News Releases

30 May 2025

WSIB has backlog of injured worker claims as strike stretches

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The WSIB was founded as a no-fault, worker-centric system to […]
29 May 2025

Amid return to table, OCEU opens new picket line in Barrie

BARRIE, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The union representing WSIB employees is back in negotiations after […]
29 May 2025

OCEU joins CUPE Ontario Rally outside Ministry of Labour

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– OCEU/CUPE 1750 will join CUPE Ontario members and allies from […]
28 May 2025

Solidarity isn’t a sleeping giant: OCEU picket lines in Thunder Bay receive support from local education workers

THUNDER BAY, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 have been on strike since […]
28 May 2025

OCEU left waiting at the table while the employer draws out lockout

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– After a long night of preparing proposals, the bargaining team […]
28 May 2025

Guelph community comes out in support of striking OCEU workers

GUELPH, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 have been on the picket lines […]
27 May 2025

OCEU remains unanswered as WSIB management feign care

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The bargaining teams for OCEU/CUPE 1750 will be waiting by […]
27 May 2025

“We want a fair contract – not Timbits” OCEU rally crashed by employer

MARKHAM, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Members of the OCEU/CUPE 1750 set up a picket line […]
27 May 2025

Solidarity runs wild in Sudbury across two picket lines

SUDBURY, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The word of the day is solidarity in Sudbury, as […]
27 May 2025

Windsor picket line continues outside MPP’s office

WINDSOR, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The union representing workers at the WSIB continues to be […]
27 May 2025

OCEU Rally’s outside Workplace Safety Conference while the WSIB plays pretend

MARKHAM, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Members of the OCEU/CUPE 1750 set up a picket line […]
26 May 2025

Picket Lines form at MPPs office in Pickering during WSIB Strike

PICKERING, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Members of OCEU/CUPE 1750 formed a picket line today in […]
26 May 2025

OCEU members announce they are prepared for full strike action after their employer locks workers out amid threats from management and rumours of scab labour

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– The union representing bargaining unit employees at the Workplace Safety […]
26 May 2025

OCEU/CUPE 1750 clarifies the facts amid employer misinformation

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– In public statements, the management team of the Workplace Safety […]
23 May 2025

Hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies shot up 288 per cent in Waterloo-Wellington health region of Ontario: CCPA report

GUELPH, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy […]
23 May 2025

Hospital spending on for-profit staffing agencies shot up 114 per cent in South West health region of Ontario: CCPA report

STRATFORD, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– A new research report by the Canadian Centre for Policy […]
23 May 2025

Amid “Team Canada” approach, WSIB contracts US firm

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Despite the calls from the federal and provincial governments to […]
22 May 2025

Solidarity on full display on the WSIB picket lines

TORONTO, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Today on picket lines all across Ontario, members of OCEU/CUPE […]
22 May 2025

“Boom for private profits at the expense of public hospitals:” researcher warns hospital crisis will worsen due to Ontario government policy

New CCPA study warns about wasteful expenditure on private healthcare as Ontario budget […]
22 May 2025

“Boom for private profits at the expense of public hospitals:” researcher warns hospital crisis will worsen due to Ontario government policy

New CCPA study warns about wasteful expenditure on private healthcare as Ontario budget […]