 – 1:15 pm Location: MPP Lucille Collard's office, 237 Montreal Rd., Ottawa RICHMOND HILL Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Michael Parsa's office – Suite 201, 13085 Yonge St., Richmond Hill SARNIA Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12pm – 1pm Location: MPP Robert Bailey's office – Suite 102, 805 Christina St. N., Point Edward TORONTO (North) Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 4pm – 5pm Location: MPP Michelle Cooper's office – 2882 Dufferin St., Toronto THUNDER BAY Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 11:30am – 1pm Location: MPP Kevin Holland's office – 774 James St. N, Thunder Bay WALLACEBURG Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 10am-11am & 4pm-5pm Location: MPP Steve Pinsonneault's office – 81 Front St. W., Strathroy WOODSTOCK Date: May 23, 2025 Time: 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: MPP Ernie Hardeman's office, 12 Perry St., Woodstock SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Media advisory: President JP Hornick in North Bay for Northern Ontario Leaders' Debate and pre-debate Labour Rally
TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2025 /CNW/ - OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick will be in North Bay tomorrow (February 14) to attend the Northern Ontario Leaders' Debate, and will join union members at a pre-debate Labour Rally earlier in the morning at the OPSEU/SEFPO North Bay union office. Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles will drop by the pre-debate Labour Rally before the Leaders' Debate, as will Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Laura Walton. Hornick will be available for media interviews at the pre-debate Labour Rally and after the Leaders' Debate about the upcoming election and OPSEU/SEFPO's priorities for the next government. Pre-Debate Labour Rally DATE: Friday, February 14, 2025 TIME: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. LOCATION: OPSEU/SEFPO North Bay Office, 150 First Avenue West, North Bay, Ontario Note: The rally will be held indoors. OPSEU/SEFPO represents more than 25,000 public sector workers across Northern Ontario, in health care, education (including colleges and universities), social services, the LCBO, and the Ontario Public Service. SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
