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‘Just Like Any Other Workers, We Need some Help’: Unionized WSIB Workers Ready to Hit Picket Lines
- Members of the union representing employees at the provincial agency responsible for workplace safety and insurance began staggered strike actions on May 21, establishing picket lines in multiple cities such as Toronto and Windsor.
- The strike follows failed contract negotiations marked by an impasse over workload, wages, and mental health concerns amid rising caseloads and stress levels.
- The union, representing 3,600 members through CUPE Local 1750, cites dangerously high workloads increasing anxiety and depression rates nearly double the national average.
- WSIB proposed a total wage increase of 4.5 per cent spread over three years—equivalent to an average annual raise of 1.5 per cent—but the union considers this offer inadequate and below the rate of inflation since 2020.
- The strike may delay some WSIB services as the agency continues automated payments and prioritizes urgent claims while urging union executives to return to negotiations.
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Workplace Safety Insurance Board workers on strike in Timmins
Workers from the Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) are continuing their strike, which officially began on Thursday, citing dangerously high workloads the union says is driving up rates of depression and anxiety among its members.
Inside Ottawa Valley
WSIB workers plan to be back at work after rolling strikes across Ontario but it’s unclear if their employer will let them
Workers represented by the Ontario Compensation Employees Union have withdrawn their services Thursday and Friday.
The Toronto Star
The Hamilton SpectatorThousands of WSIB workers on strike as union cites ‘dangerously high’ workloads
Beginning Thursday and through Friday, 3,600 case managers, nurses and health specialists will be on a "rolling" strike in cities across Ontario, including Toronto.
Ontario’s WSIB to continue providing service and support during labour disruption - OHS Canada Magazine
Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will continue to process claims and pay income support to those off work due to work-related injury or illness during a labour disruption. While the strike by members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) will impact some service timelines, the WSIB says it has taken significant action to minimize any disruptions, including through automated payments for the vast majority of clai…
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