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National Post
10 hours ago
- Politics
- National Post
NDP MPP Lise Vaugeois to Join WSIB Strike Picket Line in Thunder Bay
Article content THUNDER BAY, Ontario — NDP MPP for Thunder Bay–Superior North, Lise Vaugeois, Shadow Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, with responsibility for WSIB and Injured Workers, will join the picket line at 605 Sibley Drive on Monday, June 9, 2025, in support of 3,600 striking WSIB workers represented by the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750). OCEU/CUPE 1750 members, have spent over two weeks on strike, are calling for fair wages, safer workplaces, and an end to the outsourcing of Ontario jobs to U.S.-based firms. Article content Article content The picket line will run from 9:00 a.m. to noon, with MPP Vaugeois expected to arrive at 10:00 a.m. to deliver remarks. Article content 'Instead of listening to injured workers and front-line employees, WSIB management and the Ford government decided to shut them out and contract out critical services to the US. Now injured workers are paying the price with delays and backlogs while employers pocket millions in unjustified rebates. Ontarians deserve better,' said Lise Vaugeois, MPP for Thunder Bay–Superior North. 'This is the sixth time I've publicly stood with CUPE 1750, and I continue to call on WSIB management to return to the table and deliver a fair deal that respects staff and ensures injured workers get the support they deserve.' Article content Since the strike began, MPP Vaugeois has been a vocal advocate at Queen's Park, raising workers' concerns in the legislature and pressing the Ford government to address the ongoing WSIB crisis. Article content 'MPP Vaugeois has been an incredible ally, bringing our picket lines into Queen's Park and hammering the government on our behalf,' said Harry Goslin, President of OCEU/CUPE 1750. 'It's a great pleasure to now have her join us on the line in person. Her support means a great deal to our members in Thunder Bay and across Ontario.' Article content OCEU/CUPE 1750 members continue to face chronic understaffing, stagnant wages, and growing pressure to outsource essential public services. The union is calling on the Ford government and WSIB leadership to invest in frontline workers and protect good, unionized jobs in Ontario. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Globe and Mail
21-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
British Columbia's main outpatient lab services provider says it has reached a deal with the union representing about 1,200 striking workers across the province. LifeLabs says in a statement that it and the BC General Employees' Union have reached the three-year collective bargaining agreement after both sides received binding recommendations from a mediator. Workers had been conducting job action in B.C. since February, rotating temporary closures at different lab locations. In its statement, LifeLabs says it appreciates working with the union and looks forward to continuing what it calls a 'strong, collaborative relationship' built over time. The terms of the deal were not described. The union originally said in February that workers took job action due to LifeLab's refusal to increase wages and benefits to cover the high cost of living as well as 'poor working conditions resulting from chronic understaffing.' The two sides had been without a contract since April 2024 and the union voted in November to authorize job action in the dispute.
