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SEP participated in Lunar New Year Celebration
March 15, 2017Submitted by: Anna Liu SEP participated in the Toronto and York Region Labour Council Chinese Workers’ Network’s Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 25. About 230 people attended this years banquet. Members from IESO, OEB, OPG, Hydro One, and Inergi were seated at the SEP table. Other unions present included Unifor, OPSEU, CUPE, UFCW and SEIU. The evening ...
Read moreRemembering labour leader Bob White, 81
March 15, 2017Brother Bob White, one of the most influential modern Canadian trade unionists, passed away on February 19, 2017. White was critical to building the Canadian labour movement. A union leader beginning in his teens, White was a member of the United Auto Workers, which was based in the United States. In 1984, White led the Canadian ...
Read moreGlobal Energy News – March 2017
March 15, 2017Ghana: Union seeks meeting with new board over privatization South Africa: Talks to halt possible job losses at Eskom continue Kashmir: Power department employees call shutdown Pakistan: Power utility workers protest anti-worker moves
Read moreRetirements: March 2017
March 15, 2017The Society of United Professionals wishes all retirees a happy and healthy journey. Click here for information about becoming a member of SEP’s Pensioners Chapter. Last name First name Company Adams Lynn OPG Akhunjee Lutful Bruce Power Albert Micheline Hydro One Baggerman Rich Hydro One Berger Mike OPG Blimkie Cindy Bruce Power Briggs Natalie Hydro One Chachel Robert OPG Cheung Vincent OPG Childs Calvin OPG Chu Lawrence Toronto Hydro Forbes John OPG Forget Beverly OPG Genovese Mark OPG Gilbert Kim OPG Harper Brian OPG Ho Richard OPG Hunsburger Rob OPG Jackson Joe OPG Jazic Zlatko OPG Lassen Jayne Bruce Power Lo Arden OPG Lynch Jeanette New Horizon Maloney Ronald OPG Mangotich Ivan Bruce Power Meteer Graem OPG Nuhn James Bruce Power Osutei Narh OPG Pinto Thaddeus Kinectrics Quinn Brian OPG Rockx Ron Hydro One Shim Paul Toronto Hydro Spencer Grant OPG Spitzig Lloyd OPG Stencell Dan OPG Stewart Larry OPG Tam Diana Kinectrics Thurston Samantha OPG
Read moreRetirements – February 2017
February 14, 2017Last Name First Name Company Boyce David OPG Carpenter Lee Bruce Power Cho-Wing Sophia OPG D’Souza Bernard OPG Economopoulos Othon OPG Gale-Gervais Lori OPG Gaudet Marc Bruce Power Grandmont Denis IESO Hanniman Kevin Hydro One Hardman Andrew Bruce Power Harper William Bruce Power Harris Dianne OPG Haswell David Inergi Javahermanesh Shirin Hydro One Johnstone Garry Hydro One Kaulessar Ghaman OPG Lawler Douglas OPG Leung Joseph OPG Leung Tomy OPG McConville Steve Bruce Power Mercieca Joanne OPG Mungo Angela OPG Oakes Patricia OPG Powers Patricia New Horizon Shanes Fred Amec NSS Ltd Skelly Doug OPG Stevens Doug OPG Taffs Robert OPG Tantirige Sunil Amec NSS Ltd Taylor Brian OPG
Read moreGlobal energy news – February 2017
February 14, 2017France: Strike cuts French electricity production by nearly 4 GW United Kingdom: Sellafield nuclear plant contractors strike USA: Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. workers take next steps to organize Pakistan: Power companies workers protest
Read moreSupport striking workers, boycott Molson Coors
February 14, 2017The Society of United Professionals is expressing solidarity with and support for the striking Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers Component 325. The strike began January 12 after their employer, Molson Coors Canada, refused to negotiate a fair and reasonable collective agreement. The 320 workers are on strike because the company is demanding a 7% ...
Read moreOttawa lobby day focused on pensions, pay equity
February 14, 2017Three SEP representatives attended the Canadian Labour Congresss lobby day on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to advocate for secure pensions, pay equity and other key issues affecting SEP members and other Canadian workers. Harout Manougian of Hydro One Local, Renee Frost of Inergi Local and Kendall Yamagishi of the Legal Aid Ontario Lawyers Campaign Committee met ...
Read moreDo you know someone who should be an SEP member?
