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Election top of mind on Injured Workers’ Day

June 5, 2018

At vigils and rallies around the province (Toronto, Peterborough, Windsor, Thunder Bay) to mark Injured Workers’ Day, the question of where the parties stand on workers’ compensation issues ranked high, or in the words of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups,…

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Sudbury Injured Workers Group first meeting a success!

June 3, 2018

ONIWG’s Christine Nugent and Dianne Baddeley report on a new injured workers’ group in northern Ontario. The group will provide education on rights in the workers’ compensation system and peer support for injured workers who all too often face isolation and loneliness…

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Justice Bike Riders get a warm welcome in northern Ontario

May 29, 2018

Report, contributed by Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Group’s Christine Nugent and Dianne Baddeley, on a highly successful 4th annual Justice Bike Ride and organizing event in northern Ontario. A great start to a busy (pre-election!) week leading up to rallies and…

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Where do the parties stand on Workers’ Comp?

May 28, 2018

On June 7th this year, injured workers, like all Ontarians, will have an opportunity to cast a vote for the next provincial government. We asked the major parties where they stand on Workers’ Compensation. Whether you are an injured worker or an…

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Coming this week – Injured Workers’ Day!

May 27, 2018

A number of injured worker rallies will be held this Friday in Toronto and in cities around the province on the 36th anniversary of Injured Workers Day . Held on June 1st every year, the event celebrates the gains made through united…

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2018 Justice Bike Ride demands action on occupational disease

May 24, 2018

Tomorrow marks the start of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups’ annual Justice for Injured Workers Bike Ride (May 25-27), focusing this year on bringing greater public attention to Occupational Disease: The Other Workplace Injury. Follow the ride and show your…

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Guide pour les médecins

May 24, 2018

Le guide Comment aider les travailleuses et travailleurs blessés, produit par l’Ontario Legal Clinics’ Workers’ Compensation Network, est destiné aux médecins en Ontario. Puisque la plupart des dossiers dépendent de la preuve médicale, sans votre aide les travailleuses et travailleurs blessés…

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Appeal Court Stops WSIB Criminalization of Injured Workers’ Recovery from Injury

May 17, 2018

Ontario’s Court of Appeal has issued its decision on three cases that were heard together challenging convictions of injured workers for failing to report a material change of circumstances (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board v. Curtis, 2018 ONCA 441 (CanLII). Injured…

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Your Ontario Election Toolkit

May 16, 2018

The 2018 Ontario Provincial Election is taking place on June 7th, less than a month away. ONIWG and the Workers’ Comp Is A Right campaign are pleased to release their 2018 Ontario Election Toolkit. The kit is adapted from the Income…

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Tip of the iceberg

May 7, 2018

In the recently published Parkland Institute study Safer by Design: How Alberta Can Improve Workplace Safety, authors Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull and Bob Barnetson offer recommendations to address the unacceptable (and underestimated) number of workplace injuries and illnesses through better preventive measures, occupational…

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