July 9, 2010
Attn: All OCHU Affiliated Locals
Re: OCHU Registered Practical Nurses Conference 2010
Dear OCHU Presidents:
In preparation for the RPN Conference in Toronto at the Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville, 220 Bloor Street Toronto, September 28th, 29th 30th 2010. Please find enclosed the following information.
The conference will run from 7:00 p.m. Tuesday September 28th until 3:30 p.m. Thursday September 30, 2010.
Enclosed:
• Registration/Hotel information
• Credentials
• Guest Registration (see attached)
• Draft Agenda
This conference will provide opportunity for all Health Care locals and Registered Practical Nurses to participate in discussing strategies for addressing RPN issues including wages, workload, professional development, reflective practice and utilization. We encourage all Locals to attend. There is no restriction on the number of delegates a local can send.
All reservations must be made no later than September 10th, 2010. After this date, there will be no guarantee on hotel availability and OCHU negotiated rates.
I look forward to seeing you in September.
In solidarity,
Helen Fetterly
Secretary Treasurer
March 18, 2010
Attn: All OCHU Affiliated Locals
Re: OCHU Office & Clerical Conference 2010
Dear OCHU Presidents:
OCHU’s upcoming Office and Clerical Conference 2010 will address important issues related to clerical staff and their need for workplace safety from infectious diseases as well as workplace violence. Also, legalities regarding matters of concern with working from home, organizing clerical workers and workplace testing will be covered.
In preparation for the Office & Clerical Conference in Toronto at the Hyatt Regency Toronto, June 7th 8th & 9th 2010. We will register Delegates on Monday evening from 5:00-6:00 p.m. and again the morning of June 8th from 7:45-8:45 a.m.
The conference will commence on June 8th 2010 at 9:00 a.m. and finish at 3:00 p.m. of June 9th 2010.
You will find the following materials enclosed:
• Convention notice and registration information
• Credentials
• Copy of OCHU By-laws (2008) Article 5
Please register at the hotel as soon as possible to ensure your accommodation. When you are making reservations @ the Hotel you must identify you are with OCHU.
I look forward to seeing you in June.
In solidarity,
Helen Fetterly
Secretary Treasurer
January 15, 2010
Attn: All OCHU Affiliated Locals
Re: 28th Annual OCHU Convention
Dear OCHU Presidents:
In preparation for the 28th Annual OCHU Convention in Thunder Bay @ Valhalla Inn on April 18th- 21st 2010 you will find the following materials enclosed:
• Convention notice and registration information
• Credentials
• Copy of OCHU By-laws (2009)
The 2010 OCHU convention is being held at the Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay. Please register at the resort as soon as possible to ensure your accommodation.
ALL RESERVATIONS ARE TO BE MADE DIRECTLY THROUGH THE HOTEL AT: 1.800.964.1121 or 1.807.577.1121 or email reservations@valhallainn.com *use booking # 800741
BLOCK OF ROOMS FOR HOTEL BOOKING WILL BE HELD UNTIL MARCH 20th 2010
PLEASE BOOK EARLY IN ORDER TO INSURE YOU ACCOMODATIONS
All the forms and information for the April Convention will be posted on our OCHU web site @ www.ochu.on.ca
A copy of the OCHU bylaws has been included for your reference. Please note that as per Article 11.1 of the OCHU bylaws:
“The By-laws may be amended at any OCHU meeting by two thirds majority vote.
Proposed amendments to the by-laws submitted by area or local unions shall be signed by the Secretary and President of the member local union/area and delivered (postmarked) to the OCHU Secretary Treasurer not less than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. The proposed amendments shall be circulated to all member locals at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the meeting.”
I look forward to seeing you at convention.
In solidarity,
Helen Fetterly
Secretary Treasurer
OCHU Health and Safety Conference 2010
Dear OCHU Presidents:
In preparation for the Health and Safety Conference in Toronto at The Intercontinental Yorkville, January 12th and 13th 2010. The conference will commence on January 12th 2010 at 9:00 am. You will find the following materials enclosed:
• Convention notice and registration information
• Credentials
• Copy of OCHU By-laws (2008) Article 5
Please register at the hotel as soon as possible to ensure your accommodation. When you are making reservations @ the Hotel you must identify you are with OCHU.
I look forward to seeing you in January.
In solidarity,
Helen Fetterly
Secretary Treasurer
Local Issue Bargaining Conference
June 10, 2009
Attn: All OCHU Affiliated Locals
Re: OCHU Local Issues Conference 2009
Dear OCHU Presidents:
We expect the local issues award for the 2006-2009 collective agreement to
be released mid-summer.
The memorandum of conditions for joint bargaining for the renewal of the
expiring collective agreement sets out a schedule for local issues
bargaining that requires the local parties to exchange proposals in early
2010.
In order to meet that schedule, to review the local issues award, to review
the tools that are available to you to improve your success in local issue
bargaining and to agree on the process that we will use to move all locals
into a position to bargain successfully, OCHU has scheduled a local issues
bargaining conference.
Because of the Toronto Film Festival, we have scheduled this conference for
August 31-Sept. 2. to be held in Toronto at the Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville on Bloor street
Your local bargaining committee’s participation in this conference is
strongly recommended. We believe that you will find this conference very
helpful as you approach local issue bargaining. Registration will take place on Monday evening August 31st from 5:00 p.m. -- 6:00 p.m. You will find the following materials enclosed:
• Convention notice and registration information
• Credentials
• Copy of OCHU By-laws (2008)
Please register at the hotel as soon as possible to ensure your accommodation. When you are making reservations @ the Hotel you must use group code OCHU
I look forward to seeing you at the end of August.
In solidarity,
Helen Fetterly
Secretary Treasurer
RPN Conference 2009
May 5, 2009
Attn: All OCHU Affiliated Locals
Re: OCHU Registered Practical Nurses Conference 2009
Dear OCHU Presidents:
In preparation for the RPN Conference in Toronto at the Hyatt Regency
Toronto (formerly Holiday Inn on King), June 22nd, 23rd, & 24th 2009. The
conference will commence the evening of Monday June 22nd 2009 from
6:30pm to 8:30 pm. You will find the following materials enclosed:
Convention notice and registration information
Credentials
This conference will provide opportunity for all OCHU Affiliated Hospital locals
and Registered Practical Nurses to participate in discussing strategies for
addressing RPN issues including wages, workload and utilization. All Locals
are encouraged to attend, there is no restriction on the number of delegates a
local can send.
Please register at the hotel as soon as possible to ensure your accommodation. When
you are making reservations @ the Hotel you must use group code G-FKLG
I look forward to seeing you in June.
In solidarity,
Helen Fetterly
Secretary Treasurer