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Yearly Archives: 2025

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OCEU joins CUPE Ontario Rally outside Ministry of Labour

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 29, 2025

TORONTO – OCEU/CUPE 1750 will join CUPE Ontario members and allies from across the province will march to the Ministry of Labour tomorrow to offer their support and solidarity to fellow members from three separate CUPE locals that are currently on strike. Starting at noon, over 1200 OCEU members in front of the WSIB head…

Amid return to table, OCEU opens new picket line in Barrie

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 29, 2025

BARRIE, ON – The union representing WSIB employees is back in negotiations after the WSIB management finally returned to the table this morning. The union has been on the picket line since WSIB locked its members out of their systems on Wednesday in response to legal job action. While talks resume in Toronto, OCEU members…

Villa Colombo Personal Care Workers Strike for Paid Sick Days and Benefits

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 28, 2025

TORONTO – Personal Care Workers at Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged Inc. are on strike as of Wednesday, May 28. CUPE 5525 members in the Supportive Housing Unit have been negotiating with Villa Colombo for over a year and have reached an impasse with the employer. “Throughout the pandemic, Villa Colombo staff worked tirelessly…

Solidarity isn’t a sleeping giant: OCEU picket lines in Thunder Bay receive support from local education workers

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 28, 2025

THUNDER BAY, ON – Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 have been on strike since last Thursday when their employer the WSIB locked them out. Since then, picket lines have been forming across the province, including in Thunder Bay. On Monday, OCEU picketers were joined by fellow CUPE members from CUPE local 2486 and Rod McGee, vice…

Guelph community comes out in support of striking OCEU workers

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 28, 2025

GUELPH, ON – Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 have been on the picket lines across the province for six days. In Guelph, the members on the picket line have been greeted with warmth and solidarity from members of the community who understand what they are fighting for. Yesterday, the picket line was joined by members of…

OCEU left waiting at the table while the employer draws out lockout

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 28, 2025

TORONTO – After a long night of preparing proposals, the bargaining team for OCEU 1750 was disappointed this morning to find that the WSIB management team was once again refusing to make time to engage in collective bargaining. The union representing caseworkers, nurses, back to work specialists, and claims managers at the WSIB have been…

Safe workers = safe patrons: Library workers in Thunder Bay call for immediate action after another violent incident

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 28, 2025

THUNDER BAY, ON – Following another violent incident at a Thunder Bay Public Library branch, library workers are calling on their employer to take immediate action for worker and patron safety. “One of our members was hospitalized after an assault last week, and in the library nothing has changed to protect workers or the public.…

OCEU remains unanswered as WSIB management feign care

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 27, 2025

TORONTO – The bargaining teams for OCEU/CUPE 1750 will be waiting by the table in the Sheraton Center tonight. The union sent a number of letters to the employer demanding they return to the table over the past few days, but as yet have had no response. “The WSIB is going on the media saying…

“We want a fair contract – not Timbits” OCEU rally crashed by employer

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 27, 2025

MARKHAM, ON – Members of the OCEU/CUPE 1750 set up a picket line outside the New Horizons in Safety conference today. The conference, being held at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference center, is meant to showcase leaders in occupational health and safety. Among the keynote speakers will be senior leaders from the WSIB, and Ontario’s…

Solidarity runs wild in Sudbury across two picket lines

SolidarityBy Alisha SharmaMay 27, 2025

SUDBURY, ON – The word of the day is solidarity in Sudbury, as picket lines form for two CUPE locals on opposite ends of the city. Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 took some time before their picket shift to go down and support the picket line of CUPE 2073, who represent workers at the Canadian Hearing…

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