About us
CUPE Local 1750, also known as Ontario Compensation Employees Union, represents over 3,800 employees who are employed with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Infrastructure Health & Safety Association. Members of CUPE Local 1750 serve workers, their families and employers in the province of Ontario, providing compensation for loss of earnings, benefits or health care coverage to eligible Ontarians who have suffered an injury or illness as a result of their job.
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Although the Executive Board or the Council of Unit Co-ordinators may also refer other matters to this committee, their primary responsibility is ARTICLE 6 of the Collective Agreement. Organizational and Technological Change as per Article 6.01 of our Collective Agreement means the introduction of equipment, material, work functions, processes, methods, organization or geographic location, significantly different from that currently practiced. This committee plays an important role in bargaining. Four months before bargaining is due to start, the Co-ordinator will submit a report on any bargaining changes necessary to ARTICLE 6. The committee provides a liaison between our Local and the Technological Changes Committees of those Organizations to which we are affiliated. In addition, they maintain regular contact with all other Public Service unions on the issue of Technological Change. In terms of service to individual Union members, the committee maintains regular contact with all members who are affected employees and keeps track of ongoing Org and Tech (Article 6) grievances. The chair (Advisor) of this committee reports regularly to the National Representative and to the Advisory Group and to the Council of Unit Co-Ordinators. Committee Members Vice President: April Leblanc |
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Note: All Travel and Business Expenses can be found in Article 8 of the Collective Agreement The members of this committee participate as the Union representatives on the Joint Travel and Busines Expense Committee established under the Collective Agreement. The Committee Chairperson is a member of the Executive Board and a member of the Council of Unit Co-ordinators with voice and vote at meetings and makes regular reports to these bodies. This committee also provides information to the Bargaining Committee Committee Members Treasurer: Dave Peddle |
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| Article 25 In the Collective Agreement states the following:“The Employer and the Union are committed to maintaining a workplace that demonstrates a sincere and continuing interest in the individual and collective well-being of all employees and recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of every employee.
The Employer undertakes to:
The Employer and the Union acknowledge that workload can fluctuate and should be reviewed on an ongoing basis with the goal of equitable and reasonable distribution of workload. The Employer will ensure that employees know what is expected of them by providing ongoing performance feedback and collaborate on development objectives through regular supervision.” Jointly, Union and management have designated individual contact persons to specific positions to assist with related workload issues. If these issues cannot be resolved at the local level, either party or both can jointly bring the issue to the identified contacts who will engage the parties to discuss recommendations to resolve the issue(s). The workload committee role mandate is to make recommendations if the issue is unable to be addressed at the Local level. If the issue still cannot be resolved, it can then be escalated to the Joint Workload Committee for further discussion. The local reserves the right to file grievances under the workload language in the collective agreement if required. Committee Members: Vice President: Thomas Chang |
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The committee works to achieve the best Pension Plan for members and represents the Local on Pension issues. It recommends appointments to WSIB Pension committees and advises and makes recommendations to the Bargaining committee. Regular reports are made to the Executive Board and Council of Coordinators to whom it is accountable. For questions regarding your pension please contact: Pension Contact Centre By phone: 1-855-242-1526 President & Committee Lead: Harry Goslin Committee member: Harry Goslin, Dave Peddle, Nicole Francis and April Leblanc |
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| Grievance Committee:
This is not a permanent committee. The committee is formed as required when a greivance decision is being appealed. The role of the grievance committee is to review decisions around proceeding to arbitration on cases. Although used rarely it provides opportunities to protect members’ interests in the grievance process. The Chief Steward and the Senior Stewards meet regularly in addition to the grievance committee for the purposes of training, information exchange and to determine grievance trends. CUPE Representative: Corey Nageleisen and Luke Mccann Note: Please contact us at info@oceu.ca for grievance assistance. |
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| Our committee works to safeguard the rights and protect the interests of workers in our workplace in health and safety matters. Committee members represent the Union on Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees and participate on behalf of the bargaining unit in Occupational Health and Safety Committees.
The Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees are jointly established under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. The CUPE Local 1750 Occupational Health and Safety co-ordinator is the chairperson of the Committee and is an elected member of the Executive Board with voice and vote in meetings. The co-ordinator is responsible to the Executive Board and the Council of Unit Coordinators with respect to its activities and responsibilities and makes regular reports to both bodies. Committee Member: Vice President: Thomas Chang |
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| This committee is responsible for providing representation to members who have WSIB claims appeals. If requested, committee members will also assist members with return to work and accommodation issues that arise in the workplace.
