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.…
DetailsVast 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…
DetailsTORONTO – 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…
DetailsVast 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…
DetailsOntario’s Frontline WSIB Staff Continue Fight for Fair Wages, Safe Workplaces, and Job Security as Political Support Grows THUNDER BAY, ON – NDP MPP for Thunder Bay–Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, Shadow Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, with responsibility for WSIB and Injured Workers, will join the picket line at 605 Sibley Drive on Monday, June…
DetailsOntario’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…
DetailsVast 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…
DetailsTORONTO – After hearing nothing from the employer for over a week, the union and employer met to exchange proposals, but remain far apart on wages, workload, and employer cuts to seniority rights. The union has made significant movements to try and find a fair compromise, but after significant setbacks, the mediator made the decision…
DetailsHAMILTON, ON – OCEU/CUPE 1750 has been on the picket line since the WSIB locked union members our of their computer systems on May 22nd in response to legal job action. Picket lines have been up in cities across Ontario since then, including outside the WSIB offices in Hamilton. To mark the second week of…
DetailsOntario’s injured workers face growing backlogs while frontline staff call for fair wages, safe workplaces, and an end to U.S. outsourcing TORONTO- 3,600 members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), who support more than 5.6 million workers across Ontario, are now entering their second week on strike- the first full-scale work stoppage in…
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