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Women and workplace health

March 7, 2018

Women workers make up 48% of Ontario’s employed workforce and represent 35% of allowed high impact lost time compensation claims (Schedule 1), 50% of Schedule 2 claims, according to WSIB 2016 statistics. However in their study “Falling Through the Legal Cracks”…

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Celebrating International Women’s Day

March 7, 2018

Members of Women of Inspiration injured workers’ group, seen here with MPPs Peter Tabuns and Cindy Forster, joined thousands others this past Saturday’s in Toronto’s 40th annual International Women’s Day march. Following a rally at OISE honouring the narratives of all women,…

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The hidden truth

March 3, 2018

Injured Worker Unemployment: The Hidden Truth by the ONIWG Research Action Committee highlights telling statistics on wage loss and unemployment among seriously injured workers with permanent disabilities – and the resulting mental health impacts. According to figures provided by the WSIB, only…

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“Dwindling WSIB coverage and underhanded tricks…”

March 1, 2018

Yesterday in the Legislative Assembly, Paul Miller, MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, called out the government for the state of Ontario’s workers’ compensation system. The Poverty Reduction critic for the NDP addressed cuts to health care benefits, urging the government to urged…

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Supporting FOI request for WSIB’s McIntyre Powder Project documents

February 27, 2018

In January 2018, the Law Firm of Antony Singleton filed a Freedom of Information request on behalf of Janice Martell with the Ontario WSIB, primarily in regard to WSIB’s negative policy on neurological disorders and occupational aluminum exposure, but also asking for…

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The problem with deeming

February 25, 2018

More than 90% of workers who lose time from work because of a work injury get back to work at their pre-injury wages in less than a year. But the vast majority of those injuries are temporary. People need time to heal,…

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Reminder – Register now for annual RSI Awareness Day conference!

February 22, 2018

We’re just 1 week away from RSI Day 2018 so it’s time to register quickly for an informative, free (yes free!) conference. Join the annual event for a discussion on prevention, compensation, accommodation, the latest research on RSI – and hopefully commit…

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World Day of Social Justice – What does it mean to injured workers fighting for fair compensation?

February 22, 2018

(by Rachel Gnanayutham) This past week, once again the UN’s annual World Day of Social Justice (February 20th) was observed globally to promote efforts to tackle issues such as poverty, exclusion and unemployment. On this day, many social justice organizations, visionary leaders…

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Study on emotional impacts of McIntyre Powder seeks participants

February 12, 2018

Danielle Aubin, a Laurentian University student in the master’s program in interdisciplinary health, would like to interview miners for her study “After the dust settles”. The former Elliot Lake resident is investigating the emotional impacts on underground miners required to breathe in…

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Radio driving change

February 12, 2018

While Canada’s claim to have the first radio station to broadcast in the world (Montreal experimental station XWA in 1919) is still debated, what is certain is that today the country’s approx. 950 radio stations reach deep into our communities, listened to…

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