• Retirements — September 2017

    September 20, 2017

    Last Name First Name Company Alves Abilio Hydro One Alves Alfred Bruce Power Baker Gary Hydro One Banerjee Amar OPG Barker Jane OPG Beange Larry Bruce Power Buja-Bijunas Lily IESO Campeau John Amec NSS Ltd Chappelle Carey Bruce Power Del Rosario Joey OPG Dent Jim Hydro One Doyle Brian Bruce Power Edwards Darl Hydro One Farnsworth Lorraine OPG Fischer Paul Bruce Power Furey Patrick OPG Gallant Roger OPG Garisto Frank NWMO Girard Robert Hydro One Grant Laura NWMO Gravelle Gilles OPG Halloch Helen OPG Kelly Mike Bruce Power Kelly Rob OPG Kerr John New Horizon Kiameh Philip OPG La Corte Raffaella Hydro One Laverdure John OPG Limon Bello Raul OPG MacInnes Robert OPG MacLean Sandy Bruce Power Mastnak Ann Bruce Power Mather Paul OPG McColm Bill (William) OPG Millette Ashley Bruce Power Moore Duane OPG Nuttall Patrick OPG Orr Kevin NWMO Oswald Tina IESO Pattison Neil OPG Rattery Paul OPG Reiter David OPG Roecken Sandy OPG Scheer-Hennings Micky Hydro One Schlag Steve IESO Sellars Chad New Horizon Shapiro Hymie Amec NSS Ltd Steeves Tony OPG Thompson Reg Bruce Power Topping Pat Inergi Walker Arnold LAO Woitzik Martin OPG Ziebart Peter Hydro One

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  • IFPTE president announces retirement

    September 20, 2017

    Greg Junemann, the long-time president of International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, the international union to which The Society is affiliated, has announced he will retire at the end of his term in June 2018. Having served in the role for 24 years, Junemann says that at the age of 64 it is time to ...

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  • SEP partnering to promote sustainable prosperity for all

    September 20, 2017

    The Society is excited to be deepening its relationship with the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) to build a cleaner, greener economy with good, unionized jobs at its core. When about two dozen members attended a Toronto Environmental Alliance-SEP workshop on Toronto’s climate change plan earlier this year, the underlying theme was that stopping and reversing the ...

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  • CNSC held hearing on random drug and alcohol testing

    September 20, 2017

    Submitted by: Ralph Chatoor The CNSC held a meeting in Ottawa August 16-17 to discuss the 2016 Regulatory Oversight Report for Canadian Nuclear Power Plants and the proposed Fitness for Duty REGDOC (2.2.4) that addresses Random Drug and Alcohol testing.  President Scott Travers and Unit Director Ralph Chatoor were on hand for the two days to ...

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  • The latest on Pickering 2024

    September 20, 2017

    One of the most important public policy decisions on the table for Society members is the fate of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. Working with our partners in the nuclear industry, The Society has been actively campaigning for the life extension of the Pickering site, which employs 1,200 members, to the year 2024. While this ...

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  • Young Professionals Network launches Oct. 5

    September 20, 2017

    Members 35 years and younger are invited to join the Young Professionals Network for the official launch of the YPN on October 5. This is your opportunity to come out and meet other young Society members as well as union leaders, and to learn about your union and the exciting initiatives planned for YPN. The after work event ...

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  • SEP welcomes new staff leader

    September 20, 2017

    The Society has appointed a new staff director to lead the organization’s staff. Cim Nunn, who started his new duties on September 5, had previously worked with SEP as both a member of the staff and as a contractor responsible for the Keep Hydro Public and Keep Toronto Hydro Public campaigns. Nunn takes over the senior ...

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  • First family BBQ sizzled

    September 20, 2017

    More than 250 people attended the union’s first family picnic and BBQ at the beautiful Kelso Conservation Area on Saturday, August 19. It was a great way for SEP members, retirees and their families from across all SEP locals to come together for some fun, food, and relaxation. For many, the day began with exploration of ...

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  • Labour Day drew hundreds of members

    September 20, 2017

    More than 500 Society members and their families attended Labour Day events across Ontario. President Scott Travers attended the Toronto parade, which drew an estimated 25,000 participants. “We had one of the largest contingents I can recall in this year’s Toronto parade,” said Travers, who was joined by many others within the union’s elected leadership. “It was ...

