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NOSM’s Newest M.D. Students to Attend Dinner Hosted by Thunder Bay Métis Council and School’s Aboriginal Reference Group
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s (NOSM) entry class of 2010 will be treated to a “Meet and Greet Dinner” later today at the Thunder Bay Métis Community Centre in Thunder Bay, hosted by the Thunder Bay Métis Council and the School’s Aboriginal Reference Group. The Thunder Bay Métis Council is one of 30 chartered communities that are included in the Métis Nation of Ontario. Each year during Orientation Week, the incoming class is invited to attend cultural events and dinners that highlight the diversity of Northern Ontario. As this year is the “Year of the Métis,” tonight’s dinner is a particularly appropriat...
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NOSM Committed to Reaching Fair Collective Agreement with OPSEU Staff Unit
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is committed to reaching a first collective agreement with the School's Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Staff Unit which fairly reflects the unique nature of NOSM and its workforce. Since terminating mediation shortly after midnight early Monday morning, the now striking OPSEU Staff Unit has publicly identified wages, sick leaves and family leaves, hours of work, overtime, as major issues for the unionized employees. Please see the following Questions and Answers, which provides information regarding employee wages, entitlements, and the working environment at NOSM. N...
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Mediated Talks Between NOSM and its OPSEU Staff Unit Conclude Without Settlement
Mediated talks between the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and the School's Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Staff Unit concluded early this morning without settlement. The OPSEU Staff Unit terminated mediation talks shortly after midnight. The two parties have been meeting since October 2009 in an effort to negotiate the School's first OPSEU Staff Unit Collective Agreement. Mediated talks began on Wednesday, August 11 in Thunder Bay, assisted by a Ministry of Labour Mediator. The 152 members included in the OPSEU Staff Unit work in office, clerical, administrative, technical and service positions. This exc...
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