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Toronto Hydro Local filed for conciliation
June 15, 2016With negotiations on a new collective agreement stalled, The Societys Toronto Hydro Local filed for conciliation on June 6. Local Vice President Henry Quach hopes that bringing in a conciliator will help the parties reach a settlement without a work stoppage. Management is not budging in its demands to take away post-retirement benefits and strip down parental ...
Read moreToronto Hydro facing privatization threat
June 15, 2016While The Society continues to urge the Ontario government to stop its sell-off of Hydro One, Toronto City Council has asked municipal staff to consider privatizing Toronto Hydro as part of developing the Citys long-term fiscal plan. With the Toronto Hydro Local currently in a difficult round bargaining and facing concessionary demands from management that are ...
Read moreNew law supports first responders with PTSD
June 15, 2016This spring, the Ontario government passed new health and safety legislation that improves first responders access to workers compensation when afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The labour movement had been calling for these changes that reflect the true sacrifice of first responders public service. Under the Supporting Ontarios First Repsonders Act, first responders diagnosed with ...
Read moreSociety celebrates women of distinction
June 15, 2016The Society attended the YWCA Torontos celebration for 2016s Women of Distinction, helping to raise more than $700,000 that evening for women and girls in the city. Among the honourees was Roberta Jamieson, whom The Society has had the honour of working with in her role as President and CEO of Indspire. The Society has supported ...
Read moreBig Bike team raised $5,000
June 15, 2016More than 20 Society members and staff took part in the Big Bike fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The team fundraised an incredible $5,000. Captained by Society EVP Policy Michelle Johnston and Inergi LVP Diane Mowat, the team raised twice as much as its goal. Mowat was inspired to take action following her mothers fatal ...
Read moreMember met Syrian Refugee he will co-sponsor in Istanbul
June 15, 2016Inergi Local member Rey Dunca just returned from Istanbul. It started as a trip for Dunca and his partner to see the city at the intersection of the global East and West. But then he realized he had the opportunity to meet one of the Syrian refugees Dunca and his neighbours are considering sponsoring. As part ...
Read moreInergi CSO Local ratified new collective agreement
June 15, 2016Inergi CSO Local members voted unanimously to ratify their new collective agreement. At the close of voting on May 25, 50 of 54 members voted with all 50 voters approving the agreement. The two-year agreement includes pay increases of 1.75% in the first year and 1.5% in the second year. Pension contributions will rise by .75% in ...
Read moreSociety donates to Fort McMurray Relief
May 12, 2016In a show of solidarity with people driven from their homes by wild fires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, The Society pledged $10,000 to humanitarian relief efforts. The Society’s contribution is part of the coast to coast effort of Canada’s labour movement to support the people of Fort McMurray. So far, labour groups have pledged approximately $2 ...
Read moreSociety reps presented to international conference
May 5, 2016Society President Scott Travers and Matthew Kellway, who recently returned to The Societys staff as Special Assistant to the President, presented on a panel at the IFPTEs international Legislative Action Conference in Washington, DC. Entitled Legislative Challenges Facing Public Sector Workers, Travers spoke about The Societys campaign to stop offshoring and the impact privatization has on ...
Read moreSociety members raise money for Heart and Stroke Foundation
May 5, 2016A team of 29 Society members are mounting a very big bike to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Captained by Society EVP Policy Michelle Johnston and Inergi LVP Diane Mowat, the team has raised more than 90% of its $2,500 goal. Help The Societys team meet and break their fundraising goal by clicking here ...
Read moreSociety highlights mental health at Day of Mourning ceremonies
May 5, 2016April 28 was the annual international Day of Mourning to remember workers injured and killed on the job. Society members across the province marked the day by attending or webcasting ceremonies at many workplaces. President Scott Travers attended and spoke at both the Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation events at their respective head offices in ...
Read moreMake It Fair rally drew thousands
May 5, 2016Contingents of Society members rallied with thousands of people from across Ontario for the Make It Fair Day of Action on labour law reform. Society members participated in rallies across Ontario, including Toronto, Oshawa, Hamilton and Thunder Bay. The Toronto rally alone drew 3,000 people. Ontarios employment laws are woefully out of date and out of step ...
