OPSEU President's Message

Fighting the coming attack

Dear sisters and brothers:

The wounded global economy came home to roost at Queen's Park yesterday.

Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced that Ontario's budget deficit this year will hit $24.7 billion. The news, while not surprising, was shocking just the same. It's a big number. It has big consequences for every OPSEU member.

The Minister promised a “sweeping review” of government spending. Premier Dalton McGuinty would not rule out unpaid days off for the million Ontarians who earn their bread in the provincial public sector. And the spectre of privatization now looms over every public service worker.

The Liberals' plan is to make us pay. MORE from the OPSEU website...