OPSEU/SEFPO Local 381

OPSEU Local 381: Professional Paramedics of Northumberland County. Opinions are our own. We ♥️ social justice and shovelled driveways.

[Laura Walton @waltonmom]

As I sit on #Hwy401WB my thoughts go out to the victims of the collision but also to the first responders from @opffa, @Opseulocal381, @OPSEULocal505 & all other first responders. This work is not easy & they do it for all of us.
#HeroesAreWorkers

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

Using an anonymous online research survey, researchers at #CAMH are looking at ways to optimize crisis lines for first responders and public safety personnel: https://t.co/rk79hO0x50. #firstrespondermentalhealth #RESPondstudy @CACOParamedics @SEIUHealthCan @UniforTheUnion

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

"The simplest solution to the level of service issue on Wolfe Island would be to appropriately fund the paramedic service on the island."
- @shaunadunn, @opseu462 President
👆💯✅

#ygk @OPSEU @SEFPO

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

Glad that significant detail is resolved. Now for BUs to negotiate the NRA 60 option!

"OMERS contacted CUPE and OPSEU/SEFPO to inform the unions that it would amend the formula that had penalized some paramedics transitioning to an earlier retirement."

https://t.co/SHW8kqaHCm

[OPSEU/SEFPO Local 381 @Opseulocal381]

@OPSEUAmbDiv For the sake of presentation, should we go back to wearing ties too? Of course not. @OAPCMedia & @AMOPolicy, frontline JHSC Worker Reps have been seeking to address uniform and other workplace hazards all across the province. What are you doing to ensure they're being heard?

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

"Employers need to consider several factors when selecting the appropriate PPE for workers exposed to the elements:
....
Light/breathable uniforms"

- Paramedic Services Section 21 Guidance Note 15: Weather Hazards https://t.co/j4RelHdGWb

🚨 Functionality trumps presentation 🚨

[OPSEU/SEFPO @OPSEU]

Just a reminder: Ontario is down 50 fire crews this season because MNRF @ONresources can’t retain experienced fire rangers to lead them. That’s the real-world impact of short-term contracts and Ford government cuts to funding & wages #Bill124

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

Have 💰 to invest? Lack moral integrity? Profiting from patient suffering seems right for you! Contact the @OntarioPCCaucus for details.

For all others, here's an Ontario paramedic's frontline perspective:
https://t.co/EbxPtgwh32

Learn more at: https://t.co/qgO5K1DnCx

#onpoli

[OPSEU 231 @local231opseu]

The impact of Status 0s, Code Reds, and Code Blacks rob more than the original community of their resources.

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

Ontario's Official Opposition Labour Critic, @jamiewestndp, & the @OntarioNDP: fighting for workers ✊‼️ #ACOs
"The government's lack of respect for the 25,000 OPS Unified members was made clear as they showed up to mediation without a proposal on wages."
https://t.co/EinrmQiOQy

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

The Occupational Cancer Research Centre is looking for paramedics to participate in an important study.

"We aim to....determine how well respirators fit during paramedic tasks that may break the seal between the respirator and face."

Check it out: https://t.co/d46bEeRjj3

[OPSEU/SEFPO Local 381 @Opseulocal381]

Temporary (i.e. @CampbellfordH) and permanent (i.e. @HHHSCares) hospital emergency department closures? Blame @DavidPiccini and @LaurieScottPC. The @OntarioPCCaucus is failing Ontario 🤬🤬🤬. #onpoli #22Billion #ExcessFunds

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

These "excess funds" are the direct result of depriving the Ontario public of the services they've paid for. Long hospital wait times? Blame the @OntarioPCCaucus. Defund ✔️ disrupt ✔️ frustrate ✔️ sell 🤬

#onpoli #Bill60 #22Billion @OntarioHealthC
https://t.co/0yGQGCPiWI

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

CECBA, ASCBA, HLDAA, etc. establish legal process for when an impasse occurs during Collective Bargaining. They represent a simple compromise between parties: workers won't take wildcat 🐯 strike action in exchange for a free and fair Collective Bargaining process.

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[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

Right to strike for Ontario paramedics:

Essential ambulance services agreement required
3 (1) An employer and a trade union who are bound by a collective agreement or who are negotiating a first collective agreement shall negotiate an essential ambulance services agreement.

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[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

The Bargaining Team for Ontario Public Service Unified workers, including Ambulance Communications Officers, is in mediation with the Ontario government today because of unconstitutional interference by the @OntarioPCCaucus in the Collective Bargaining process. ✊ @OPSEU #onpoli

[OPSEU/SEFPO @OPSEU]

Last year, down 23 crews; this year, down 50. Fewer crews mean less capacity to respond to fires on the ground and real danger for communities & residents in Northern Ont. The solution: better wages & longer contracts for Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services workers!

[OPSEU/SEFPO Paramedics & Ambulance Communications @OPSEUAmbDiv]

Be kind. Always. Being kind is more important then all the medical procedures in the world combined….

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

Opposition Leader Stiles: "We need to keep those ERs open". @maritstiles

And she enumerates the closures:
-MINDEN ER
-CHESLEY ER
-WALKERTON ER
-SEAFORTH ER
-ALEXANDRIA ER
-CLINTON ER
-CAMPBELLFORD ER
-THESSALON ER
-PERTH ER

[OPSEU/SEFPO @OPSEU]

Our lives are not for profit.

That shouldn’t be radical to say, but it’s the message of our latest campaign—and the government of Ontario needs to hear it.

Pls share far and wide & take action at https://t.co/WgOsAXsIUK

#ONPoli #ONLab #SavePublicHealthcare

[OntarioHealthCoal'n @OntarioHealthC]

We have more than 200,000 votes in now & it is going up by thousands every hour.

We have never seen anything like this. It is amazing.

Please vote to stop the privatization of our public hospitals. It counts.

https://t.co/BvAesPrxus

#onpoli