OPSEU Region 7 Regional Web Conference August 12th 2020

Hello All,

Your OPSEU Region 7 Executive Board Members will be hosting our second Web Conference on August 12, 2020. We will be giving updates on what’s happening at the OPSEU Board and across the Province. (See agenda attached) Web conference August 12

The first meeting will be starting at 6:00pm(eastern) and the second starting at 8:00pm(eastern). Everyone is welcome but we are asking that at least one person from each local bargaining unit attend the call. We want to hear from you and what is happening with your local.

Here is the link to the web conference.  If you have any questions please let us know and we will do our best to help.

OPSEU Region7 is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: OPSEU Region7’s Web Conference Zoom Meeting
Time: Aug 12, 2020 06:00 PM America/Thunder_Bay

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OPSEU Region 7 Executive Board Mask Donations

Hello All,

Your OPSEU Region 7 Executive Board will be donating OPSEU Masks in:

Fort Frances Saturday June 27th from 1:00pm till 3pm at the OPSEU Membership centre,

Kenora June 27th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the OPSEU Membership centre,

Dryden June 28th from 12:00pm to 2:00pm at the Dryden Regional office,

Ignace June 28th from 4:00pm to 5:00pm at the Ignace Ministry office parking lot.

We will be doing an Eastern road trip shortly (Time and Date to be posted shortly)

In Solidarity, Your Executive Board Members Erin, Ken and Ed

Situation Report #136: COVID-19 / Rapport sur la situation no 136 : COVID-19 June 10th 2020

Situation Report #136: COVID-19 / Rapport sur la situation n^o 136 : COVID-19

Ministry of Health | Health System Emergency Management Branch / Ministère de la Santé | Direction de la gestion des situations d’urgence pour le système de santé

June 9, 2020 / 9 juin 2020

 

Minister’s Order and Direction – Critical Supplies and Equipment

Arrêté et directive du ministre – matériel et équipement essentiels

Health – Portal Updates – June 11th

Situation:

Case count as of 8:00 a.m. June 9  2020 / Nombre de cas à 8 h le 9 juin 2020
Area / Région	Case count / Nombre de cas	Change from yesterday / Changement par rapport à hier	Deaths / Décès	Change from yesterday / Changement par rapport à hier
Worldwide total /   Total mondial	7 222 344	+109 197	409 195	+2 648
Canada	96 244	+545	7 835	+35
Ontario	31 090	+230	2 464	+14

 

Ontario:

