MINISTRY ENFORCEMENT RENEWAL COMMITTEE
(MERC)
The most recent MAG MERC Meeting was held Tuesday,
February 6th, 2007. Below is listed any / all documentation they were able to disclose at
that time. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the documents please
contact a member of your OPSEU MAG MERC Team.
For CERC Report, February, 2007,
please click
here
For MAG MERC Meeting Minutes, February 6, 2007,
please click here
Vacancy Report of FPT positions, February 6, 2007,
please click
here
New Revised Job Specs, OPSEU, February 6, 2007,
please click here
New Revised Job Specs, AMAPCEO, February 6, 2007,
please click here
New Revised Job Specs, Management Excluded, February 6,
2007,
please click
here
Appendix 25 - Workplace Revitalization Project Update
Click here
CHAIR
Julie Weber
W: (905) 456-4882
Local 228
HE: local228@sympatico.ca
VICE-CHAIR
Pauline Tapping
W: (905) 853-4809 x6213
Local 310
HE: ptapping@can.rogers.com
MEMBER
Paul Myers
W: (416) 326-6565
Local 526
HE: pmyers@eol.ca
CENTRAL ENFORCEMENT RENEWAL
COMMITTEE
(CERC)
For CERC Meeting Minutes,
please click here
Meet YOUR Central Enforcement and
Renewal Committee
Chair-Eric Morin has worked in the OPS for the past 16 years and has been a member of
OPSEU for the past 22 years. He is a life-long activist who is currently employed as a
Program Review Officer in the Ministry of Community and Social Services in North Bay. Eric
has provided leadership at the local, regional and provincial levels during his years in
OPSEU. Most recently he has served as President of Local 635 and Vice Chair of the OPS
Bargaining Team 2004-2005. Eric has been the Chair of CERC since September 2005.
Cell 416-528-1453 moriner@gmail.com
Vice Chair-Kathleen Demareski has been employed by the Ministry of Finance for 19 years.
She is currently a Verification Officer in the Ontario Child Care Supplement Program.
Kathleen became active in 1996 as a local Steward. She was elected as a Health &
Safety Certified Co-Chair in 1997 and has held the offices of Secretary, Vice-President
and President of Local 340. Kathleen has been a member of the Ministry of Finance MERC
team since 1999 and is currently Co-Chair of her MERC and Vice-Chair of the CERC. Kathleen
was the elected Region 3 representative on the Central OPS Bargaining Team in 2004-2005.
Work 905-440-4053 kjd@auracom.com
Cell 905-213-8397
Member-Rhéal Delaquis has worked as an Environmental Officer with the Ministry of the
Environment in the Cornwall since 1986. Rhéal got involved in the union as a steward
within his composite local shortly after being hired, has held various positions on his
local executive, and has served as president of Local 453 since 1998. As a Regional Member
Auditor for Region 4, Rhéal enjoys helping locals getting their finances in order. Rhéal
was the Region 4 representative on the Central OPS Bargaining Team in 2004-2005. He has
been a member of the MOE MERC team since 1998, and MERC Co-Chair since the fall of 2002.
He was first elected to CERC in 2005. Thanks to the understanding of his dear wife and
three boys, Rheal is always available to help the membership and see that their issues are
carried forward for a better resolve.
Work 613-933-7402 Ext 230 rheal.delaquis@gmail.com
Cell 613-330-8030
The purpose of the Central Enforcement and Renewal Committee* (CERC) is to promote and
facilitate consultation and communication between OPSEU and our OPS employer on issues of
joint interest. We make sure that what was bargained in the collective agreement is
actually happening in our workplaces. If a multi-Ministry workplace policy is unfair, we
file a policy grievance.
We are your bargaining team between rounds of bargaining. When the union is not
negotiating a collective agreement, the CERC is the forum for discussion and resolution of
corporate labour relations matters that affect OPSEU members in more than one Ministry.
The CERC team and the chairs of each Ministry Enforcement and Renewal Committee (MERC)
form a working group that meets regularly to address issues in each Ministry. These issues
are addressed directly with the employer at the senior level. This senior level for the
government is Management Board Secretariat.
Here’s how it works
Each Local in the Ontario Public Service should have an elected Local Enforcement and
Renewal Committee (LERC) which meets with local management to resolve issues that have
been brought to their attention. Minutes of LERC meetings are distributed and posted in
each workplace.
Issues not resolved at the Local level may be referred to the MERC. The MERC team
addresses issues that affect members in the whole Ministry. The minutes of these meetings
are posted on the employer’s and union’s websites.
Issues not resolved at the Ministry level are referred to the Central Employee Relations
Committee (CERC) for resolution. The CERC also deals with issues that affect the OPS as a
whole. The CERC meets once a month. Minutes of meetings are also posted on the
employer’s and union’s websites. http://www.opseu.org/ops/cerc/cercindex.htm.
* The OPSEU collective agreement for the OPS officially refers to the CERC, the MERCs, and
the LERCs as “Employee Relations Committees.” OPSEU prefers “Enforcement
and Renewal Committees.” This term is more descriptive of the Committees’
purpose.
