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Wynne forced to respect injured worker voices

November 6, 2017

(contributed by Christine Nugent, ONIWG) On Saturday November 5, a determined group of injured workers of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG), organized to present, the Workers’ Comp is a Right Campaign, to the Ontario Liberal Party, outside their…

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The delusion of deeming

November 2, 2017

“The phantom jobs of injured workers: The WSIB’s horrific practice of deeming.” / Zaid Noorsumar (Rank and File, 2 Nov. 2017) “Deeming” is hard to explain – and harder still for injured workers, such as Mark Winegarden, to experience. Having damaged his…

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104th anniversary of Meredith report: what would the Judge think today?

October 30, 2017

On October 31 in 1913 Justice Sir William Meredith’s three-year Royal Commission delivered the report that would form the basis of Ontario’s workers’ compensation system – and those across Canada. Following extensive public consultation around the province and travels to see how…

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Pace of GE Peterborough claims review questioned

October 23, 2017

“GE Peterborough workers’ cancer cases get second look” / Kristin Rushowy (Toronto Star, 23 Oct.) Late last week former GE Peterborough employee Roger Fowler received word his claim for workers’ compensation for colorectal cancer is being reviewed. After fighting for 26 years…

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Alberta injured workers put forward their proposals

October 20, 2017

As the Workers’ Comp is a Right Campaign moves forward, it’s a good time to look again at priorities identified by injured worker groups across Canada and how in many cases they mirror the concerns of Ontario’s injured workers. In a recent …

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New WSIB policy discriminates against chronic mental stress

October 16, 2017

A coalition of injured workers, community legal clinics, private bar lawyers, and doctors with decades of direct experience in Ontario’s workers’ compensation system has sent a clear and urgent message to Premier Wynne on the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) new…

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Miners’ claims – moving forward (but not for all)

October 11, 2017

“Ontario pledges $1 million to help ailing miners exposed to toxic dust.” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Oct. 11, 2017) Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is expected to announce today funding for the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) to…

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Progress on accessing hearing devices?

October 11, 2017

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) policy on hearing devices was raised again in the House last Thursday by Sarnia-Lambton MPP (PC), Robert Bailey. Referring to patients’ difficulties accessing the hearing aid that works best for them, he noted …Just one…

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Toronto campaign reaches out

October 6, 2017

Injured workers from the ridings of Toronto-Danforth, Beaches-East York, and beyond had an inspiring, empowering, and fun day last Saturday building the Workers’ Comp is a Right campaign and getting the word out to the public. The day started off with a…

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Deeming and the migrant worker

October 5, 2017

“Tribunal slams WSIB practice that cuts benefits to injured migrant workers” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Oct. 5, 2017) In what is being called a landmark decision, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has ruled that Ontario’s workers’ compensation board’s…

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