WSIB claims Representatives Always Needed Some of the important work our local does is to assist our members with their Board Employee claims when they have suffered a work related injury. We need your assistance and expertise as a WSIB Claims Representative, to assist CUPE 1750 members with issues of entitlement, return to work, understanding their claims, interpreting decisions, completing objection forms and representing them at meeting’s with the Employer/Agency as well as with appeals. Volunteer to become a WSIB Claims Representative by contacting us at the union office. Training is available upon request when you volunteer. If you would like to volunteer to be a WSIB claims representative or need assistance with a WSIB claim please call the union office. Committee Members Vice President: Thomas Chang WSIB Claims Process |
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The Inclusions/Exclusions Committee shall:
Committee Members: Treasurer: Dave Peddle |
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| The Diversity and Equity Issues Committee shall:
a) Inquire into matters brought forward by members concerning employer violations of the Human Rights code and related legislation; Committee Members: Chief Steward Head Office: Nicole Francis |
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The members of this committee participate as the Union Committee of the Joint Insurance Review Committee established under the Collective Agreement. On its own initiative from time to time the committee makes recommendations to the Executive Board regarding: 1. the benefits package of the collective agreement(s) The Committee Chair is a member of the Executive Board and the Council. This committee also provides information to the Bargaining Committee concerning the benefits package. Committee Member: Vice-President: April Leblanc Note: Benefits information( extended health benefits, dental, life insurance, travel insurance) can be found in the WSIB “Human Resources Employee Handbook” on Connex. General questions regarding your benefits can be answered directly by the WSIB benefits department. They can be contacted at: There is also a dedicated WSIB retiree no: |
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Our committee writes, edits and publishes all of the Union communications, including the Update, Bulletins and, of course, the Web Page. We are also responsible for distribution of printed materials to the membership. We keep our members informed about happenings within the Local and in the broader labour community; the Canadian Union of Public Employees, its divisions or councils and other Union bodies. We liaise with other committees of the Local and work on special projects from time to time as needed. We provide advice to the Administrator and Council on matters pertaining to communications and each year we develop a communication strategy for the local. Committee Members: President: Harry Goslin |
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| OCEU takes pride in building a better life for our members and their families. Through our annual education bursaries, we provide the children of our members an opportunity to pursue an education and upgrade their skills. Please stay tuned for the bursary applications which opens around September / October every year. Make sure you have the updated email address on your member profile.Children (as defined in the collective agreement) of members of OCEU/CUPE 1750, who will be attending full-time post-secondary education will be eligible for an opportunity to receive a bursary award.
Eligibility Requirements: Proof of acceptance and registration in a full-time post-secondary education program; Should you require any further information feel free to contact the union office by emailing info@oceu.ca. OCEU would like to wish all students a successful school year. Past recipients are no longer eligible to apply to allow us to grant bursary awards to as many of our members’ children as possible. Committee Members: |
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The Job Evaluation committee represents the union in the joint job evaluation procedures established under the Collective Agreement. It is responsible to the Executive Board and the Council of Unit Coordinators and makes regular reports to these bodies. The committee assists in job matching activities for use in negotiations with the employer and it may also participate in the preparation and presentation of classification grievances. This committee also makes recommendations to the bargaining committee with respect to Article 18 of the Collective Agreement. Job Evaluation Committee The Joint Job Evaluation Committee is responsible for evaluating all bargaining unit jobs using the joint job evaluation plan. The Joint Job Evaluation Plan and process will be periodically reviewed through discussions between the parties to ensure it continues to adequately measure the value of the work of the bargaining unit work force. The Joint Job Evaluation committee will report concerns over the integrity of the plan and process to the employer and the union. Changes to the Joint Job Evaluation Plan will be made by mutual agreement. Job Evaluation Committee Members JJE Co-Chair: Annette Holmes |
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This committee works to ensure that the emotional well-being of our members receives attention and that wellness activities and counselling services are available as needed? They provide liaison with the Corporate Health Centre and other external groups, to support the provision of appropriate services for our? members.
Within the Local, committee members liaise with other committees such as Education and Training, Publications, and Health and Safety, the Disability Management Committee and Joint Insurance Benefits Review.
Committee members also liaise with other agencies such as the Corporate Health Centre.
Warren Shepell the EAP provider, CUPE Ontario and CUPE National and Canadian Labour Congress.
Committee Member
Regional Director: Rebecca Punkari