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–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#OCEU–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). “This has been one of the toughest fights in our union’s history—and I could not be prouder of our members,” said Harry Goslin, President of OCEU/CUPE 1750. “For si…
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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