Duluth Nurses Avoid Strike After Reaching Tentative Deal with Employers
ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 5 – The agreement follows intense negotiations and aims to restore services for over 5.3 million people covered by WSIB, pending ratification by union members this weekend.
- On Saturday, WSIB and OCEU reached a tentative deal, ending over six weeks of labour disruption after marathon negotiations.
- On May 22, 2025, workers at WSIB staged the agency's first strike in 111 years after talks on wages, resources, and training broke down, leading to a month-long dispute.
- The WSIB proposed a 6.75% wage increase over three years, lifting the average salary from $98,000 to over $104,500, while digital services remained operational during the strike.
- Members are set to vote on the tentative agreement within days, with WSIB expecting full staff return within 24 hours of ratification.
- The tentative deal, pending union ratification, will restore WSIB services for over 5.3 million people and 300,000 businesses across Ontario.
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Tentative deal reached in six-week strike with WSIB workers
The union representing almost 4,000 striking workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) says it has reached a tentative deal, bringing an end to a more than six-week walkout. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the workers, did not release details of the agreement. Members are expected to hold a ratification […]


OCEU/CUPE 1750 Reaches Tentative Deal with WSIB After Historic Six-Week Strike
TORONTO -- After more than six weeks on the picket lines and unprecedented solidarity across the province, members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU/CUPE 1750) have reached a tentative agreement with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
WSIB and Ontario Compensation Employees Union reach tentative deal after ‘marathon session’
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has reached a tentative agreement with the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU), signaling a potential end to the labour disruption that began more than a month ago.
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