OCU/CUPE 1750 calls out WSIB and Ford government for outsourcing to U.S. company, laying off Ontario workers

Solidarity, Strike 2025- 1750

TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCU/CUPE 1750) is calling out the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and the Ford government after confirmation that 26 document management jobs will be eliminated and handed to Iron Mountain, a private company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The workers provide essential support to Ontario’s workplace safety…

Residents at Villa Colombo Face Dangerous Negligence from Replacement Workers as Strike Continues

Solidarity, Strike 5525-2025

TORONTO – The members of CUPE Local 5525 have been on strike since May 28th, after rejecting an offer riddled with concessions that attack their benefits, and this strike denies the workers the tools they need to provide safe and respectful care to their clients. The employer, Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged, hired replacement (scab)…