TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCU/CUPE 1750) is calling out the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and the Ford government after confirmation that 26 document management jobs will be eliminated and handed to Iron Mountain, a private company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The workers provide essential support to Ontario’s workplace safety…
TORONTO — The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is pleased to announce that its members have voted to accept the tentative collective agreement negotiated by their bargaining committee. “I am proud of my coworkers and the strength of our union, we are a critical safety net for Ontario workers and Ontarians spoke up, sending…
TORONTO — The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is responding to a letter received today from March of Dimes Canada (MODC) — a leading national charity supporting people with disabilities — highlighting the growing consequences of the ongoing WSIB lockout. In the letter addressed to OCEU President Harry Goslin, MODC outlines major disruptions to…
Sudbury, ON – As the largest CUPE local in Northern Ontario, representing 1,500 municipal workers, CUPE Local 4705 condemns the unjust lockout of workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), represented by CUPE Local 1750. These dedicated public servants play a critical role in supporting injured workers across Ontario, yet they have been…
TORONTO — As the WSIB strike continues into another week with no resolution in sight, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE Local 1750) has delivered a petition signed by more than 3,300 frontline workers, CUPE members and concerned community members to the WSIB board of directors and general counsel. The petition calls for an immediate…
TORONTO — The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is expressing gratitude to the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) for their strong public show of solidarity and support for more than 3,600 OCEU members currently on strike. In a letter sent to WSIB President and CEO Jeffery Lang on June 23, ONA called on WSIB leadership…
TORONTO — With Canada Day fast approaching, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is calling on WSIB leadership to take immediate action and deliver a fair deal for the more than 3,600 frontline staff who are still on strike. These workers — who process injury claims, support safe return-to-work plans, and ensure critical services…
Toronto, ON – As the strike at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) enters its second month, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is calling on the Ford government to stop interfering in negotiations and immediately meet with union leadership to help end the labour disruption. In a letter sent today to Labour…
