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                         Social Events - Blue Jays Tickets and Oshawa Zoo Pass

                        Working in Healthcare has presented its challenges especially over the past 2 years.


                        In order to promote engagement and to show our appreciation to our members for the hardship they have faced during the pandemic, the Local is giving away either a pair of Blue Jays tickets or a Family Pass to the Oshawa Zoo free to the current member of the Local  331. This is on a first come first serve basis (100 pair of ticket and 70 Day Pass in total).

                        Member who surpassed the limit have been notified.






                         



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                        Union Dues on Nursing Retention Fund


                        OPSEU will not deduct dues off on the Nursing Retention Fund


                        Tentative Agreement

                        Tentative Agreement


                        Please see below. Subjected to Ratification.

                        Tentative Agreement below  had been ratified by the membership on June 30, 2022



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                        Ratification Meeting

                                                                                                   June 24, 2022

                         

                         

                        Ratification Meeting for OPSEU Local 331 Tentative Agreement

                         

                         

                        All Members OPSEU Local 331:

                         

                        Ratification for Tentative Agreement will be held on June 29, 2022 6-7pm via zoom

                         

                         

                        Your Bargaining Team has worked to bring members this Tentative Collective Agreement. It is now your turn!

                         

                        Come out get the information and Vote!!!

                         

                        An electronic ballot will be sent to those who attend the meeting.

                         

                        If you have not been receiving emails from the Local, please email External link opens in new tab or windowopseu331@bellnet.ca to get added to the list

                         


                        Provincial Election

                        Did you know .......


                         Provincial Election


                                      Every employee who is qualified to vote shall, while the polls are open on polling day of an election, have three consecutive hours  for the purpose of voting.

                                       If working hours are such that an employee does not have the required three consecutive hours available to vote before commencement of his /her shift or at the completion of a shift, the employer is required to provide the additional time off. Employee should make request in advance.

                                      Such time off should be at a time convenient to the employer.

                                      There will be no deduction from the employee’s pay or impose upon or exact from the employee any penalty for such time off.

                        Bargaining Team

                        Bargaining Team 2022

                        As you are aware our Collective Agreement expired March 31, 2022.

                        Our bargaining Team has been elected for this round of bargaining. Nominations and election took place over virtual meeting on May 18, 2022..

                         

                         

                        Office, Clerical, Service and Maintenance unit (including PCA)


                        Leanne Beaudry

                        Scott Sarginson

                         

                        Paramedical/Professional / RPN

                         

                        Michelle Bakracevski

                        Gabriela Turnbull

                        Joanna Holley

                         

                        RN

                        Brian Costello

                        Jonathan Leung

                        Alternate: Jackie Schumacher

                         

                         



                        2022 OPSEU Local 331 Golf Day

                         Time: 1 pm

                        Date: June 8th, 2022

                        Location : Stonehenge Golf Club (3033 Tauntan Road, Orono)


                        Welcome back to OPSEU GOLF!! Spots will be limited, so it is first come first serve, to this amazing day of golf, food and fun. Green fees and cart provided to OPSEU Local 331 members only


                        50 SPOTS AVAILABLE!!


                        RSVP by May 31, 2022 to funtimes@opseu331.org  to secure your spot.






                        May 4, 2022

                         

                         

                        Bargaining Survey

                         

                        As you are aware our current Collective Agreement expired on March 31, 2022, in which we will enter another round of bargaining. An electronic Bargaining survey will be sent out in the next few days to your home email address.

                         

                        It is important that all OPSEU331 Members take the time & effort to fill out a survey. It is your opportunity to indicate changes/amendments you want made to the current Collective Agreement.

                         

                        If you have not already provided us your home email address or if you do not have a home email address, or if you have not received the link by May 9, 2022, please email External link opens in new tab or windowopseu331@bellnet.ca

                        or contact the Union office at ext. 6351 or 6478.

                         

                         

                        Please fill out the survey, indicate your Top 5 bargaining priorities for the new contract on or before May16, 2022 .

