Greetings Sisters & Brothers,
The OPSEU Executive Board held an emergency Board meeting on Thursday April 8th, to look at way of address the Provincial Liberal budget and its attack on our members and all workers in Ontario.
Six motions were passed to respond immediately.
One of those motions calls for “attending” Liberal functions.
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan is having a $950/plate dinner in Toronto.
The event is as follows:
Monday April 19th, 2010
21 King Street West
“Grand Banking Hall”
Toronto
Please meet at the Subway station on King Street (King & Yonge)-at 5:00 P.M.
You can also join the board members from region 5, Nancy, Derek and Ted on Saturday April 17th at 31 Wellesley to make a few picket signs for the event (noon until 2).
Members from other REGIONS will be joining region 5 at this event.
There are many other Liberal events occurring across the province, we will do our best to keep you informed of these as well will be making efforts to make sure there is a strong OPSEU presence. In order for the Liberal Government to know how we feel, please ensure that your LOCAL is well represented.
We are looking to organize a trip starting from Niagara and working our way up within our Region #2 area.
The Collingwood Conference will take place from Friday, May 14th to Sunday, May 16th.
The theme of the conference is “Imagining Ontario’s Future” and it is here that we will begin to lay the foundation for the 2011 campaign — and beyond.
Throughout the weekend, we will have an opportunity to engage with our Liberal Caucus and fellow grassroots members — as well as leading academics and respected opinion leaders — on critical issues such as innovation, the impact of high oil prices, and the delivery of social services in a changing society.
We hope that the Collingwood Conference will challenge and inspire you. Please check back here in the coming weeks for more details about this exciting weekend!
Below are other events, if you cannot make any of these events…make an effort to pop into your local MPP’s office and tell them why the work you do is so important, why you and those that are serviced by your peers, yourself are one of the reasons why that Canadians love to be Canadian, we care more about people than we do about the “Corporations” goal of money first, people last. While you are there, you can remind them that corporations highest paid elite only get one vote each, no matter how much money they make, no matter how much they donate to their party and them. Remind them that these big wigs are not in many of our communities where we live, they do not support local business’ like the people in those communities, we the people do, but people need jobs and money to do that….the tax breaks go into big business’ pockets, not into the communities….sure you will have more to say to them than that, but it’s a good start.
Other Liberal Fundraiser
“Please join us for a cocktail reception and fundraiser for the Hon. Brad Duguid, MPP.
Date & Time: Thursday April 29, 2010, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: The National Club, 303 Bay Street
RSVP: Tickets are limited so please respond asap by submitting the attached reply form.
Together in solidarity we will send the Government a STRONG MESSAGE.
In Sol., Debbie, Mike and Eddy