Polling shows 72 per cent of people in Western Ontario say it’s unacceptable for private clinics to charge patients Kitchener, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of Waterloo residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else, says…
Etobicoke, ON – Members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), currently on strike, will be joined by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), and other labour organizations today, June 13th, at Ford Fest 2025 in Centennial Park, Etobicoke. The coordinated action comes as striking WSIB frontline staff enter over three weeks on…
Polling shows 71 per cent of people in Southwestern Ontario say it’s unacceptable for private clinics to charge patients London, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of London residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else, says…
Ottawa, ON – Members from the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) are meeting today with Ottawa South MPP John Fraser to discuss the ongoing strike by 3,600 frontline staff at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). This meeting provides an opportunity to share firsthand the challenges facing WSIB workers, including stagnant wages, unsafe…
Windsor, ON — Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers on the picket line in Windsor on Friday, June 13, in a show of solidarity as the province-wide strike marks its third week. Goslin will visit workers on the line at…
TORONTO – The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is renewing its call for accountability at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), after revelations the union first brought forward, a growing claims backlog and costly shortcuts, which continue to be downplayed and denied by WSIB leadership. Despite internal evidence to the contrary, WSIB leadership…
TORONTO – Today marks three full weeks on strike for 3,600 members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), in the first full-scale work stoppage in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) 110-year history. As the Ford government continues to ignore calls to resolve the dispute, the impact on injured workers is growing.…
LONDON, ON – Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join striking Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers on the picket line in London on Thursday, June 12, in a show of solidarity as the historic province-wide strike enters its fourth week. Goslin will visit workers on the line…
HAMILTON, ON – As the strike by 3,600 members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) approaches its third week, the Hamilton District Labour Council (HDLC) will join picketing WSIB workers for a solidarity rally on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at noon. The rally will take place on the picket line outside the WSIB…
TORONTO – CUPE 416 is encouraged by the City of Toronto’s announcement of a multi-year staffing plan for Toronto Paramedic Services, calling the move a long-overdue step toward addressing critical service and staffing challenges. “We’re encouraged to see the City finally taking steps to address the pressures our paramedics have been facing for years,” said…