Confirmed Cases	Cas confirmés	Data Source / Source des données	Yesterday / Hier	7-day % change / % de changement sur 7 jours
Cumulative Cases	Nombre cumulatif de cas	iPHIS / SIISP	31 090	8%
Health Sector Worker Cases	Nombre de cas chez les travailleurs du secteur de la santé	iPHIS / SIISP	5 138	8%
Cumulative Resolved	Nombre cumulatif de cas résolus	iPHIS / SIISP	24 829	10%
Cumulative Deaths	Nombre cumulatif de décès	iPHIS / SIISP	2 464	7%
Long-Term Care Home Residents	Nombre de décès de résidents des CSLD	iPHIS / SIISP	1 585	8%
Retirement Home Residents	Nombre de décès de résidents des maisons de retraite	iPHIS / SIISP	171	13%
Health Sector Workers	Nombre de décès de travailleurs du secteur de la santé	iPHIS / SIISP	11	0%
Mode of Acquisition	Mode d’acquisition			Percent of Total / % du total
Outbreak-associated or close contact of a confirmed case	Associés à l’éclosion ou contact étroit avec un cas confirmé	iPHIS / SIISP	19 431	62%
Travel	Voyage	iPHIS / SIISP	1 578	5%
No known epidemiological link	Aucun lien épidémiologique connu	iPHIS / SIISP	6 688	22%
Information missing or pending	Renseignement manquant ou en attente	iPHIS / SIISP	3 393	11%
Daily Count / Nombre quotidien
Testing	Dépistage	Data Source / Source des données	June 7, 2020 / 7 juin 2020	June 4, 2020 / 4 juin 2020
Effective Reproduction Number (Rt)*	Taux de reproduction effectif (Re)*	PHO / SPO	1.0	1.0
North	Nord	PHO / SPO	2.2	0.4
Eastern	Est	PHO / SPO	0.9	0.9
Central East	Centre-Est	PHO / SPO	1.0	1.0
Toronto	Toronto	PHO / SPO	0.9	0.9
South West	Sud-Ouest	PHO / SPO	0.7	0.7
Central West	Centre-Ouest	PHO / SPO	1.6	2.0
			Yesterday / Hier	7-day average / Moyenne de 7 jours
Daily tests completed	Dépistages quotidiens effectués	NOC / COR	13 509	18 919
% positivity	% de positivité	NOC / COR	2.6%	2.4%
Tests in process	Analyses en cours	NOC / COR	11 020	10 234
Daily Count / Nombre quotidien
Acute Care	Soins aigus	Data Source / Source des données	Yesterday / Hier	7-day % change / % de changement sur 7 jours
Confirmed patients hospitalized	Cas confirmés hospitalisés	dBCS / RqL	600	-25%
Cumulative hospitalized health sector workers	Nombre cumulatif de travailleurs du secteur de la santé hospitalisés	iPHIS / SIISP	192	8%
Cumulative health sector workers in ICU	Nombre cumulatifs de travailleurs du secteur de la santé aux soins intensifs	iPHIS / SIISP	47	9%
				7-day average / Moyenne de 7 jours
Expanded Vented Beds Capacity Remaining	Capacité augmentée restante de lits avec respirateurs	CCSO / SOSMPC	79%	79%
Current vented patients (includes COVID+)	Patients actuellement branchés à un respirateur (incluent les COVID+)	CCSO / SOSMPC	555	538
COVID+ Vented	COVID+ sur respirateur	CCSO / SOSMPC	88	91
Daily Count / Nombre quotidien
Active Outbreaks	Éclosions actives	Data Source / Source des données	Yesterday / Hier	7-day average / Moyenne de 7 jours
Hospitals	Hôpitaux	iPHIS / SIISP	7	19
Long-Term Care Homes	CSLD	iPHIS / SIISP	78	108
Retirement Homes	Maisons de retraite	iPHIS / SIISP	35	50
Group Homes	Foyers de groupe	iPHIS / SIISP	21	32
Correctional Facilities	Établissements correctionnels	iPHIS / SIISP	2	1
Shelters	Refuges	iPHIS / SIISP	10	18
Other Congregate Settings	Autres cadres d’hébergement en commun	iPHIS / SIISP	57	64
Undefined	Non défini	iPHIS / SIISP	14	5
iPHIS = integrated Public Health Information System; PHO = Public Health Ontario; NOC = COVID19 Provincial Diagnostic Network Operations Centre; CCSO = Critical Care Services Ontario; dBCS = Daily Bed Census *Mode of acquisition is identified following the public health investigation and may not be available at the time the case is reported. Reported numbers should not be interpreted as mode of acquisition for the previous day’s case count. **Effective reproduction number R(t) is updated twice weekly and not daily. SIISP = Système intégré d’information sur la santé publique; SPO = Santé publique Ontario; COR = Centre des opérations du réseau provincial de diagnostic de la COVID-19; SOSMPC = Services ontariens des soins aux malades en phase critique; RqL = Recensement quotidien des lits *Le mode d’acquisition est déterminé à la suite d’une enquête de santé publique et peut ne pas être disponible lors de la déclaration du cas. Il ne faudrait pas interpréter les chiffres déclarés comme étant ceux correspondant au mode d’acquisition du nombre de cas de la journée précédente. **Le taux de reproduction effectif (Re) est mis à jour deux fois par semaine et non pas quotidiennement. Data are provided in English format / Le format des chiffres est le format anglo-saxon

• For more information about cases and deaths in Ontario over the course of this pandemic, and for breakdowns by region, age, and sex, please view the Ontario COVID-19 Data Tool by Public Health Ontario.
• Please visit the ministry website for sector-specific guidance and directives, memorandums and other resources.

• Pour obtenir d’autres renseignements sur les cas et les décès en Ontario pendant cette pandémie, et pour connaître la répartition par région, âge et sexe, consultez l’Outil de données de l’Ontario sur la COVID-19 publié par Santé publique Ontario.
• Consultez le site Web du Ministère pour obtenir le document d’orientation ainsi que les directives, notes de service et autres ressources particulières au secteur.

