UCDSB education workers will not back down!: CUPE education workers push back after UCDSB management tries to silence petition

BROCKVILLE, ON – CUPE education workers across the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) are speaking out after some members received reprimands from the school board for signing a public petition calling on trustees to address chronic understaffing, understaffing and escalating violence in schools. “This is a blatant attempt to intimidate and silence workers who…

Most people in Cornwall face reduced access to privatized hospital services

Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll Cornwall, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of Cornwall residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else,…

Statement from CUPE WSIB Specialists on the Impact of Ongoing Strike on Workers’ Compensation Services

MARKHAM, ON – As the strike at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) continues, CUPE’s WSIB Specialists – lawyers and paralegals who represent CUPE members in appeals at the WSIB and Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal – are raising urgent concerns about the growing disruption of critical services that injured workers rely on.…

Nearly three in four Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals instead of private clinics: new poll

Vast majority say there isn’t enough staff in public hospitals OTTAWA – Seventy-three per cent of Ontarians believe the government should prioritize spending on public hospitals rather than private clinics, in a poll conducted following the recent budget announcement of $280 million being shunted to private, for-profit clinics. Eighty-four per cent also said they believe…

WSIB quietly confirms backlog and costly shortcuts as strike nears third week, union says

TORONTO – The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is sounding the alarm after an internal message sent to Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) staff confirms a growing backlog of injured worker claims, directly contradicting recent public statements from WSIB leadership. “For weeks, the WSIB has publicly denied any backlog, but now we know…

78 per cent of people in Golden Horseshoe and Western Ontario want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals not private clinics: new poll

Vast majority say there isn’t enough staff in public hospitals Hamilton, ON – Seventy-eight per cent of people living in Western Ontario believe the government should prioritize spending on public hospitals rather than private clinics, in a poll conducted following the recent budget announcement of $280 million being shunted to private, for-profit clinics. Eighty-five per…

The Society of United Professionals to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line, Marking 20th Anniversary of Historic Society Strike

Ontario’s Frontline WSIB Staff Continue Fight for Fair Wages, Safe Workplaces, and Job Security as Solidarity Builds Across Unions  TORONTO – Members of the Society of United Professionals, IFPTE Local 160, will join the ongoing picket line at 200 Front Street West on Monday, June 9, 2025, in support of 3,600 striking WSIB workers represented…

Ontarians want provincial government to prioritize spending on public hospitals not private clinics: new poll

Vast majority say there isn’t enough staff in public hospitals, including 82 per cent of Ontario PC supporters TORONTO – Nearly three in four Ontarians believe the government should prioritize spending on public hospitals rather than private clinics, in a poll conducted following the recent budget announcement of $280 million being shunted to private, for-profit…