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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliman has just released the latest results of its Pension Buyout Index....

EDMONTON, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A survey of 93,000 Albertans conducted by the provincial government has a very clear message: don’t touch the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). The results were released by the government after a lengthy request for information by the Edmonton Journal. CUPE Alberta President Raj Uppal says she was not surprised the survey showed 63% opposition to leaving the CPP, and only 10% support for an Alberta plan. “There is no case for leaving the CPP,” said Uppal. “An Albert...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the strike at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) enters its second month, the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) is calling on the Ford government to stop interfering in negotiations and immediately meet with union leadership to help end the labour disruption. In a letter sent today to Labour Minister David Piccini and Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney, OCEU President Harry Goslin clearly states the provincial government is d...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With more than 3,600 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) employees poised to pass the one-month mark on strike, the union representing the workers says the agency continues to obstruct a fair resolution - putting injured workers, staff well-being, and the public compensation system at greater risk every day. Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) says it has made repeated, good-faith efforts to bring the strike to an end - including participating...

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Thursday, June 19, striking workers from Canadian Hearing Services (CUPE 2073) and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (OCEU/CUPE 1750) will join forces with the Sault Ste. Marie and District Labour Council for a solidarity rally outside MPP Chris Scott’s office at 154 Great Northern Road in Sault Ste. Marie. As the CHS strike enters its eighth week and the WSIB strike surpasses one month, workers, will call out the Ford government’s ongoing p...

PICKERING, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the historic strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers reaches the one-month mark, Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join the picket line in Pickering tomorrow, June 19 at 10:00 a.m., in a show of solidarity with members demanding a fair contract, mental health protections, and an end to unsafe workloads. The picket will take place outside the constituency office of Ontario’s Min...

BARRIE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers stretches into its fourth week, Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join the picket line in Barrie on Wednesday, June 18 at 10:00 a.m., to support members in their fight for a fair contract, safer working conditions, and respect on the job. Goslin will speak directly with striking workers and deliver remarks, highlighting the urgent need f...

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After a full weekend of mediated negotiations aimed at ending the ongoing strike, the union representing more than 3,600 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) employees says the agency is once again delaying a fair resolution, this time by rejecting a neutral path forward: a supervised vote by its own workforce. OCEU/CUPE 1750 says that despite extensive efforts by the union to move bargaining ahead, including participating in intensive mediation all weekend and...

SUDBURY, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers stretches into its fourth week, Harry Goslin, President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), will join the picket line in Sudbury on Tuesday, June 17 at 12:30 p.m., to support members in their push for a fair contract and safer working conditions. Goslin will speak directly with striking workers and deliver remarks, sending a clear message to WSIB leadership and the F...

NORTH BAY, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As the strike by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers enters its fourth week, the President of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750), Harry Goslin, will be on the North Bay picket line tomorrow, June 17th at 10:00 a.m., standing in solidarity with frontline workers demanding safer workloads, fair wages, and an end to outsourcing. The picket line will start at the intersection of Lakeshore and Judge, then proceed to march to...