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Society members attend Energy Ministers speech
December 21, 2016Society members Harout Manoughian (Hydro One), Chris Graham (LVP IESO), Steven Norrie (IESO), and Ralph Chatoor (OPG) were on hand for Minister of Energy Glenn Thibeaults Empire Club of Canada speech. Minister Thibeault presented his vision of where the energy industry is headed. He raised three fundamental points: Future procurements will be technology agnostic with no ...
Read moreBruce members donate vacation to member in need
December 21, 2016When one of their own found themselves in need Bruce Power Local members rallied to help. Bruce Power Local executives and members donated 18 days of vacation to one of the Locals members who was coping with a family issue. The member needed significantly more time off than what their vacation entitlement afforded them. The Bruce ...
Read moreNWMO reached new collective agreement
December 21, 2016The Nuclear Waste Management Organization Local reached a new tentative collective agreement through mediation on December 9, 2016. The four-year agreement features wage increases of 2%, 1.5%, 2% and 2.5% with a cost-of-living allowance triggered if the Ontario CPI exceeds the negotiated increase. The deal also includes a pension contribution increase of 0.67% on each of ...
Read moreOPG to decommission Lambton GS
December 21, 2016Ontario Power Generation announced that it will commence the decommissioning process for the Lambton Generating Station. The November 22, 2016 announcement cited cost cutting and flat energy demand as the reasons for decommissioning. Lambton GS opened in 1970 using coal to generate, at its peak, 1,976MW. As part of the Ontario governments commitment to end coal ...
Read moreSociety members flood Finance Minister with e-mails over pension attack
December 21, 2016More than 700 Society members have written to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau over a bill that would put secure pensions at risk. Members are still encouraged to send an e-mail to Minister Morneau from their personal e-mail account. Click here to send your e-mail. Bill C-27, announced without any notice or consultation, would allow employers to ...
Read moreHow The Society works
December 15, 2016As new members of The Society of United Professionals, Legal Aid Ontario lawyers have the opportunity to be involved in your union. Opportunities range from occasional activities aimed at influencing or supporting union decisions to holding an elected union leadership position that is your full-time job. There are roles for everyone to play that suit ...
Read moreBlaine Donais assigned to work with LAO lawyers on first contract
December 15, 2016The Society has assigned veteran Labour Relations Staff Officer Blaine Donais to work with Legal Aid Ontario staff lawyers to achieve their first collective agreement. Having served Society members since 1995, Donais has worked with many locals to negotiate collective agreements, administer grievances, develop local leadership skills, and build and maintain healthy relationships with management. Donais has ...
Read moreDecember 6: National Day of Rememberance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 6, 2016December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Today we remember the 14 women engineering students killed by a gunman at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on December 6, 1989; killed only because they were women. This incident of gender-based violence moved Canadians to demand that we, as Canadians, ...
Read moreLegal Aid articling students vote to join The Society
November 30, 2016Articling students employed by Legal Aid Ontario have voted to unionize with The Society of United Professionals. The vote was confirmed after ballots were counted on November 30, 2016. The Society is delighted to welcome articling students to our ranks, said Society president Scott Travers. I am looking forward to negotiating a first collective agreement with ...
Read moreSociety pleased with Mayors decision to keep Toronto Hydro public
November 24, 2016In response to Mayor John Tory’s November 24, 2016 speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade that included canceling plans to sell Toronto Hydro, The Society issued the following media release: Society pleased with Mayors decision to keep Toronto Hydro public TORONTO The Society of United Professionals today expressed satisfaction with Mayor John Torys commitment ...
Read moreCoalition ramps up pressure with new ads, thousands of petitions to keep Toronto Hydro public
November 22, 2016The Our Hydro coalition, of which The Society is a member, issued the following media release on November 22, 2016: TORONTO The Our Hydro Coalition brought proof of public outcry over the potential back room deal to privatize Toronto Hydro to City Hall, and promised to ramp up pressure on City Councillors just days before ...