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  • Members at Hydro One aiding Florida’s recovery

    September 20, 2017

    The Society is proud to see workers from Hydro One stepping up to do their part to help relief efforts in Florida after hurricane Irma battered the state’s coastline. Hydro One sent 172 workers down to affected areas. Among the crews are nine Society-represented Health and Safety staff and supervisors from Forestry and Lines. Toby Hundt, Assistant ...

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  • Premier confirms commitment to Pickering 2024

    September 7, 2017

    In her September 5 featured interview on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin, Premier Kathleen Wynne addressed her government’s plans for Ontario’s energy future, including the fate of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station and nuclear’s role in Ontario’s energy supply mix. On Pickering, Premier Wynne reiterated the government’s commitment of life extension to 2024. The video ...

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  • Retirees, July 2017

    July 26, 2017

    The Society of United Professionals wishes the following recently retired members all the best in the next phase of their lives. Last Name First Name Company Agnello Jerry Hydro One Bosomworth John Hydro One Brown-Woodbeck Christine Hydro One Chan Joseph OPG Childerhose Mike OPG Colthirst Rodger OPG Cornacchia Linda Hydro One Davis Karen Hydro One Dent John OPG Devlin Adrian Hydro One Graham R Mark Inergi Gray James OPG Hall Rhonda OPG Hanz Norbert OPG Iyer Venkat OPG Lalonde Phil OPG Majmundar Harshal New Horizon McCulloch Valerie Hydro One McDermott Bruce OPG Nawrot Tadeusz OPG Rattner Liviu Hydro One Riehl Chris OPG Romanchuk Mike OPG Stephenson Barry OPG Tsimerman David Hydro One Wiseman Lynn Hydro One Wong Jenson Hydro One Wrobel Martin OPG

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  • Global Energy Labour News, July 2017

    July 26, 2017

    Nunavut: Union, GN power corp. reach tentative agreement Vermont: National Grid, union sign MOU on Granite State Power Link Australia: SA Power staff fear being replaced by cheaper contractors Ontario: How Ontario is getting back into the coal-power business

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  • IFPTE News: DC-area judges under attack

    July 26, 2017

    Courtesy: IFPTE staff The members of IFPTE Judicial Council 3 – administrative judges employed by the municipal government in Washington, DC – are under attack by management once again. After a long battle to form a union while fighting a corrupt boss who was eventually charged with wrongdoing and terminated in 2014, the Office of Administrative Hearings’ (OAH) ...

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  • ESA Local gets unanimous strike vote

    July 26, 2017

    SEP’s Electrical Safety Authority Local has received a unanimous strike vote mandate from its members. The ESA Local represents about 60 professionals who lead the way in promoting electrical safety awareness and enforce four regulations that keep Ontarians safe. Led by Local Vice President Robert Mitchell, the ESA Local bargaining team requested the strike mandate after ...

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  • YPN on the move

    July 26, 2017

    Submitted by: Karissa Palinka, Awareness Committee Member Following an overwhelmingly positive response from young members in a survey earlier this year, a group of SEP members 35 years and under has begun planning the launch of the new Young Professionals Network. In June, a group of excited young members met at SEP headquarters to discuss and define ...

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  • And the winner is…

    July 26, 2017

    When SEP launched the Charter for Inclusive Workplaces and Communities it came along with a contest. The delegate group with the most members who submit a selfie with the Charter would win a catered lunch for the whole delegate group.  The winner is Delegate Group 4304, which submitted 11 selfies. 4304 is comprised of 25 members ...

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  • Save the date: Labour Day

    July 26, 2017

    Mark your calendars: Labour Day is Monday, September 4 and you won’t want to miss out on the fun events scheduled for many communities across Ontario. The biggest event is always the Toronto parade. Beginning at 8:30AM near University Ave. and Dundas St. W., the parade goes to the CNE. Family and friends are encouraged to ...

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  • Deals and discounts for members

    July 26, 2017

    Did you know that as an SEP member you are eligible for dozens of discounts through the Deals and Discounts affinity program? From attractions to travel to wellness there are deals you can use to cut your costs. And thanks to the work of SEP’s Member Services department more deals are added regularly. The two latest ...

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  • President’s tour wraps up

    July 26, 2017

    As part of his efforts to connect directly with SEP members and train more member in how to lobby their elected officials, President Scott Travers did a tour of 10 member meetings across the province. Travers visited Barrie, Burlington, Kincardine, Napanee, Niagara, Ottawa, Oshawa, Pickering, Toronto and Thunder Bay. While meetings ranged in size from five to ...

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