                         


                         


                         

                        May 2, 2022

                                     

                                                      Important meeting for

                         OPSEU Local 331 Members
                         

                         

                        May 18, 2022 (Wednesday) @ 1800hr.

                         

                        Zoom meeting
                         
                        for
                        Demand setting, nominations and election of the Bargaining Team
                         

                        This is an important meeting that you should attend.

                         

                        7 OPSEU 331 members will be elected for the Bargaining Team at this meeting. Only those who attend the meeting will receive a ballot to vote.

                         

                        It is also your FINAL CHANCE to have your say into prioritizing your demands for bargaining our new Collective Agreement with the Employer.

                         

                         

                        Your BARGAINING TEAM REQUIRES DEPENDS ON YOU

                         

                        PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BE THERE



                        Bill 124

                        Bill 124


                        OPSEU is proceeding with a Charter Challenge on Bill 124

                        We will have our first Court Day scheduled in September 2022

                        Day of Mourning


                        April 27, 2022

                        Day of Mourning

                         

                               Every year, hundreds of thousands of workers are injured at work, or develop and suffer from an occupational disease or injury because of their working conditions.


                        April 28 is our National Day of Mourning to remember workers who have suffered work-related disability, disease or death. It is a chance to renew our commitment to prevent these incidents from occurring. With each worker who has been affected, we also think of their family members and loved ones whose lives have significantly changed – who are also made to suffer the consequences of these incidents.

                         

                        Ensuring safe working conditions is a top priority and is utmost important to the Local. No one should ever go to work to be afraid of injury, illness or death. Every worker deserves to have safe working conditions in place for them so that they can return home to their loved ones at the end of each day.

                         

                        We all play an important role in protecting each other by adhering to safety protocols; being mindful of the environment around you and knowing your rights to refuse unsafe work. It is important to do incident reporting, even for near misses and good catches as this may help to avoid any potential future injuries to other workers. It is also important that you bring any health and safety concerns to your manager immediately. You could also contact the Union or worker members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee for assistance.

                         

                        Furthermore, it is important to file a WSIB claim if you require medical attention or suffer Loss time for the injury or suffer from an occupational illness.

                        As per WSIB, you should report your workplace injury or illness even if:

                        • your supervisor or manager tells you not to report, or that you will lose your job if you report it
                        • your employer tells you that your injury or illness is not covered by the WSIB
                        • your employer tells you to use sick days to recover from a workplace injury or illness, rather than report it
                        • It is against the law to discourage reporting of a workplace injury or illness. The Employer could face a financial penalty as well as prosecution for not reporting, reporting late, not giving all the details requested, giving false or inaccurate details, or discouraging employees from reporting

                        Your Local Executives


                        Row
                        Pay Equity

                        on

                        Pay Equity


                         

                        April 4, 2022

                        For member information               

                         

                               The Employer sent a letter out on Thursday, March 31, 2022 providing an update regarding the Pay Equity process. In it they state that the parties were unable to resolve their issues and the Employer felt it was important to move forward and implement what they are calling an Interim Pay Equity Plan.

                         

                        For some historical context, the parties have been engaging in Pay Equity Negotiations since 2011. This process has included many parts including but not limited to the data collection in 2013 with the submission of the Job Evaluation Questionnaires (JIQ) to the evaluation of those JIQ. The parties were able to meet and work through many issues up to November of 2020 when the process became stalled in some part due to the pandemic. The Union made multiple attempts to schedule further meetings with no success until January 2022. At this point, the Employer had engaged a Consultant who, despite the work the Committee had done, had some issues with the results.


                        Despite multiple meetings in January, February and March of 2022, the parties were not able to reach agreement on both the content of the plan and the retroactive date. This has brought us to today, where the Employer indicated they had created an Interim Pay Equity Plan. We are not in agreement with this Plan. We will make every reasonable effort to continue to work with the Employer to negotiate an agreed to Pay Equity Plan. If it remains unsuccessful, we will utilize every avenue that we have in order to bring a fair and correct result to the membership.  

                         

                        Should you have any questions regarding the Interim Pay Equity Plan, please direct your questions to the Employer.

