DSW Appreciation Week: time to celebrate, time to mobilize

This week, we proudly recognize and celebrate the compassion, dedication and strength of Developmental Support Workers (DSWs) across Ontario. As frontline workers, you play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life of individuals with developmental disabilities. With your compassion, your skill and unwavering commitment, you provide support, advocate for inclusion, and ensure dignity…

OCEU/CUPE 1750 Calls on WSIB Leadership to Finalize Fair Deal Before Canada Day

TORONTO — With Canada Day fast approaching, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is calling on WSIB leadership to take immediate action and deliver a fair deal for the more than 3,600 frontline staff who are still on strike. These workers — who process injury claims, support safe return-to-work plans, and ensure critical services…

Five years into Ford government’s privatization of hospital services: longer wait-times, unequal access, and public opposition

About 145,000 people in Guelph potentially disadvantaged due to privatization which disproportionately benefits the wealthy Guelph, ON – The Ford government’s signature policy initiative of privatizing hospital services has resulted in longer wait-times, unequal access based on wealth, and negative public opinion, says a new report by CUPE’s Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU-CUPE). In…