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…
DetailsToronto – Striking workers from the Villa Colombo Supportive Housing Unit are thankful that their struggle isn’t going unnoticed by the wider labour movement. These personal care workers are members of CUPE 5525 and have been on the picket line since May 28th outside the care residences, operated by Villa Colombo Home for the Aged…
DetailsTORONTO – 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…
DetailsTORONTO – 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…
DetailsPETERBOROUGH, 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…
DetailsTORONTO— 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…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – July 1, 2025 – As the WSIB strike enters its third month, members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE Local 1750) will hold an information picket at Toronto’s Union Station on Tuesday, July 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The action aims to educate commuters returning to work after the…
DetailsTORONTO — As the WSIB strike continues into another week with no resolution in sight, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE Local 1750) has delivered a petition signed by more than 3,300 frontline workers, CUPE members and concerned community members to the WSIB board of directors and general counsel. The petition calls for an immediate…
DetailsTORONTO – CUPE Ontario is calling out City of Vaughan politicians for overreach in the firing of a long-serving York Region paramedic and for subjecting a dedicated employee to trial by social media. Katherine Grzejszczak, a member of CUPE 4900, was fired last week for a comment she made on Facebook in support of an…
DetailsTORONTO — The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is expressing gratitude to the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) for their strong public show of solidarity and support for more than 3,600 OCEU members currently on strike. In a letter sent to WSIB President and CEO Jeffery Lang on June 23, ONA called on WSIB leadership…
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