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Champion for the ‘little guy’?

November 23, 2018

Statement by Janet Paterson and Moses Sheppard of the Thunder Bay and District Injured Worker Support Group: Premier Ford is, according to him, a champion for the little guy. Thus far, he has cancelled the Basic Income Pilot Project, which…

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Register now – Bancroft Institute discussion Nov 29

November 16, 2018

A reminder that the next in the Bancroft Institute for Studies on Workers’ Compensation and Work Injury discussion series is fast approaching. Keynote speaker at the November 29 Thursday morning event will be Professor Ellen MacEachen, Co-director of the Centre for Research…

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Manitoulin & North Shore injured workers brace for fight back

November 15, 2018

(Statement from Manitoulin & North Shore Injured Workers Group chairperson, Gary Hrytsak) Some workers stared with disbelief. Others sat hunched and stared at their shoes. I had just explained the recent move by the Ford Government to cut employer premiums again. The…

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Health & Safety Activist awards

November 15, 2018

Last Friday at the annual Health & Safety Activist Awards dinner, two of our own were recognized. Organized by the Toronto & York Labour Council, Workers Health & Safety Centre and Central Ontario Building Trades Council, the awards recognize the efforts of…

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The presumption of entitlement in workers’ compensation

November 7, 2018

A recent blog post by lawyer Antony Singleton questions the way a recent decision by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has handled the legal presumption of entitlement in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. The presumption of entitlement for…

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Improving access to legal services

October 28, 2018

Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) released this week a summary of consultations on its racialized communities strategy, aimed at helping racialized clients get the services they need. The LAO has been meeting since 2016 with legal aid applicants and clients, lawyers, community…

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Govt bill weakens labour law protections for workers

October 28, 2018

This has been a challenging week for legal protection of workers’ conditions of employment and safety on the job. On Tuesday the Ford government introduced Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 to roll-back labour laws changes enacted in the…

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Overdue: addressing injured worker poverty

October 17, 2018

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is a day to reflect also on the poverty close at home. One in six Canadians currently live in poverty, and in Ontario the percentage is slightly higher at 17%. While Toronto and Windsor…

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We can do better

October 8, 2018

Pushback on the recently announced 30% cut in employers’ premium rates continues unabated. In Rank and File.ca (Oct. 4) , Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups president Willy Noiles tracks reductions in employers’ premiums made since the mid-1990s. According to Professor Harry…

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On the backs of injured workers

September 28, 2018

The 30% cut to employers’ premiums recently announced by the Ontario government and WSIB continues to draw strong condemnation for the negative and continuing impact it will have for those with work-related injury or illness: The Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups…

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