Ontario’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…
DetailsCUPE Ontario’s Climate Justice and International Solidarity committees extend their gratitude to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and its work to bring humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies, to the Gaza Strip. After almost 20 months of near-continuous assault, the state of Israel’s genocidal war has killed 55,000 people and destroyed almost every institution capable…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Nearly a thousand voting delegates at CUPE Ontario’s annual convention last week unanimously adopted an emergency resolution to oppose and defeat the Ford Conservatives’ Bill 5, currently being rushed through the legislature and into law. Bill 5 will give Doug Ford and his cabinet the power to create, with the stroke of…
DetailsTORONTO – As the lock, out at the WSIB approaches it’s second week, the WSIB management are dragging their heels on issuing a pass. The OCEU bargaining team issued a complete pass back to the employer on June 1st but have yet to receive a fulsome response. “It’s like they aren’t taking the strike seriously,”…
Details“No one voted for Ford Conservatives to govern by Trump-style executive order” TORONTO—Nearly a thousand voting delegates at CUPE Ontario’s annual convention last week unanimously adopted an emergency resolution to oppose and defeat the Ford Conservatives’ Bill 5, currently being rushed through the legislature and into law. Bill 5 will give Doug Ford and his…
DetailsTORONTO – Yesterday marked the first annual Injured Worker’s Day in Ontario; a solemn occasion to reflect on the impact of workplace injuries, and a time to come together to strive for better supports for injured workers. The bargaining team for OCEU/CUPE 1750, who represent workers at Ontario’s WSIB took a brief pause from the…
DetailsTORONTO – Janice Tofflemire is a proud member of OCEU/CUPE 1750, currently serving as a picket captain on the picket lines in Windsor, Ontario. OCEU/CUPE 1750 represents employees at the WSIB and have been on strike since May 22 after their employer locked them out. I attended an Injured Workers’ Day rally. The OCEU sent…
DetailsTORONTO – The bargaining team for OCEU remains fully committed to reaching a fair deal and ending the ongoing strike. Union negotiators have been at the bargaining table every day this week, prepared and available to bargain in good faith. Despite our continued presence and dedication, the WSIB refused to meet to engage in discussion…
DetailsTORONTO – The WSIB was founded as a no-fault, worker-centric system to protect the injured workers of Ontario–ensuring they would have both the financial safety net, and the services needed to recover from injuries and resume gainful employment; however, the WSIB has lost sight of their foundational purpose, and rather become an employer-focused business. On…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged Inc. has hired replacement agency workers in response to the ongoing CUPE 5525 strike. Personal Care Workers at Villa Colombo’s Supportive Housing Unit began their strike action on Wednesday, May 28; instead of moving towards a resolution of outstanding issues, the employer has decided to disrespect…
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