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Better Choice Campaign Launched
June 29, 2015The Canadian Labour Congress, the national voice of organized labour in Canada, has launched a new campaign that aims to shape the national agenda around the issues everyday Canadians face in their lives, including retirement security, health care, child care, and good jobs. The Better Choice campaign proposes: Expanding the Canada Pension Plan to help every senior, ...
Read moreHydro One and OPG bargaining continue
June 29, 2015As the Ontario government moved ahead with its widely unpopular plan to privatize Hydro One, The Society agreed to participate in early bargaining at both Hydro One and OPG. The Society has opposed this privatization scheme but is also obligated to represent the best interests of members. While bargaining kicked off this spring, the process is ...
Read moreBruce relicensed, Darlington up next at CNSC
June 29, 2015With The Societys support, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) renewed Bruce Powers reactor operating license for generating stations A and B. The renewal means that Bruce can operate beyond 210,000 equivalent full power hours up to 247,000 EFPH. Society president Scott Travers and Bruce Power Local Vice President Mike Gade gave submissions to the Commission on April ...
Read moreNew collective agreements at Bruce, NWMO, OEB and AMEC-NSS
April 10, 2015Three Society locals have reached new collective agreements so far this year, with a fourth awaiting a ratification vote. At Bruce Power, the Local negotiated a four-year deal that balances the need for job security and the companys needed flexibility as it negotiates a deal with the IESO on refurbishment of the Bruce reactors. The Locals ...
Read moreSolidarity Campaigns: Bottles Not Cans, SAMS, Keep Toronto Solid Waste Public
April 10, 2015As unions from across the labour movement have come to The Societys side to help efforts to keep Hydro One public, those same unions and others are fighting important campaigns of their own to ensure good jobs for this and future generations. United Steel Workers are pushing harder than ever to end a more than 18-month ...
Read moreResults of Hydro One outsourcing agreement
April 10, 2015In negotiations on the RFP for Hydro Ones new commercial contract, The Society secured most of the existing members jobs, and a voluntary separation package for the 25 jobs that were lost. Inergi LP, the winner of the new RFP, has also won work previously performed by Vertex Customer Management, resulting in a name change ...
Read moreMessage from the President
April 10, 2015Dear members: 2015 is certainly turning out to be a busy and interesting year for our union. The Society has renewed collective agreements at OEB, NWMO and Bruce Power so congratulations to those bargaining teams, as well as to the AMEC-NSS Local, which reached a new tentative agreement earlier this week. Later this year, IESO, ESA, Inergi ...
Read moreContact your MP about pension fairness
March 2, 2015Two laws that make it possible for companies to shirk their responsibilities to pension plan members are up for review this year and Society members are urged to contact their MP to close these loopholes. The Societys Pensioners Chapter, as part of its membership in the Canadian Federation of Pensioners, has been closely involved in a ...
Read moreAttend an International Womens Day event in your community
March 2, 2015Across the world, March 8 is the day on which we celebrate the achievements of and remind ourselves of the work still ahead in the struggle for womens equality. International Womens Day events are held in many communities across Ontario. Below are IWD events The Society is aware of (note that the events are held ...
Read moreConciliation finished, still no agreement for Bruce Power Local
March 2, 2015In spite of The Society presenting a comprehensive offer that meets all the needs of Bruce Power for refurbishment, management refuses to sign-off on a new collective agreement. During bargaining sessions assisted by a provincially appointed conciliator, the Bruce Power Local tabled an offer that included letters of understanding regarding contracting out for all of ...
Read moreACT NOW: Let your MPP know you support keeping Hydro One public
March 2, 2015With a decision imminent on Hydro One privatization, The Society is asking all members to take a moment at this critical time to e-mail their MPP and voice their opposition to the Premiers Advisory Council recommendations. The Society makes this easy to do with an online system that will find your MPP and send the ...
Read moreNew ads bolster efforts to keep Hydro One public
March 2, 2015On the heels of last month’s public awareness campaign during the Sudbury by-election, The Society is stepping up its campaign to stop the privatization of Hydro One, as recommended by the Premiers Advisory Council. The Society will be hitting the airwaves with new radio ads to stand up for the affordable and dependable service Hydro ...
Read moreOPA-IESO merger framework inked
December 12, 2014Following months of negotiation, The Society, Power Workers Union and management at the new IESO have agreed on a framework for merging the unionized workforces of each agency. The merger, announced by the provincial government in its 2014 budget, takes effect on January 1, 2015. This agreement means all Society-represented OPA employees, who recently joined The Society ...
Read moreNew LVPs at Hydro One and Toronto Hydro
December 12, 2014Jim Botari, who served as a Unit Director for the past eight years, will succeed recently retired Hydro One LVP Keith Rattai. Botari, a Senior Protection & Control Supervisor, was declared the winner following the close of voting on November 27. First hired by Ontario Hydro in 1990, Botari has been an active Society member since ...
Read moreHundreds turn out for Bruce bargaining meeting
December 12, 2014More than 300 Bruce Power Local members turned out to a membership meeting and social on December 10 to receive an update on collective agreement negotiations and support their bargaining team. The Bruce Power Local is asking members to continue showing their support for the bargaining team in the workplace as talks ramp up. While progress ...
Read moreSociety argues for OPG members at Supreme Court
December 12, 2014On December 3, The Society argued before the Supreme Court of Canada that the countrys top judicial body should uphold an appeals court decision to overturn a deeply flawed Ontario Energy Board ruling. Four years ago, the OEB limited the rate at which OPG can charge electricity consumers because of what the OEB said was unreasonable ...
Read moreThe Society responds to Clark Report
December 12, 2014The Society responded to the recently released Clark Report, which arose from a provincial task force led by former bank CEO Ed Clark. The task force was asked by Premier Kathleen Wynne to recommend ways to modernize government business enterprises, including Hydro One and Ontario Power Generation, with the aim of extracting new revenues. While the ...
Read morePresident Scott Travers featured on The Point
December 12, 2014Society president Scott Travers was featured last week on Ontarios newest public affairs program The Point with Marcel Wieder. Travers spoke about the importance of making key investments in Ontarios energy infrastructure, the impact of short-term thinking on OPG rates, the Clark report, and the impact of the Green Energy Act. Click here to watch.
Read moreLabour Day 2014
September 13, 2014The Society had more than 500 members participate in various Labour Day events on Monday, September 1, 2014! This year’s theme was “Forging Solidarity for a Better City”. Hamilton Labour Day Parade/Picnic London Labour Day Picnic Toronto Labour Day Parade
Read moreBruce Power Local donation aids anti-precarious work campaign
August 29, 2014The Society’s Bruce Power Local donated $2,000 to help Peace & Justice Grey Bruce raise awareness about the dangers of precarious work. The funds will assist the coalition campaign in the Grey Bruce community and lobby government officials about this important issue that affects many in the community’s workforce. The Owen Sound Times highlighted the donation ...
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