THUNDER BAY, ON – Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 have been on strike since last Thursday when their employer the WSIB locked them out. Since then, picket lines have been forming across the province, including in Thunder Bay. On Monday, OCEU picketers were joined by fellow CUPE members from CUPE local 2486 and Rod McGee, vice…
DetailsGUELPH, ON – Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 have been on the picket lines across the province for six days. In Guelph, the members on the picket line have been greeted with warmth and solidarity from members of the community who understand what they are fighting for. Yesterday, the picket line was joined by members of…
DetailsTORONTO – After a long night of preparing proposals, the bargaining team for OCEU 1750 was disappointed this morning to find that the WSIB management team was once again refusing to make time to engage in collective bargaining. The union representing caseworkers, nurses, back to work specialists, and claims managers at the WSIB have been…
DetailsTHUNDER BAY, ON – Following another violent incident at a Thunder Bay Public Library branch, library workers are calling on their employer to take immediate action for worker and patron safety. “One of our members was hospitalized after an assault last week, and in the library nothing has changed to protect workers or the public.…
DetailsTORONTO – The bargaining teams for OCEU/CUPE 1750 will be waiting by the table in the Sheraton Center tonight. The union sent a number of letters to the employer demanding they return to the table over the past few days, but as yet have had no response. “The WSIB is going on the media saying…
DetailsMARKHAM, ON – Members of the OCEU/CUPE 1750 set up a picket line outside the New Horizons in Safety conference today. The conference, being held at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference center, is meant to showcase leaders in occupational health and safety. Among the keynote speakers will be senior leaders from the WSIB, and Ontario’s…
DetailsSUDBURY, ON – The word of the day is solidarity in Sudbury, as picket lines form for two CUPE locals on opposite ends of the city. Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 took some time before their picket shift to go down and support the picket line of CUPE 2073, who represent workers at the Canadian Hearing…
DetailsWINDSOR, ON – The union representing workers at the WSIB continues to be on strike, with picket lines in key communities across the province. In Windsor, the picket line has been set up outside local MPP Dowie’s office to help draw attention to the strike, and to remind the community that even though the WSIB…
DetailsMARKHAM, ON – Members of the OCEU/CUPE 1750 set up a picket line outside the New Horizons in Safety conference today. The conference, being held at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference center, is meant to showcase leaders in occupational health and safety. Among the keynote speakers will be senior leaders from the WSIB, and Ontario’s…
DetailsPICKERING, ON – Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 formed a picket line today in front of MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy’s office. The union representing workers at the WSIB have been on strike since Thursday after their employer failed to come to the table with a proposal that would address the core issues of workload and workplace culture.…
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