Parking
1998 Archives
Dec 4, 1998
Parking - It is alleged that the new tentative date for paid parking
at #1 Stone Rd is Jan. 1/99. To date, the Management Board Co-Chair of CERC, has not
officially responded to the paid parking policy issues raised by OPSEU (our Local to be
specific).
Sept 18
Parking related: The parking issue has provincial wide
implications for OPSEU, as the government (ORC) has "out-sourced"
(privatized) parking lots at other OPS locations across the province.
Randy Robinson of
OPSEU Communications, requires assistance in identifing Locals at the affected locations.
Refer to his memo - click here. If you are aware of
anyone working at these locations, please contact Randy by email (rrobinson@opseu.org) or call Flo at 826-4391.
To see the Parking story that
appeared in the August 26/98 edition of the Hamilton Spectator...
click here.
Parking Issues Update
(By: Flo Hines, President Local 232)
A presentation was made on behalf
of the local to the Central Employees Relations Committee on the 9th of September and the
Management Board chair has promised to come back to the OPSEU chair before the next CERC
meeting.
However in the meantime, parking is
still being held back for whatever reasons Lepage or ORC chooses to give. At the
CERC meeting, I requested that dialogue be introduced between the parties
concerned and that the one sided decisions being made be openly with discussion between
OPSEU and MB. Such discussions would include parking fees, handicap parking costs
and other matters that already have been tabled by us.
Sept 9
Parking - The paid parking policy appears to be on
hold (once again)... The presentation was made at CERC to Mgt. Board. So now we wait for
their response to the presentation, which by the way was given by Flo President of Local
232...
Aug 28
Parking
- "OPSEU ready to fight plan to charge staff parking fees" -- that was the headline in Wednesday's
(August 26) edition of the Hamilton Spectator -- as promised
here's the story...
click here.
July 31
Parking... The Saga continues... Don't be surprised if
there's a delay in the September 1 implementation of the new (paid) parking policy. The
MERC referal of the parking issue has been forwarded to CERC, with a request for an
injunction until all the issues raised at LERC, have been properly addressed.
The Local's efforts to stop it
continue... The Local considers "paid parking" (outside of the GTA) a change in
working conditions - which are negotiated! Also, it is questionable whether ORC has met
all the required criteria to be able to implement paid parking.
July 24
Parking...
The issue was heard by the Ministry Employees Relations Committee
(MERC). The MERC fully endorsed moving the issue forward to the CERC (that's where
Management Board and OPSEU (head office staff) meet, to discuss the issues affecting
the OPS. Since the parking policy comes from Management Board -- this is where the
discussion takes place and decisions are made.
June 12
CONGRATULATIONS! -- Give yourself a pat on the back - you
did it!
RE-LePage has decided to delay the
July 1st implementation of the new parking policy. This is as a result of all the input
given to President Flo, and the subsequent presentations she made on your behalf to
the parking subcommittee and Local Employees Relations Committee (LERC).
The parking issue now goes to the
Ministry Employees Relations Committee (MERC) with a recommendation that it be forwarded
on to the CERC. That's the Central Employees Relations Committee, where Management Board
(where this policy orginiated from) meets with representives of OPSEU's Executive Board.
CERC deals with issues that can't
be resolved at a Ministry level or impacts on all of the OPS bargaining unit (OPSEU)
employees.
