OPSEU 166

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Media coverage and labour reporting relevant to OPSEU 166 members.

globenewswire.com · 2026-07-08

Striking OPSEU/SEFPO members descend on the Treasury Board with a strong message for Premier Ford: “Come to the table, fund our services, end the strike.”

Toronto, ON, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 1,000 striking community, health and social services workers showed up at the doorstep of...

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thespec.com · 2026-07-08

Striking OPSEU workers deserve your support

About 4,000 public sector workers are on strike for their owed backpay.

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ctvnews.ca · 2026-07-07

Striking Community Living London workers attempt to confront Rob Flack at the MPP’s luncheon

A business luncheon co-hosted by Elgin Middlesex London PC MPP Rob Flack was disrupted by protesters Tuesday.

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lfpress.com · 2026-06-25

Picket-line tensions rise as police probe incident involving security guard

Community Living London strike enters fifth week with no movement in talks.

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open.spotify.com · 2026-06-23

OPSEU's Lisa Fewster updates the Community Living London strike

London Live with Mike Stubbs · Episode

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ctvnews.ca · 2026-06-23

Police intervene as striking Community Living London workers picket at hotel housing replacements

Police were called to a south London hotel Tuesday morning to clear a path for replacement workers being housed there amid an ongoing strike by Community Living London employees.

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peterboroughcurrents.ca · 2026-06-22

Tensions boil over into a strike at Community Living (and across the province)

Chronic underfunding and a wage cap lead to coordinated labour actions across the province

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lfpress.com · 2026-06-21

Premier Doug Ford drowned out by protesters at 2026 Ford Fest

A small army of police officers and private security could not keep hundreds of protesters out of this year’s Ford Fest, held Friday night.

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thestar.com · 2026-06-17

While Ontarians struggle, Doug Ford's government is paying attention to its own pensions

Caucus pushback suggests a skewed sense of priorities.

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ctvnews.ca · 2026-06-16

NDP calls for audit into $1 billion given to private administrators of public services

Ontario’s opposition NDP is calling for the province’s Auditor General to audit three private companies who together got $1 billion to administer public services, including employment services and disability support.

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springmag.ca · 2026-06-16

Worth fighting for: Community Living London workers ready to strike - Spring

Community Living London workers are preparing to walk off the job on Monday, joining thousands of workers across Ontario in a growing labour dispute driven by chronic underfunding, low wages, and worsening working conditions. This action is a part of the “Worth Fighting For” campaign, a coordinated, province-wide community and labour action in Ontario led

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ctvnews.ca · 2026-06-16

Ontario families struggling as community and social service workers strike enters fourth week

For the last three weeks, Toronto resident Owen Rees has filled notebooks with pleas to return home to his roomful of records, his friends down the hall, and a dance party every Friday.

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lfpress.com · 2026-06-12

Community Living picketers rushed to help overdosing man: Union

Workers administered CPR and Narcan while rallying near an area MPP’s office.

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lfpress.com · 2026-06-11

Community Living strike leaves vulnerable clients without vital support

Families say loved ones are missing caregivers, routines and community connections.

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ctvnews.ca · 2026-06-05

‘Give these people what they deserve’: Clients feeling the effects of ongoing OPSEU strike

Workers at Community Living London were back on the picket line Thursday afternoon, calling for higher wages and increased provincial funding as clients and families began to feel the effects of the ongoing strike.

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lfpress.com · 2026-06-01

Police called as tensions flare on Community Living London picket line | London Free Press

Tension on the Community Living London picket line ratcheted up Monday as striking workers delayed replacement hires from getting to work, the union president said.

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ctvnews.ca · 2026-05-25

Community Living London union members on strike

Six-hundred OPSEU workers with Community Living London went on strike Monday, which means the group homes and programs they support are now understaffed.

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lfpress.com · 2026-05-25

600 Community Living London workers hit picket lines as strike starts | London Free Press

Nearly 600 workers supporting the disabled in London have walked off the job.

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lfpress.com · 2026-05-16

Community Living worker strike could disrupt services for 1,000-plus | London Free Press

Union seeks retroactive pay increase similar to Bill 124 awards.

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