Media Advisory - OPSEU to call for "fairness test" be applied to Ontario's spring budget

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Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Mar 21, 2013, 16:14 ET

TORONTO, March 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Warren (Smokey) Thomas, president of the 130,000-member Ontario Public Service Employees Union, will call for a "fairness test" as part of his presentation Friday morning before the provincial legislature's Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

OPSEU argues that last year's provincial "austerity" budget has widened the inequality gap in Ontario. Ontario is second only the Alberta in income inequality among citizens.

A "Fairness Test" would require the Ministry of Finance to analyze the impact on income inequality of new budget measures and publish its findings.

WHO: Warren (Smokey) Thomas, President, OPSEU

WHERE: Committee Room #1, Queen's Park

WHEN: 9:30 a.m., Friday, March 22

SOURCE: Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

Rick Janson at 416-525-3324.

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Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is one of the most progressive and powerful unions in Ontario. It represents 165,000 frontline workers who provide a vast array of public services in communities across the province. They work in provincial government...

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