November 1, 2004
Nov. 27 rally to tell McGuinty: "Keep your
promises!"
Working people from across Ontario will converge
on Queen's Park Nov. 27 to deliver a short, sharp message to Premier
Dalton McGuinty: "Keep your promises!"
"Dalton McGuinty is Premier today because
he promised to rebuild our public services after eight years of Tory
vandalism," said OPSEU president Leah Casselman. "One year
later, OPSEU members just have to look around their workplaces to see
that not much has changed. With a few exceptions, the first Liberal
term in office looks a lot like a third Tory term.
"In 2003, we chose change," she said,
"but now it looks like we have to make change. It's time to take
action to get this government on track."
Sponsored by the Ontario Federation of Labour
(OFL), the Nov. 27 rally will attract unionized workers from across
the spectrum, from public employees to steelworkers. The OPSEU Executive
Board has thrown its full support behind the event. Buses filled with
OPSEU members will be coming to Toronto from six OPSEU regions. A series
of regional meetings will also take place in the run-up to the day (see
below), including a Nov. 17 event in Thunder Bay.
Get on board
For more information on the "Keep your promises"
rally, including background facts, check the web at <www.keepyourpromisesdalton.ca>.
To find out how to get on an OPSEU bus to the Queen's Park rally, or
for details of regional meetings, contact your OPSEU Regional Vice-President,
as follows:
Region 1: Ron Elliot (519) 438-4117
relliot@sympatico.ca
Region 2: Chris Madill (519) 939-8555
chris.madill@sympatico.ca
Region 3: Pauline Tapping (416) 420-6170
ptappingopseu310@sprint.ca
Region 4: Bob Eaton (613) 340-2521
bobeaton@digitalnetworks.ca
Region 5: Terry Downey (416) 254-7146
terry.downey@sympatico.ca
Region 6: Sue Brown (705) 499-5129
brownsue@sympatico.ca
Region 7: John O'Brien (807) 628-4364
jobrien2@tbaytel.net
"Keep your promises" regional meeting
dates
London Nov. 2
Cambridge Nov. 3
Toronto Nov. 4
Kingston Nov. 4
Peterborough Nov. 8
Hamilton Nov. 9
Sudbury Nov. 10
Thunder Bay Nov. 17
We're making a movie...
Want to be in it?
It's time to put a face on public services
On the campaign trail, the McGuinty Liberals said
they'd save Ontario's public services. Yet today, many vital services
are starving for funds while others face death on the Liberal chopping
block.
McGuinty says he will cut some services so he
can spend more on health and education. In all sectors - including health
and education - he's trying to put a lid on public sector wages. Either
way you slice it, McGuinty has picked public employees to make the sacrifices
that will make him look good in time for the next election.
McGuinty thinks he can get away with it because
he knows most public services are invisible to most of the public most
of the time.
It's a problem. We need to fix it. We need to
tell the people of Ontario who we are and what we do. In short, we need
to put a face on public services. And that's one of the things we're
going to do on Nov. 27.
On Nov. 27, an OPSEU video crew will be on hand
to interview OPSEU members who come to Queen's Park for the "Keep
your promises" rally. We're looking for people who can answer these
questions:
1. Who are you and where do you come from?
2. What do you do?
3. What kinds of challenges do you face on a day-to-day basis at work?
4. Why is your work important to the people of Ontario?
5. If you could say one thing to Premier Dalton McGuinty, what would
it be?
Interviews will be used to create video materials
for possible use in member meetings, MPP lobbies, and advertising, as
well as on the web.
If you want the world to know why your work is
important, please contact Alejandra Bravo in the OPSEU Campaigns
Unit at 1-800-268-7376 ext. 264 or abravo@opseu.org.
Alejandra will make arrangements to interview you on camera on Nov.
27. You could be a star - it's worth the trip to Queen's Park.
OPSEU ActionFax is an electronic publication
of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. Original authorized for
distribution by Leah Casselman, president.
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