TORONTO- A new ad campaign blanketing Ontario airwaves proves how far WSIB has drifted from their mandate, say CUPE members working at the organization. Founded over 100 years ago to provide the best possible support to injured Ontario workers, the ads champion WSIB’s $2 billion rebate to businesses. While all Ontarians face the prospect of…
This year, International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day takes place just after the snap Ontario provincial election. CUPE Ontario and the Injured Workers Advocacy Committee are working with allies to hold the Ford Conservatives to account for their failure to protect workers. Deliberate and chronic underfunding of public services by Conservatives, combined with wage…
Last week the Ford government announced it was handing $2 billion in surplus WSIB funds as special rebates to employers – a hugely generous gift to them and another insult to injured workers. Even in the midst of an affordability crisis, the Ford Conservatives didn’t spare a thought for the injured workers who are struggling…
TORONTO, ON – In the early morning after hours of marathon bargaining, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1750 / the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) reached a tentative agreement with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. “I am proud of my coworkers and the strength of our union, and I’m…
This year marks the fortieth 40th anniversary of Injured Workers Day (IWD). In solidarity with all those who have been hurt or made sick on the job, CUPE Ontario observes June 1st as a day to honour injured workers. IWD is an occasion to underscore our demands for the measures and improvements that will make…
TORONTO, ON – The midnight deadline has come and gone but workers for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board remain at work and the bargaining committee from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1750 / the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) is still at the table. “We’re close to an agreement that will…
Toronto, ON – After dozens of underwhelming bargaining sessions and with only five days left before a strike deadline, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1750 / the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) are sounding the alarm. Job action, which is set to begin 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, would impact workers…
Toronto, ON – After three months of bargaining, workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance board (WSIB) have voted 97.3% in favour of strike action as bargaining reaches a critical point. “With a participation rate of over 87%, my co-workers have sent a powerful message to our employer. We are united. We are determined. We…
On this most sombre of days in the labour calendar, CUPE Ontario honours all workers who have been injured on the job, made ill from their jobs, or lost their lives at work. There are Workers Day of Mourning events taking place across the province on April 28, each one a testament to workers’ commitment…
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