The finishing touches were put to the agreement on the eve of OPSEU’s Convention, and President Warren (Smokey) Thomas signed the deal on stage to the applause of nearly 2,000 OPSEU/NUPGE members.

“The OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) Select defined benefit jointly sponsored, jointly trusteed pension plan is a game-changer,” said Thomas.  “Many Ontario workers in the public service currently have no access to a workplace pension. This world-class new plan will help fix that.”  READ MORE