US EditionStriking WSIB Workers Returning to Work on Monday After Voting to Ratify Tentative Collective Agreement
- Unionized workers represented by the Ontario Compensation Employees Union at WSIB ratified a tentative agreement and returned to work on Monday, ending a strike that began May 22.
- The strike followed months of failed contract talks over wages, workloads, and outsourcing, with Bill 124’s one percent wage cap complicating negotiations and Premier Ford personally engaging.
- The WSIB insures over 5.3 million people and 300,000 workplaces, with workers demanding fair wages, reduced caseloads, safer workplaces, and ending outsourcing amid staffing and mental health concerns.
- The new deal includes a seven percent wage increase over three years, with 72.5 percent of members approving, and WSIB officials expressing pride in the team’s recent efforts and readiness to resume full service.
- WSIB leadership and union representatives acknowledge ongoing organizational challenges and plan immediate relief measures, emphasizing commitment to better serving injured workers in the future.
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Work resumes at WSIB as union members approve new contract
After more than six weeks on strike, approximately 3,600 unionized employees at Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) have returned to work following a majority vote in favour of a new collective agreement
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Tentative agreement ends Ontario’s WSIB strike
Workers were slated to return to the job on Monday (July 7).
Striking WSIB workers returning to work on Monday after voting to ratify tentative collective agreement
Members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) will be returning to work on Monday after voting in favour of ratifying the tentative collective agreement that was announced on Saturday with their employer, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
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WSIB workers approve tentative agreement, ending strike
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) workers will soon be heading back to work.The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) announced on Sunday that its members have accepted the tentative collective agreement that was negotiated by the bargaining committee."I am proud of my coworkers and the strength of our union; we are a critical safety net for Ontario workers, and Ontarians spoke up, sending thousands of messages to the WSIB leader…
Striking workers ratify new deal with WSIB; back to work on Monday
Unionized workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) have ratified a new agreement, ending a nearly two-month-long strike. The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE), which represents more than 3,600 frontline members, says workers will be back on the job first thing Monday. News of the agreement came after union president Harry Goslin said […]
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