CUPE 1750-OCEU to Hold Press Conference on State of WSIB Negotiations

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With less than four days before a strike deadline, the president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, the president of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (CUPE 1750), and the executive vice president of the Ontario Federation of Labour will hold a press conference about negotiations for 3,750 critical Workplace Safety Insurance Board workers (WSIB). They will be joined by member of Provincial Parliament for the Ontario New Democratic Party, Bhutila Karpoche.

WHAT:	CUPE 1750-OCEU press conference on WSIB workers’ negotiations
WHO:	Harry Goslin, president of CUPE 1750-OCEU
	Fred Hahn, president of CUPE Ontario
	Janice Folk Dawson, executive vice president of the OFL
	Bhutila Karpoche, NDP MPP
WHEN:	Thursday, May 25 – 10 a.m.
WHERE:	Queen’s Park Media Studio

OCEU / CUPE Local 1750, also known as the Ontario Compensation Employees Union, represents over 3,750 employees who are employed with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Members of OCEU serve workers, their families and employers in the Province of Ontario, providing compensation for loss of earning benefits or health care coverage to eligible employees who have obtained an injury or illness as a result of their job.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario represents 300,000 members across the province, serving workers in health care, emergency services, education, early learning and child care, municipalities, social services, libraries, utilities, transportation, and more.

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