Read moreRetirements, October-November, 2017
November 22, 2016The Society wishes a long, happy and healthy retirement to the following members. Last Name First Name Company Barron Patricia Bruce Power Davis-Talkachoff Karen OPG Haslehurst Bruce OPG Kelly Thomas Hydro One La Macchia John Hydro One Liu Alexander OPG Longmire Daniel OPG May Shelagh OPG McTeer Willy Hydro One Moore Tom OPG Naherne Gregory Bruce Power Nema Pravin Bruce Power North Harold OPG Ohri Anshula OEB Rankine Dave OPG Robertson Lesley Bruce Power Robinson Doreen OEB Rosario Rasu OPG Runnings Pat New Horizon Simmons Graham OPG Smith Paul OPG Svarovsky Gene OPG Terwilligar Shari Inergi CSO Wingerak Jim OPG
Read moreGlobal Energy Labour News
November 22, 2016NIGERIA: National assets: controversy lingers over proposed sale CHALK RIVER: United Steelworkers union reaches agreements with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories MICHIGAN: IBEW and UWUA workers urge passage of Nofs-Proos Energy Package AUSTRALIA: Australian unions call for just transition from coal-generation electricity
Read moreIFPTE members visit Capitol Hill to save jobs
November 22, 2016IFPTE Local 3 members Alicia St. John and Rich Squadrito, employed at the Philadelphia Naval Warfare Center, visited the Congressional offices of Senator Bob Casey and Representative Bob Brady this week to inform them of a potential effort to privatize the work of IFPTE represented members. The meetings took place after Metal Trades Department members, represented ...
Read moreSociety reps met with CNSC head
November 22, 2016President Scott Travers, Bruce Power Local Vice President Mike Gade and OPG Unit Director Ralph Chatoor joined other union leaders from the Canadian Nuclear Workers Council for a two-hour meeting with Dr. Michael Binder, President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, and other key CNSC staff. The November 4 meeting was organized by David Shier, ...
Read moreNew campaign seeks to help workers experiencing domestic, sexual violence
November 22, 2016A new labour campaign is pressing for measures, including legal amendments, to better protect and accommodate workers who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. A letter from the Ontario Federation of Labour to its affiliates asks for support on a number of actions including passage of Bill 26, Domestic and Sexual Violence Workplace Leave, Accommodation and ...
Read moreLegal Aid Lawyers Campaign celebrated victory
November 22, 2016Following Legal Aid Ontario lawyers vote to join The Society, the lawyers, Society leadership and key allies in the four-year fight for their bargaining rights held a celebration on November 9. Society President Scott Travers hosted the event and drew attention to the long, winding road The Society navigated to reach this victory. Travers recounted the ...
Read moreRise Up conference built human rights awareness, solidarity
November 22, 2016Society representatives attended Rise Up, the Canadian Labour Congresss conference on human rights and building a diverse and inclusive labour movement. The October 20-23 conference focused most closely on the human rights of Indigenous, LGBTQ, women, racialized and disabled workers. The conference was divided into three streams that encouraged attendees to learn more about the vast range ...
Read morePat Bowden, 79: beloved leader and mentor
November 22, 2016Pat Bowden, a beloved former Society leader and mentor to many, passed away peacefully at his Nestleton, Ontario home on October 14. He was 79. Stationed at the Bruce, EVP Finance Rob Stanley recalls meeting Bowden while Bowden was a Divisional Regional Delegate in 1990. The greatest gift Pat gave to The Society was his ability to ...
Read moreSociety Council looks to make work fair for all
November 22, 2016The Societys annual Council meeting focused delegates on how to mobilize to make work fair for everyone. In President Scott Traverss keynote address on Sunday, November 13, he stressed that the best way to protect what we (Society members) have is to make sure others get it. And the best way for others to get what ...
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