Ontario Unions to Picket Ford Fest in Solidarity with WSIB Strike

Etobicoke, ON – Members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), currently on strike, will be joined by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO), and other labour organizations today, June 13th, at Ford Fest 2025 in Centennial Park, Etobicoke. The coordinated action comes as striking WSIB frontline staff enter over three weeks on…

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Most people in London face reduced access to privatized hospital services: new report

Polling shows 71 per cent of people in Southwestern Ontario say it’s unacceptable for private clinics to charge patients London, ON – The privatization of hospital services in Ontario is negatively impacting the vast majority of London residents, as people with affluence gain increased access to private clinics at the expense of everyone else, says…

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WSIB Strike Hits Three Weeks as Management and the Ford Government Fails to Act on Mounting Crisis

TORONTO – Today marks three full weeks on strike for 3,600 members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), in the first full-scale work stoppage in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) 110-year history. As the Ford government continues to ignore calls to resolve the dispute, the impact on injured workers is growing.…

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Toronto Civic Employees’ Union, CUPE 416 responds to City of Toronto’s new Paramedic staffing plan

TORONTO – CUPE 416 is encouraged by the City of Toronto’s announcement of a multi-year staffing plan for Toronto Paramedic Services, calling the move a long-overdue step toward addressing critical service and staffing challenges. “We’re encouraged to see the City finally taking steps to address the pressures our paramedics have been facing for years,” said…

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Deaf and hard of hearing organizations call for Canadian Hearing Services to get back to the table and end the 7-week strike

TORONTO – Missed medical appointments, missing hearing aids, and all manner of services for Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians missing in action: that is the result of a seven week long strike at Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). Now two leading Deaf and hard of hearing advocacy groups are calling attention to the deleterious…

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