                         

                         We will continue to provide you updates on how things are progressing.

                        February 12, 2022

                        February 12, 2022

                        Local Election Result

                         


                         

                        Thank you to all our members who participated.


                        Your new Local Executive is as follows:


                        President – Jonathan Leung

                        Vice President - Brian Costello

                        Chief Steward - Gabriela Turnbull
                        Treasurer - Leanne Beaudry

                        Secretary – Michelle Bakracevski

                         

                        Stewards:

                         

                        Brian Costello

                        Denise Wagler-Allan

                        Gabriela Turnbull

                        Jackie Schumacher

                        Joanna Holley

                        Jonathan Leung

                        Leanne Beaudry

                        Mary Bloomfield

                        Michelle Bakracevski

                        Sarah Carde

                        Taryn McDiarmid



                        Trustees:

                        Scott Sarginson

                        Trenton Vey

                         



                        February 4, 2022
                        January 25, 2022



                        January 25, 2022


                        Detailed Changes to Collective Agreement


                          Read more


                        January 20,2022

                        January 20, 2022

                        LOCAL 331
                        Settlement Highlights

                         

                        What the arbitrator decided: 

                         

                        TERM

                        April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022

                         

                        WAGES

                        Effective April 1, 2020 - General Wage increase 1.0%

                        Effective April 1, 2021 – General Wage Increase 1.0%

                         

                        PCF  PREMIUMS

                        -           increased to $2.10 / hour    

                         

                        Lead-hand/ in-charge  PREMIUMS

                         – increased to $1.00/hour    

                         

                        Physician Assistant

                        Effective the date of the award, will be added to Psychometrist classification of the wage grid.

                         

                        General issues and language:

                        -          25.02: New language on medical certificate and documentation

                        -          New language (35.09) – choosing lines on the master schedule

                        -          Language improvement in Article 41

                         

                        Note regarding Retroactivity

                        Retroactivity shall be paid on wage increase within 4 full pay periods.  Specific instruction for  former employee.

                         

                        Items agreed to prior to arbitration:

                        -          New Letter of Understanding – related to a Whistleblowing policy

                        -          Add clarification on the process for addressing Workload  issue in Article 44

                        -          3.04 : Mandatory education will not be considered as work for the purpose of working a shift in the 4 month period.

                        -          Language improvement in Article 27 - Vacation schedules and requests

                         

                        We also put the Employer on notice to strict adherence to certain Articles.

                         

                        Members are encouraged to  read  the Dissent by our Nominee in the Award


                        January 20, 2022

                         January 20, 2022

                        Bargaining Update

                        As you are aware your bargaining team had 2 bargaining days with the Employer followed by 2 days of conciliation last year.  The two sides met on November 1, 2021 with Arbitration Board who issued a decision regarding outstanding items on January 17, 2022. That decision is binding on both parties. The decision also incorporates all items already agreed to prior to the impasse. Highlights of the Award are attached.

                         

                        OPSEU will hold 2 member information sessions via zoom on January 25, 2022 between 1730 to 1830hr. and January 26, 2022 between 1200hr. to 1300hr.

                         

                        Your bargaining team and our negotiator will be present at the meeting to clarify any question you may have.

                         

                         

                         

                        Information sessions

                        January 25, 2022                           January 26, 2022

                        5:30pm to 6:30pm                         12:00pm to 1:00pm

                         

                        Zoom Meeting

                         

                        Please email External link opens in new tab or windowcommunication@opseu331.org with your personal email address or phone number (if you have not already done so) and we will send you the link

                         

                         

                         

                        In Solidarity,

                        Your Bargaining Team and Local Executives





                        January 20, 2022
                        January 13, 2022

                         January 13, 2022

                        Recent changes

                         

                        In response to the recent increase in the prevalence of COVID cases, the Employer had made many rapid changes in their protocols.

                        The Employer has determined to reduce the staffing level to the weekend numbers. Although we have significant staffing shortage, but it is not business as usual. If you are facing increased workload, discussed with your Manager to prioritize the tasks. While caring for the patients is our priority, we need to look after ourselves to prevent burnt out.


