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CAPITAL
PRIDE PARADE
OPSEU will be participating in Sunday's Capital Pride Parade!! Come
join us!! Here is a message from Robert Hampsey, Chair of the Rainbow
Alliance:
Good afternoon members, allies, friends. I hope this email finds
everyone well. The 25th Annual Capital Pride Parade is next weekend,
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 in Ottawa.
The
parade route will have us marching directly in front of the Parliament
Buildings, of the Nation’s Capital . With the increasing pressure
being put onto the backs of working people, we have a unique opportunity
to show both the Federal and Provincial governments they can no
longer take advantage: OPSEU will stand up, speak out and come together
in solidarity!!
We're
asking OPSEU members to meet us at Bay and Wellington Streets (the
Garden of the Provinces and Territories) at 12:00 noon. The parade
begins at 1:00PM so it is critical that everyone be in position
before then. If there are any changes or updates, I will forward
the information to you as soon as I get it!
Thanks
and see you next weekend!!
Robert
OPSEU
Equity Chairs
OPSEU Rainbow Alliance
Dave and I look forward to seeing you there!!
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LABOUR DAY EVENTS
OPSEU will proudly be participating in Labour Day events in Belleville,
Ottawa, and Kingston...
Kingston The Kingston Area Council invites members to join
them as they will be participating in the Labour Day parade beginning
at 10:30am. There will be a prize for the local with the most participation
that day (a laptop for the local) and a free draw for all members
present. Picnic and speeches will follow the parade at Skeleton
Park. There will also be an OPSEU videographer present to produce
a video of the day. Please see the attached Kingston Area Council
for more details.
Belleville The Quinte Area Council is planning on setting
up a table under our Good Jobs Banner for the weekend in the Local
Mall, staffed by our Local Activist Sisters and Brothers. There
they plan on educating the public on the value of Good Jobs, Public
Services and Fair Taxation. They will also be passing out OPSEU
buttons, and flyers, and promotional material and raffling off an
OPSEU umbrella.
Ottawa The Ottawa Area Council invites members to join them
as they participate in the Ottawa District Labour Council festivities.
At noon, they will march in the annual Labor Day Parade behind OPSEU's
Good Jobs Banner and proudly flying OPSEU flags. There are numerous
activities after at McNabb Park, including a band, activities for
kids, and where OPSEU will have a table of materials and flyers
to pass out; as well as raffling off an OPSEU jacket and smaller
prizes. Please see the attached flyer for more details...
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ALL
Local Presidents Compensation Restraint Meeting
A Meeting for all local presidents will be held in Toronto regarding
the government's proposed Compensation Restraint policy (wage freeze
for all public sector employees). Please ensure you have registered
and reserved your room by August 30th. If your local president can
not attend, please ensure that another LEC member is selected to
attend to represent your local. I have attached the email that was
sent out by Cindy Abric-Forsyth on August 13th with all information,
entitled "All
Presidents Compensation Restraint Meeting".
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Region
4 Family Day BBQ
Our Region 4 Family Day BBQ will be held again at the Merrickville
Blockhouse Park, on Saturday, September 18th. Join us for some music,
games, prizes and fun! More details to follow... very soon!
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REGION
4 ALL PRESIDENTS MEETING - (Note - DIFFERENT from TO
meeting)
A meeting will be held Friday, September 24th, prior to the weekend's
educational at the NavCan Conference Centre in Cornwall, Ontario.
Smokey Thomas will be present to address our group along with presenter
Randy Robinson. Please ensure that if your local president is unable
to attend, that another LEC member is selected to attend to represent
your local. Please find all the information required on the attached
document entitled "Reg4AllPresidentsMeetingSept24".
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REGION
4 FALL EDUCATIONALS
Educationals are being held on the two weekends of September 24/25th
and October 23/24th at the NavCan Conference Centre in Cornwall,
Ontario. Registration is now closed for the September date, but
those interested in attending who have not received the information
can find it at the following OPSEU link: http://www.opseu.org/membereducation/schedule.htm
If
you have any questions, please direct them to Deborah Smith or Shirley
Dinelle in the Ottawa Regional Office at: 1-800-268-7376 ex. 5441.
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