March of Dimes Canada Flags Harm to Injured Workers as WSIB Strike Disruption Grows

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…

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CUPE Local 4705 Stands in Solidarity with Locked-Out WSIB Workers (CUPE Local 1750)

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…

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Premier Ford Engages with OCEU President as Strike Disruption Deepens: Union Expresses Optimism Following Direct Conversation

TORONTO – As the WSIB strike enters a critical phase, Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) President Harry Goslin received a personal call from Premier Doug Ford this week. The conversation marked a notable development in the ongoing labour dispute that has left more than 3,600 frontline WSIB workers off the job for over two…

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Privatizing surgeries will drive up costs, skew access to the wealthy, lengthen wait lists and worsen the hospital staffing crisis: CUPE

TORONTO – The Ford government’s expansion of for-profit clinics will hurt the vast majority of Ontarians who can’t afford to pay for private care, warns the hospital division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. Over the last week, the Ford government has announced $270 million in funding for private clinics to deliver surgeries and diagnostic tests, claiming it will improve wait-times. “There…

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CUPE education workers raise serious concerns about staffing cuts in PVNC Catholic Schools

PETERBOROUGH, ON – CUPE 1453, the union representing over 700 education workers at the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board (PVNCCDSB), is expressing deep concern over escalating staffing issues that threaten the quality of education and the safety of school environments across the region. The union is gravely concerned about the Board’s…

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WSIB quietly outsources union work during strike, union says

TORONTO— The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is raising the alarm after internal documents reveal the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has begun outsourcing core work performed by striking frontline workers. An internal message sent to WSIB staff outlines a trial program that allows contracted health-care providers to contact employers directly and discuss…

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