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A Toxic Workplace—Not a “Careful” Workplace

April 1, 2017

By Terri Aversa, Health and Safety Officer, Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Sometimes the best way to define a toxic workplace is to define what’s not. A “careful” workplace is not a toxic workplace. A “careful” workplace is what psychologist and…

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Injured workers heading to the Supreme Court

March 28, 2017

This Thursday (Mar. 30) injured workers will be in the gallery for the Supreme Court hearing on the appeal case Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (formerly CSST) v. Alain Caron [read summary …

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“Caught in bureaucratic limbo” .. struggling to get by

March 23, 2017

“Why a family of six in Oakville is living on $36K a year: the WSIB refused to compensation Steve Rescan, 40, after back issues forced him to stop working” / Lisa Xing (CBC News Toronto, Mar. 22, 2017) A construction…

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Media making a difference

March 23, 2017

Congratulations! For their investigative reporting on A Workers’ Compensation System in Crisis, Toronto Star labour reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh and her team (Melissa Renwick, Paul Watson, Cameron Tulk, Kelsey Wilson, Frances Kelly) have been awarded a well-deserved 2017 Canadian Hillman Prize honourable…

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Keeping healthcare workers safe

March 14, 2017

“Health-care workers face ‘epidemic of violence'” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Mar. 13, 2017) & Editorial The hazards faced by Ontario’s nurses and personal support workers, including musculoskeletal disorders from client handling and disease exposures, make health-care sector injuries the second highest…

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Celebrating International Women’s Day

March 7, 2017

March 8th is International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of the struggles and achievements of women across the globe. This day roots from a strong militant, worker oriented and feminist tradition. It is therefore a day for us to recollect and…

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Living with invisible illness

March 7, 2017

Next Sunday at 1 p.m. the national CBC radio show “Out in the Open”, hosted by Piya Chattopadhyay, will discuss what it’s really like to live with invisible illness, and what people get wrong. The show invites comments and suggestions –…

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Interview with researcher

March 7, 2017

Dr Agnieszka (Iggy) Kosny, well-known to the injured worker community, was a recent guest on Steve Mantis’ popular “Community Conversations” Thunder Bay cable show. A staff scientist with the Institute for Work and Health and participant in the Research Action Alliance on…

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Not alone in his despair

March 1, 2017

“Mental health issues prominent among injured workers: Brantford group gives injured workers a voice” / Colleen Toms (Brant News, Feb. 28, 2017) A three-storey fall left highrise window cleaner Wes Mahoney severely injured and in constant pain. It also left him battling…

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Around the injured worker community

February 24, 2017

February is proving a busy month… On February 11th members of the Chinese Injured Workers Group (CIWG) were active participants in the Chinese New Year celebration organized annually by the Chinese Interagency Network of Greater Toronto’s Labour Committee. Two members acted as…

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