From OPSEU.org
Please join Local 432 members who work at the ServiceOntario office on John Counter Boulevard on Tuesday morning. They will distribute critical information at both entrances about the further privatization of ServiceOntario.
What: Information picket
When: Tuesday, March 20
What time: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Where: 1355 John Counter Blvd., Kingston
The union is concerned that privatization will severely reduce Ontarians access to front line services. As well, OPSEU believes privatization will jeopardize the security of Ontarians’ personal information.
ServiceOntario provides valuable government ID including the enhanced driver’s license, health card and Ontario photo card. This ID allows Ontarians to cross the border, access health care and open a bank account. ServiceOntario expects to handle 48 million transactions in 2012.
Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced on February 13 that the government will hand over ServiceOntario to a so-called “public-private partnership.”
The information picket is organized by Local 432, with support from the Kingston Area Council.
The School of Policy Studies of Queens University will be hosting a talk on Thursday, April 26th, 2012, featuring Warren Smokey Thomas. Smokey will be speaking on the future of unions in a difficult economic environment. We welcome all OPSEU members and others interested in the subject to attend.