February 14, 2017Do you know a professional who works in a workplace that is not represented by The Society of United Professionals? A professional who has told you they feel frustrated in their workplace and are looking for ways to improve their working conditions? SEP is actively meeting with professionals from workplaces we do not currently represent to ...
Read moreSEP made Long-term Energy Plan submission
February 14, 2017On December 16, The Society of United Professionals provided its Long- term Energy Plan (LTEP) submission to the Ministry of Energy as part of Ontarios LTEP consultation. SEP submitted recommendations regarding the role of nuclear, investments in transmission and distribution systems, and opportunities for renewal energy. On nuclear, SEP advised that the province should continue with the ...
Read moreCampaign highlights the need for Pickering
February 14, 2017Last month, SEP launched a campaign in coordination with the nuclear industry to raise awareness of the value Pickering Nuclear Generating Station has to Ontario. With the next Long-term Energy Plan expected to be announced this spring, the Pickering 2024 campaign is intended to demonstrate for the provincial government how deeply supportive Ontarians are of ...
Read moreInternational Womens Day
February 14, 2017On March 8, the world marks International Womens Day. This day celebrates womens social, economic, cultural and political achievements while also reminding one another of the work still left to reach true gender parity. Building off the extraordinary activism in response to the election of Donald Trump and the hateful acts his election inspired, International Womens ...
Read moreAttend an LGBTQ2 panel on inclusive workplaces
February 14, 2017SEP is hosting a panel discussion on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and two-spirited (LGBTQ2) issues in the workplace entitled Maintaining the most rewarding, nurturing and safe workplaces. All members are invited to attend, particularly those who identify as LGBTQ2 or an ally of LGBTQ2 people. To reserve your spot, click here. The workshop is being ...
Read moreLearn how to lobby politicians
February 14, 2017SEP is holding training sessions for members who want to learn how to lobby their political representatives. Persuading politicians to support SEP members issues is key to winning at the bargaining table, said SEP President Scott Travers. Government is having a bigger influence than management on big issues like pensions, wages and privatization. We need members ...
Read moreSEP represented at Womens March in Washington
February 14, 2017By Dianne Mowat On January 20th at 8:00 am Rebecca Caron, of OPG, and I got on a bus with about 42 Ontario Federation of Labour sisters to attend the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. This was not simply an anti-Trump protest. The only inference to Trump was all the pink knitted pussy hats. The goal of ...
Read moreSEP stands with Toronto waste collectors for good jobs
January 26, 2017Toronto mayor John Tory is on an ideological crusade to privatize more waste collection jobs even though it’s bad for workers, bad for the environment and even bad taxpayers. The Society is standing with Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 416 to demand that Mayor Tory pay attention to the evidence that shows public waste collection ...
Read moreWomen’s March
January 17, 2017Communities across the globe, including some in Ontario, will march on Saturday, January 21 to unite and speak out against acts of hate that have become more frequent since Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States. The Women’s Marches led by women and welcoming of all genders is also a proactive ...
Read moreRetirements – December, 2016
December 21, 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 Company Arnott Robert OPG Buccilli Lina OEB Cameron Alexander Bruce Power Carter Brian OPG Connor Maureen OEB Eeuwes Lucy OPG Ferguson Jim Hydro One Fischer Carl OPG Fish Nancy OPG Fuhrman Brian OPG Furtado Patricia IESO Ibarra Anna Hydro One Kerr Jim Hydro One MacKinnon Paul Bruce Power Maxwell Lisa OPG Ostrowski Peter OPG Parker Bruce Hydro One Schuch Colin OEB Thurtell Scott OPG
Read moreGlobal energy news – December, 2016
December 21, 2016India: Partial privatization of power distribution upsets workers Australia: AGL Ltd. calls off Christmas lockout at power station New Hampshire: Utility Workers of America, NextEra reach labour deal Manitoba: Hydro salaries called unacceptable
Read moreIFPTE News: Former SPEEA Employees Sue Spirit Airlines for Age Discrimination
December 21, 2016Prompted from an initial investigation by SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001, 24 older employees terminated by Spirit AeroSystems in July 2013 filed a major age discrimination class-action suit earlier this year in U.S. District Court. The plaintiffs, all SPEEA-represented, filed the lawsuit on behalf of themselves and hundreds of older employees who worked at the Wichita facility. The groups ...
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