                        If you have concerns with workload, please email External link opens in new tab or windowexecutive@opseu331.org or filled out a workload form or contact the Union Office @ Ext 6351.


                        If you have a Health and Safety concerns, please contact a worker member of JHSC or email External link opens in new tab or windowJHSC@opseu331.org or contact the Union Office @ Ext. 6351

                        If there is an urgent Health and safety concern, please call/ text the H&S phone. (The number is on the Union Notice Board in your staff room)


                        Please ensure your Manager is aware of your concerns.


                        January 13, 2022

                         January 13, 2022

                        FAQs about WSIB claims and COVID-19


                        I think I contracted coronavirus (COVID-19) at work. Should I file a claim?


                         

                        How will the WSIB determine if a COVID-19 claim will be allowed?


                         

                         

                        I had a reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine. Can I get WSIB benefits/file a claim?



                          FAQ  on WSIB Claims


                        December 24, 2021

                        December 24, 2021

                        Draw

                        The Local 331 draws had been concluded. All of the winners had been notified via email.

                        Congratulations. Thank you for your participation.


                        November 19, 2021

                        November 19, 2021


                        ATTENTION LOCAL 331 MEMBERS

                         

                         

                        We need your personal email address in order to host important upcoming virtual meetings.

                         

                        This information is kept confidential and will only be used as a means of communicating information and Local events as we cannot use the Ontario Shores system.

                         

                        Please email the following information to External link opens in new tab or windowcommunication@opseu331.org

                         

                         

                        First and Last Name

                        Personal email address (not OS email)

                        Work location

                         

                         

                         

                        NB: 1. Only members who are currently employ with the Employer is eligible

                                2. Even if you received this email, you are still required to email us to be eligible for the draw.

                         

                        Participation on or before December 3, 2021 will grant you one ballot for the various draws below

                        (Please note that you can only win once)

                         

                        2 x $500 - prepaid Visa or MasterCard

                        10 x $100 – prepaid Visa or MasterCard

                        20 x $50 – Tim Horton’s Gift Card

                        50 x $20 – Tim Horton’s Gift Card

                         

                        We thank you for your dedication and best of luck to all draw participants

                         

                         

                        In Solidarity,

                         

                        Your Local Executives


                        November 16, 2021

                        November 16, 2021

                        Operation Plan

                        It has been a difficult day for a number of our members. The Employer has served Lay-off notice to 4 of our members in 2 different programs and informed 7members of some other changes in service delivery.

                        We continue to work through the process, to understand the impacts on services and continue to look at ways to minimize these impacts on our members.

                        We want to put all our available resources into supporting the affected members. We may not be able to respond to you as quickly as we normally would should you be calling the office. However, we do encourage you to call if you have any questions or concerns.

                        Your Local Executive is confident that our members will continue to be supportive to our affected brothers and sisters at this difficult time.

                         

                        In Solidarity

                         Your Local Executive

                         

                             

                         

                         


                         



                        September 18, 2021

                        September 18, 2021


                        We regret to inform everyone that the proposed General Membership Meeting scheduled to take place on September 23, 2021 has been cancelled

                        The Employer denied use  of  their email service to gather your updated contact information to set up the link to the zoom meeting and on-line voting.


                        Please look out for the next communique about getting your updated contact information and year end draw.

                         

                        In Solidarity,

                         

                        Your Local Executives


                        September 9, 2021

                        September 9, 2021


                        Federal Election

                                       Every employee who is qualified to vote shall, while the polls are open on polling day of an election, have three consecutive hours

                                       for the purpose of voting.

                                       If working hours are such that an employee does not have the required three consecutive hours available to vote before

                                      Commencement of his /her shift or at the completion of a shift, the employer is required to provide the additional time off.

                                      Employee should make request in advance.

                                      Such time off should be at a time convenient to the employer.

                                      There will be no deduction from the employee’s pay or impose upon or exact from the employee any penalty for such time off.


