Our next Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, and you are welcome to attend in person or virtually!  This time we are back at the Holiday Inn and Suites at 101 Kanata Avenue. Registration in person 0930h followed by brunch, meeting to start for 1100h and expected to end for 1300h.

Door prizes and brunch will be provided for all who come in person.  All attendees (either in person or virtual) will be eligible for some “big win” prizes!  You must be present (either in person or online) to win.  For those attending in person, we will reimburse mileage & the hotel cost for one night (up to a maximum of $300) for those who are driving more than 60 km one way to attend the meeting.  You can stay onsite at the Holiday Inn, or any hotel you prefer.  We will also reimburse for child/elder/dependent care costs incurred to attend the meeting at $15/hour – note that the back of the expense form must be completed and signed by your care provider.

Don’t miss your chance to reconnect with your peers, find out more about what is happening with our Local and Union, and provide your input!  Please note that we will be voting electronically for our local executive positions as well as Convention attendees.  Please bring a device with you that can connect to the wifi/internet and access Zoom.

For those attending in person, please RSVP to opseu4101@gmail.com by Monday, October 30.  For those attending virtually, you will need to register by Thursday, November 2 via the following link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUoduGoqD0uHNVvwARjetDfNEWFke6_5lsQ.  When registering, please use your personal email address (not a work email address).  Note: any late RSVPs will only be able to attend virtually.

Please find attached the agenda and the minutes from our last GMM.  If you have any questions, please reach out to opseu4101@gmail.com.

See you there!

Your Local 4101 Executive Committee

Convention 2023 was a success, we saw changes that will help with engagement while learning from the more experienced peers. From breaking down the barrier between Delegates and Alternates/Observers; all attendees will now be able to sit together, helping with learning parliamentary procedures and Robert’s Rules.

Delegates also voted for full coverage from Central for a single room when on Union business. This takes away the burden of smaller locals in dealing with the expense of covering half the cost of Delegates. Alternates and Observers continue to be the Local’s responsibility.

With inflation as high as it is, the meal allowance had not been updated since 2015. Changes were brought forward and the Delegates voted in favor for an increase.

Breakfast was 13, now 20

Lunch was 19 and now 27

Supper was 29 and now 36.

These changes took effect at the time of the vote.

For full details, please go to http://www.OPSEU.org

Here are a few pictures taken during Convention.

1 Our group 2 Guest speaker Jagmeet Singh 3 Me at the Rally 4 a few of us at the Rally.

Bill 124 re-opener wage revision will take place May 12th. Not sure if a response will be received that day. Stay tuned for further development.

Educational in June registration closes May 5th. If you missed it and are interested in taking educational sessions which are mainly on your time on weekends, please let me know and I will make sure to share the info when I get it.

Your Local President

Stephan Lemaire

General Membership Meeting will be held March 25, 2023 with the option of attending in person or virtually. Registration emails have been sent out and deadline to attend in person closed March 12. For those who have not yet registered, you can still attend virtually. Please email opseu4101@gmail.com if you have not yet registered.

In Virtual: for those who have registered, a link will be sent to you. Registration for virtual attendance will remain open until March 24, 2023. Meeting will be from 1100h to 1400h.

We hope to see you there!