 

Update :

• Today, the Ontario government announced its plan to reopen child care centres across the province to support the next stage of the province’s reopening framework. Developed in consultation with Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and medical leaders at The Hospital for Sick Children, the plan will require child care operators to follow strict health protocols to ensure the safety of child care staff and children.
• On June 8th, 2020, the Minister of Health issued an updated order and direction under the Health Protection and Promotion Act requiring specified health care providers as well as retirement homes to report on their CSE inventories and anticipated needs. This order and direction replaces the order issued on March 27th, 2020, and allow for a reduction in reporting frequency from daily to twice weekly. The updated Minister’s order and direction is attached and is available on the MOH COVID-19 Website. Instructions for participation are published on the Ontario Health Website.

Mise à jour :

• Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a annoncé aujourd’hui ses plans pour la réouverture des centres de garde d’enfants, qui appuieront la prochaine étape du cadre visant le déconfinement de la province. Élaborés en consultation avec le médecin hygiéniste en chef et les responsables médicaux de The Hospital for Sick Children, ces plans exigent des exploitants des centres de garde qu’ils respectent des protocoles sanitaires stricts pour assurer la sécurité des enfants et du personnel.
• Le 8 juin 2020, la ministre de la Santé a publié un arrêté et directive mis à jour pris en vertu de la Loi sur la protection et la promotion de la santé qui oblige les fournisseurs de soins désignés ainsi que les maisons de retraite à communiquer des renseignements sur leurs stocks de matériel et d’équipement essentiels et leurs besoins prévus. Cet arrêté et directive remplace l’arrêté publié le 27 mars 2020 et autorise la réduction de la fréquence des rapports qui passe de quotidiennement à deux fois par semaine. L’arrêté et directive mis à jour de la ministre se trouve en annexe et sur le site Web de la COVID-19. Les instructions pour soumettre les données sont publiées sur le site Web de Santé Ontario.

OPSEU Coalition of Racialized Workers invite members from racialized communities to apply to join the caucus

From: Peter Thompson
Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2020
Subject: Coalition of Racialized Workers: Call Out for new members

The OPSEU Coalition of Racialized Workers would like to invite members from our racialized communities to apply to fill two vacancies available on the provincial caucus. If you identify as racialized and are from one of the following communities, Asian, African, Black, South Asian or Caribbean, please submit your application for consideration.

As a member of the Provincial Coalition of Racialized Workers, you will be tasked with the following:

• To organize, educate, support, and empower racialized members within OPSEU
• To ensure racialized workers are adequately represented within the union
• To encourage the participation of racialized members at local and regional levels
• To advocate for the use of Race Based analysis in all decision-making
• To review policies and practices, which may lead to racial discrimination
• To work with equity-seeking groups to broaden and develop the goals of the caucus
• It is also important that you have the drive and desire to network, advocate and educate, in an effort to increase equality for racialized workers

Please forward applications to the Equity Unit equity@opseu.org  no later than 5:00 p.m. on July 1, 2020.  See link for application:

https://opseu.org/news/coalition-of-racialized-workers-provincial-caucus-application/106262/

Thunder Bay and District Labour Council Scholarships-Deadline May 31, 2020

Greetings to Presidents and Delegates,

Please see attached the French and English application forms for the Labour Council Scholarships. The deadline to submit applications is May 31st. 2020.

The completed applications must be mailed to the Thunder Bay & District Labour Council address (seen on the application heading) and are available only to persons affiliated to their local unions that are in good standing, (paid up) to the Labour Council.

TBDLC Scholarship-English 2020

TBDLC French Scholarship-2020

In solidarity,

Marg Arnone

Recording Secretary

Thunder Bay & District Labour Council

Request for OPSEU Local Support

To: OPSEU Region 7 Locals

We are asking if our Locals would like to donate whatever they can to support the Eco Superior 10th Annual Painted Rain Barrel Auction. (https://www.32auctions.com/2020PaintedRainBarrels)

This Auction supports our community and this year, they have decided to donate 50% of sales to The Indigenous Food Circle. The Auction closes on May 13th so it does not give us a lot of time.  If you have a set amount your local would be willing to donate, we will bid on what money we know we have! If we are successful, the Painted Rain Barrell will be at the next OPSEU Region 7 event as a prize.  We would sell tickets, mention locals who donated to the prize and all proceeds will be given to another non-profit organization or any organization in need!

