SAVE OUR OMERS!

Tell the Ford Conservatives to deliver the OMERS you deserve!

Click on the link above to send a message to the provincial government!

The recommendations that came out of the OMERS governance review were, by and large, good for union plan members and for OMERS as a whole. The proposed changes would have restored the sponsors at OMERS as a true bargaining board and ensured that plan members retained their voice and vote share in a jointly sponsored plan.

But when the Conservative government buried governance changes to OMERS in its omnibus Bill 68, it cherry-picked which recommendations to implement. Specifically, it chose to re-impose on the members of the new Sponsors Council a fiduciary duty to members and employers – the very thing the review rightly identifies as the problem.

The Conservatives also ignore other important recommendations and suggest further changes would be made by regulation. This could put more of OMERS’ governance under direct government control.

Every union represented in the plan agrees: these parts of Bill 68 won’t be good for plan members or for OMERS itself.

Send a message to the Minister responsible for OMERS and demand the OMERS you deserve.

Ontario Public Library Week, October 19-25, 2025

Ontario Public Libraries Week (October 19-25) highlights the important role public libraries play in our communities. And as Ontarians, we love our libraries.

What can you do to support your library workers?

  • Visit your library and thank the staff.
  • Tell your councillor that you appreciate the great work library workers do in your community – and remind them that properly funded library services are a priority for you in the municipal budget.
  • Tell someone about a library service you learned about recently – there are many stellar programs and services.
  • Get a library card. The tool on this page will help you get or renew a card.

Say no to Staffless Libraries!

Join our letter-writing campaign!  Click here to send a letter to Mayor Patterson, Kingston City Councillors and Library Board Chair Monica Stewart asking them to cancel the Extended Hours Project at the Pittsburgh Library Branch.  Read more here and simply click to send a letter.  Thank you for your support!