October General Meeting Minutes Available Posted on 24 Oct 2008
The minutes from the October General Meeting have been posted in the Library section of the Website.
Fall Educational Seminar Report Posted on 24 Oct 2008
The Fall Educational Seminar Report is now available.
OPFFA Graphic License Plates Are Here! Posted on 22 Oct 2008
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OPFFA Graphic Licence Plates are Here!, 10/15/2008 |
Donate to the OPFFA Memorial Fund Posted on 22 Oct 2008
Memorial Restoration Fundraiser Kicks Off Today!, 10/03/2008
2009 OMERS Contribution Rates Posted on 09 Jul 2008
The OMERS Sponsors Corporation (SC) has announced OMERS 2009 contribution rates.
2008 Constitution Available Posted on 17 Apr 2008
The 2008 APFFA Constitution is now online.
Smoke, fire and Lou Gehrig's disease Posted on 24 Jul 2007
Seven of Ontario's 10,500 full-time firefighters have ALS, much higher than in the general population .
The problems started for Al Pettit five years ago with a nagging weakness, and a peculiar feeling beneath his skin.
“One day I was sitting on the toilet. I looked down, and I noticed my calf was wiggling,” said the former Mississauga firefighter. At the time, he was on a seven-week trip to the Philippines. He attributed the twitching to his tiring travels, and to overindulging in foreign beer.
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act Posted on 18 Jul 2007
The IAFF's top legislative priority, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 -- which guarantees collective bargaining rights for every fire fighter in the nation -- has overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROTECTED BY CHARTER, SUPREME COURT Posted on 14 Jul 2007
In a stunning reversal of 20 years of its own jurisprudence, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled (6-1) that the guarantee of freedom of association in section 2(d) of the Charter of Rights protects the right of Canadian workers to bargain collectively. Collective bargaining is a fundamental aspect of Canadian society, the Court declared, and recognition of that right reaffirms the values of dignity, personal autonomy, equality and democracy that are inherent in the
Charter.
Ontario Enacts Presumptive Legislation Posted on 14 Jul 2007
Toronto 3 May 2007: The Hon. Steve Peters, Minister of Labour today introduced Bill 221, The Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Presumptions for Firefighters) in the legislature. Following the bill's first reading, the Opposition Labour Critic, Jim Wilson (PC Simcoe-Grey) made a motion seeking unanimous consent that Bill 221 be sent for second and third readings. All members of the Legislature unanimously passed Bill 221 and it will now be sent to the Lieutenant-Governor to be signed into law.
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