If we are unsuccessful in winning the auction, we will be donating all money raised to the Northwest Regional Food Distribution Association (RFDA). (http://www.foodbanksnorthwest.ca/) The RFDA Northwest donates food to food banks from Wawa to Kenora.

Please send all Donation amounts to Gail Kelly @ kellygailkelly@yahoo.ca  making cheques payable to OPSEU Local 715. (Thank you for taking this on) Send cheques to the OPSEU Thunder Bay Regional office attention Gail Kelly.

We hope everyone is Safe!

In Solidarity

Gail Kelly PWC & Region 7 Equity Groups

Take our COVID-19 Workplace Survey

Dear friends,

To get a better understanding of the working conditions, and emotional and physical wellness of our health care members during COVID-19, OPSEU is inviting you to take part in a survey about your experience during this pandemic.

We think it is important to document a wide variety of workers’ experiences. So we worked with other unions and Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) and researchers at the Institute of Work & Health and Duke University in North Carolina on a survey that will report on workers’ experiences during this challenging time.

The survey provides an opportunity for workers to tell their stories about workplace issues, activities, and emotions during the pandemic. Feel free to fill it out more than once if things change. The results will give us a collective view (nation-wide) of the pandemic from workers’ standpoint. We’ll use the results to validate workers concerns, identify gaps, assess health and safety issues, and make recommendations for change.

The survey takes about 10 – 20 minutes to complete. It’s confidential, voluntary, and the data will be stored on a secure server. You can skip questions.

To access the survey please follow this link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Pandemic_Survey

If you have questions, please contact John Oudyk MSc CIH ROH, Occupational Hygienist, at joudyk@ohcow.on.ca

Sincerely,

Warren (Smokey) Thomas, OPSEU President

New Process for OPSEU Local Executive Committee Elections

Hello All,

The OPSEU Executive Board met this Monday and passed a motion that allows the extension of all elected positions within the local.  If there is an urgent need to hold elections, put a request in to your Staff Rep and they will forward it to the Presidents office for approval.  (See Motion Below)

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

In Solidarity, Your OPSEU Region 7 Excutive Board Members.

New: Local Executive Committee elections

 Whereas the Ontario government has prohibited gatherings of five or more people; and

Whereas elections for OPSEU/SEFPO local executive committees may have been scheduled to take place during the time where gatherings of five or more people is prohibited;

Therefore be it resolved that all local executive committee elections be postponed until the prohibited gatherings of five or more people is declared over by the Ontario government; and

Be it resolved that if a local wishes to have elections by alternate means they can ask for permission to the President’s office; and

Be it further resolved that all local executive committee members retain their current status on the LEC until the gatherings of five or more people is allowed and OPSEU/SEFPO returns to its normal operations. 

Thunder Bay and District Labour Council Labour Scholarships

Hello All,

Please see attached the English and French application forms for the Labour Council Scholarships.

The completed applications must be mailed to the Labour Council address (on the heading) and are available only to affiliates of local unions that are in good standing (paid up) to the Labour Council.

TBDLC Scholarship-English 2020

TBDLC French Scholarship-2020

NOTICE Update – OPSEU Ministry of Transportation

Sent on behalf of President Thomas

OPSEU has been advised that only MTO employees who provide a critical service and are asked to report to work in-person should continue reporting to their physical work locations, until further notice.

The ministry’s critical services include:

• The operation of provincially owned, operated, and/or regulated transportation operations including marine services, remote northern airports, and transit;
• The enforcement and continuity of road safety including permitting, motor vehicle inspection and enforcement, and services rendered to support and regulate the trucking industry which is essential to the provinces response to the state of the emergency;
• All road and maintenance, construction, and back office supports as they are critical to continue the safe operation of key transportation corridors throughout the province.

Thanks.

Filomena Lofranco

EA to President Thomas, Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Cell: 416-735-5429