                        September 9, 2021

                        September 9, 2021


                        General Membership Meeting

                        We are holding a General Membership Meeting virtually on September 23, 2021 between 11:30am to 1:00pm (can log in anytime).

                        Agenda: -     Nomination & Election of Delegates / Alternate to attend Virtual  BPS Conference (Oct 22 to 25, 2021)

                        -          Nomination & Election of One Trustee position (cannot be a steward)

                        -          Presentation of Local Budget

                        -          General Update

                                    Electronic voting will be followed after the meeting. We will need to have your personal email or phone number to send you the log in information to both activities. We will be sending an email to your OS email address to

                                    request the information.


                        September 9, 2021

                        September 9, 2021


                        Mandatory Vaccination Policy

                        If you have any concerns/ questions  about the Policy , please contact the Union Office @ ext 6351


                        July 13, 2021

                         July 13, 2021

                        Bargaining Update - Joint Memo

                        As many of you may know, the Collective Bargaining Agreement that was in place since April 1, 2017 expired on March 31, 2020. All obligations, rights and benefits remain in place until a new agreement has been reached.
                        After 2 days of Bargaining in January 2021, followed by 2 days of Conciliation in February 2021, the parties were unable to reach an agreement and will move into the next step which is interest arbitration. A hearing has been scheduled for November 1, 2021.
                        Both OPSEU and Management remain committed to working towards a new agreement. We will continue to provide updates as we move through this bargaining process.


                        February 24, 2021

                         February 24, 2021

                        Bargaining Update


                        Your OPSEU bargaining team met virtually with the management team on January 6 and 7, 2021 to negotiate and renew your Collective Agreement. The management team gave us notice at the beginning that they would file for conciliation after two days of bargaining and cancel the remaining scheduled bargaining dates. The two sides further met virtually on Feb 16 and 17, 2021 with the assistance of a conciliator appointed by the Ministry of Labour. The goal of the conciliator is to try and bring the two sides closer together.

                           

                        Local 331’s team has been frustrated with the minimal movement from the management side........Read more  



                        February 12, 2021

                        February 12, 2021


                        1.       Your Bargaining Team will meet with the Conciliator and the Employer on February 16 and 17. Please wear your Bargaining T-shirt to show your support.

                        2.       If you haven’t received your bargaining T-shirt yet, or you would like a second one (some sizes available), please contact the Union Office at ext 6351 to arrange for pick up.

                        3.       The pocket calendar for 2021 is now available. Please contact your steward or call the Union Office.


                        January 12, 2021

                         January 12, 2021


                        Bargaining moves to conciliation after reaching an impasse

                        Your bargaining team has completed two days of negotiations with the Employer to
                        renew your Collective Agreement.......


                        Bargaining update _21-01-12_.pdf

                        January 12, 2021

                        January 12, 2021


                          If you haven’t picked up your Bargaining T-shirt, please stop by the Union Office.

                         


                        December 24, 2020

                         December 24, 2020


                        Did you know…….

                         

                        The Collective Agreement has a provision regarding the effect on sick benefit whenever a sick leave of absence commences in one calendar year and continues into the following calendar year?

                         

                        Article 25.01 (c) where an employee is on sick leave of absence which commences in one (1) calendar year and continues into the following calendar year, they are not entitled to refresh their annual sick leave bank, until the employee has returned to work for a period of fifteen (15) consecutive working days. For clarity, such an employee is not entitled to sick leave of absence with pay for more than 130 working days in the 2 calendar years combined, unless the employee has returned to work for a period of fifteen (15) consecutive working days prior to being entitled to further sick leave.Click to edit text.


                        December 24, 2020

                        December 24, 2020

                        Bargaining T-shirts

                        Your team have delivered the Bargaining T-shirts to the members on shift last week. If we missed you, please come by the Union Office to pick up yours.


                         

                        December 24, 2020

                         December 24, 2020

                         Bargaining Update

                        Bargaining will be kicked off in January. We have dates scheduled for January 6 and 7, 2021; January 13 and 14, 2021.


