SUDBURY, ON – The word of the day is solidarity in Sudbury, as picket lines form for two CUPE locals on opposite ends of the city. Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 took some time before their picket shift to go down and support the picket line of CUPE 2073, who represent workers at the Canadian Hearing…
WINDSOR, ON – The union representing workers at the WSIB continues to be on strike, with picket lines in key communities across the province. In Windsor, the picket line has been set up outside local MPP Dowie’s office to help draw attention to the strike, and to remind the community that even though the WSIB…
MARKHAM, ON – Members of the OCEU/CUPE 1750 set up a picket line outside the New Horizons in Safety conference today. The conference, being held at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference center, is meant to showcase leaders in occupational health and safety. Among the keynote speakers will be senior leaders from the WSIB, and Ontario’s…
PICKERING, ON – Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 formed a picket line today in front of MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy’s office. The union representing workers at the WSIB have been on strike since Thursday after their employer failed to come to the table with a proposal that would address the core issues of workload and workplace culture.…
TORONTO – The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU), representing over 57,000 frontline education workers, is raising serious concerns following the provincial government’s 2025 core education funding announcement, which continues to ignore the escalating crises in Ontario’s public education system. Despite claims of increased funding, the funding announcement fails to deliver the investment needed…
TORONTO – In public statements, the management team of the Workplace Safety and Insurance board has made a variety of false claims about the OCEU/CUPE 1750 members and their ongoing strike actions. The union is issuing this statement to set the record straight on some of the most deceitful claims. The WSIB denies plans to…
TORONTO – The union representing bargaining unit employees at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board announced that they will remain on the picket lines this morning. The members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 initiated legal job action on May 21st after talks stalled at the bargaining table ahead of the midnight deadline. The key issues on the…
Guelph, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario significantly increase hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies shows a co-relation between the dramatic growth…
Stratford, ON – A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends Ontario significantly increase hospital funding while phasing out costly for-profit staffing agencies and making investments in preventative health care. The report Hollowed Out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies shows a co-relation between the dramatic growth…
TORONTO – Despite the calls from the federal and provincial governments to put “elbows-up” in defence of Canadian sovereignty, Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is taking another approach. WSIB spent over $14.5 million on an American company known as BetterUp, a professional coaching service based in Austin, Texas, despite many homegrown options right here…