Read moreSociety monitoring ORPP impact on members
May 5, 2016As the provincial government gets closer to implementing the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) as a way of bolstering retirement security, The Society continues to monitor the impact it will have on members. While the vast majority of members are and will continue to be covered by the pension negotiated through their collective agreement, as it ...
Read moreOttawa lobby day advanced key national labour issues
May 5, 2016Society President Scott Travers participated in a Canadian Labour Congress lobby day on Parliament Hill to speak with Ontario representatives about key national labour issues. Travers joined the lobby day in his capacity as IFPTEs Canadian Area Vice President. The lobby day focused on three issues: stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership, expanding CPP for every single worker in ...
Read moreConference brings the global labour movement to Toronto
May 5, 2016Trade unionists from around the world will converge in Toronto from May 6-8 for the LabourStart conference at Ryerson University. Society members are invited to attend. The conference theme is Migration, Climate, Precarity: Connecting Our Struggles and Strategies. Dozens of workshops will be available to participants. Sessions range from skills building to profiling some of the ...
Read moreToronto Hydro information picket reached thousands
May 5, 2016The Toronto Hydro Local held an information picket at three locations across the city that raised awareness about the concessions the company is demanding of Society members at the bargaining table. The company is demanding that existing members sell out the next generation of workers by bargaining away their post-retirement health benefits completely and slashing maternity, ...
Read moreRetirements: April-May 2016
May 5, 2016Congratulations to all recent retirees. The Society wishes you well in this next phase of your life. Last Name First Name Company Childs Kim OPG Dalton Paul Bruce Power Fischer Arthur Hydro One Garcia Lee Violeta OPG Gore John OPG Janowski Waldemar Bruce Power Kopytek Jacek OPG Livsey Daniel OPG McFadyen Michelle Inergi Reynolds Derek Hydro One Reynolds Terry Hydro One Tolpa Julia Hydro One Wong Jimmy Inergi
Read moreRetirements, April 2016
April 15, 2016The Society extends its congratulations and best wishes to the following members who recently retired. No matter how you decide to spend this next phase of your life, The Society wishes you a long, healthy and happy retirement. Last Name First Name Abdo Abdulghani Ahmed Ameer Anstie Robert Baker Alan Ball Wilfred Baranowski Tim Beh Selina Bies Bart Biggs Sandra Blackmore Sharon Boulerice Marie Brady Terry Cameron John Campbell Gary Chan Elizabeth Chan Richard Chatten Barb Chau Alan Chiu Michael Cope Andy Davidson Michael Dharamshi Rita Ebata Susan Evans Garry Farrish Jim Forndron Steve Forsyth Ian Freire Sarah Gibson Daniel Haill Andrew Harrison Cynthia Hartley Terry Hattlmann Peter He Wu-Hai Higuchi Ratanak Hughes Derek Ierullo Tony Jayawardene Nihal Kalia Ramesh Kautzky Ray Knoll Cathy Laturski Larry Lee David Leo Y-S Columbus Liu David Loader Laura Lum Donald MacDonald Bill Mallows Helen Marcille Steve Maurice Claude McIntosh Kerry McManus Barry McMillan Meredith Meysner Andy Moran Lorraine Morris Deborah Morrison Dennis Moss Janet Mowle Kevin Murray Kathy Nicholls Simon Nie Lynne Patterson Doug Petric Patricia Pickering Christopher Pickles Stanley Pong Maple Powers Patricia Price Janice Rankin Robert Rolufs Jim Rose Jill Rusak Alex Schramek Peter Sharp Kevin Shum Peter Slugocki Ted Souzdenkov Mikhail Sturge Rod Sunderland Al Swami Dev Tan Jit Teti Domenic Teti Rosario Toso Loris Watt Karen Wrixon Peter Yuce Serpil
Read moreTarget Benefit Pension Plans What Are They and How Would They Affect You?
April 15, 2016By David Mintz, President of the Pensioners Chapter There has been a lot of talk about various pension plan deficits and what can be done about them. One of the most talked about changes: the transfer from a Defined Benefit Pension Plan (DB) to a Target Benefit Pension Plan (TBPP) is occurring in the US and ...
Read moreBill 135 goes to third reading
April 15, 2016The Society cheered when the McGuinty government created an evidence-based power system planning process. It appeared to be the beginning of a new era where experts at the IESO would provide objective data that stakeholders with all opinions could access, challenge and use to propose competing long-term visions for our province at the Ontario Energy ...
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