                        Please wear your T-shirts on bargaining dates to show support to your bargaining team.


                        Dec 24, 2020

                        December 24,2020

                          

                        External link opens in new tab or windowExternal link opens in new tab or windowJoint letter to government re: vaccination of Health Care Workers

                        A letter was sent by OPSEU/SEFPO President Thomas Warren (Smokey) Thomas and other leaders of Ontario's health care unions and associations to the minister of Health regarding the vaccination of health care workers.


                        External link opens in new tab or windowRead the letter



                         


                        Dec 24, 2020

                         December 24, 2020


                        Year-End Draw for being an active member to participate

                        As you are aware, we did a draw by the end of the year for members that have participated in our meetings/ activities throughout the year.



                        The Winner of the First Prize of a $500 Visa is Stella Hamilton


                        The 5 winners of the $100 Mastercard are:

                        Lori Brownson

                        Sorina Pavlinc

                        Amanda Guedez

                        Leloyn Bailey-Hosang

                        Vyktorya Lye


                        Congratulations to all . Thank you for your continuous support.

                                                                                                     Your Local Executives

                         


                        Dec 24, 2020

                         December 24, 2020


                        Season Greetings

                         Your Local Executives are so proud of our members in the work that you done to keep everyone safe in this unprecedented situation and wish you all have a safe and wonderful holiday.


                        December 7, 2020

                        Bargaining T-shirts


                        December 7, 2020

                        BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND……..T-SHIRTS

                        The positive response from our previous bargaining t-shirts was overwhelming. Therefore, we went ahead and purchased more shirts with a new design created by your very own bargaining team! Your LEC’s will be around to all the areas in the upcoming weeks for distribution once the shirts isolation period is over.

                        December 7, 2020

                        Directed to stay home


                        December 7, 2020


                        We have a different interpretation with the Employer on Article 18.06 (c). Please contact the Union Office if you are affected.

                        December 7, 2020

                        Bargaining


                        December 7, 2020

                        Bargaining – Despite COVID-19 bringing daily routines to a halt, we were hoping to have face to face meetings at the bargaining table with the Employer. Unfortunately, given the circumstances and the restrictions currently in place, we are moving ahead although it may potentially be via web conferencing. We are pleased to share that your Bargaining team has dates set with the Employer in January 2021. Stay tuned for further updates

                        Dec 7, 2020

                        Local Executives


                        December 7, 2020

                        Local Executives Committee (LEC) – Under normal circumstances, elections for Local Officers would have already taken place. However, with the Pandemic and the rules set out by Government to impose gathering limits, the Executive Board Members of OPSEU passed a motion that all LEC members retain their current status until the gathering limits are lifted and OPSEU returns to their normal operations.

                        Therefore, your LEC remains as follows;

                        President – Jonathan Leung

                        Vice-President – Mary Bloomfield

                        Chief Steward – Sarah Carde

                        Treasurer – Leanne Beaudry

                        Secretary – Michelle Bakracevski

                        December 7, 2020

                        Message from your Local Executives

                        December 7, 2020

                        First, we would like to take the opportunity to thank each one of you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment during these difficult times. COVID-19 has not only imposed challenges in our daily lives but in our workplaces as well. Learning to adapt to different ways of doing things can always be uncomfortable at the best of times. Continue to support one another as we navigate these unchartered waters and be sure to take time for yourselves and your loved ones. If you have any safety concerns, please contact the worker members of the JHSC or email External link opens in new tab or windowjhsc@opseu331.org . Your Local Executives will continue to monitor the situation to ensure we are following the up-to-date guidance from the Ministry.

                        In Solidarity

                        Your Local Executives


                        November 17, 2020

                        Operating Plan

                        November 17, 2020

                        The Employer served Lay-off notices and informed members of some other changes in service delivery.  A total of 7 staff in 3 different departments/ programs are affected.

                         

                        Your Local Executives are confident that our members will continue to be supportive to our affected brothers and sisters during this difficult time.

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                        Facemask to use in community, but not to be used in the work site.

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