TORONTO – Yesterday marked the first annual Injured Worker’s Day in Ontario; a solemn occasion to reflect on the impact of workplace injuries, and a time to come together to strive for better supports for injured workers. The bargaining team for OCEU/CUPE 1750, who represent workers at Ontario’s WSIB took a brief pause from the…
TORONTO – Janice Tofflemire is a proud member of OCEU/CUPE 1750, currently serving as a picket captain on the picket lines in Windsor, Ontario. OCEU/CUPE 1750 represents employees at the WSIB and have been on strike since May 22 after their employer locked them out. I attended an Injured Workers’ Day rally. The OCEU sent…
TORONTO – You can’t find bourbon on LCBO shelves and Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off the power supply to the United States, but the leadership at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is outsourcing work to an American firm while cutting Canadian jobs. WSIB is poised to layoff 26 workers as…
Doug Ford hands $4 billion to bosses while leaving injured workers in the lurch TORONTO – Ford’s announcement that $4 billion in rebates will be paid out to Ontario employers is lauded as a positive step for Ontario, but this is a misdirection. WSIB is not taxpayer funded. Employers pay premiums to ensure that when…
TORONTO – Dear Ontario Workers, As the president of Ontario Compensation Employees Union, a proud member of CUPE, I represent over 3600 workers at the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB). Workplace Safety & Insurance Board employees serve workers, their families, and employers in Ontario, providing compensation for loss of earnings, benefits and health care…
TORONTO – Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 were at Queen’s Park yesterday to update Ontario workers on the continued challenges they are facing in their negotiations with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). “If the WSIB cannot present an offer that respects my coworkers and our needs, we will be forced to take legal strike…
On this National Day of Mourning, we remember all workers who lost their lives on the job, who were injured or who were made ill by workplace hazards. We honour these fellow workers, not only through our remembrance but also with our commitment to the fight for workplaces that are safe and healthy. No one…
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…
