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OFL / ONIWG June 1-2 Conference agenda released

May 19, 2015

An exciting program has been developed for the Conference that follows the Injured Workers Day rally and march – registration is filling fast so make sure you book your spot soon! The Joint Conference takes a frank look at present-day challenges and…

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A tale of two provinces…

May 18, 2015

Valuable new research on how the distinct workers’ compensation systems in Quebec and Ontario affect doctors in their various roles was presented to a packed room at the Spring 2015 session of the Bancroft Institute Discussion and Policy series held last week…

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Protecting victims of occupational disease

May 12, 2015

Oshawa MPP Jennifer French (NDP) introduced a private member’s bill last Thursday aimed at closing loopholes in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act “that penalize victims and their families”. The Protecting Victims of Occupational Disease Act, 2015 (Bill 98) amends s. 43…

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Justice bike ride sets out for June 1st Injured Workers’ Day rally

May 7, 2015

Follow activists Richard Hudon & Peter Page as they set out Sunday May 24 on their 600 km Justice ride from Ottawa to Toronto (see updates from the road). Join them at the rally Monday 11 a.m. June 1 at Queen’s Park…

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It’s time to act on mental health

May 5, 2015

“Paramedics support bill that would give mental health support” / Jonathan Migneault (Sudbury Northern Life, May 5, 2015) CUPE first responders gathered at Queen’s Park to urge passage of Bill 2, an amendment to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act which…

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The lives and sorrow behind the statistics

May 2, 2015

ONIWG’s Peter Page explains why their Justice for injured Workers Legal Defence Fund was created – and how you can help its aim of protecting and restoring workers’ collective rights. And an excerpt from his “Big Book of Injured Workers” diaries eloquently…

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Ontario communities remember fallen workers

April 28, 2015

“If we have elected governments committed to enforcing the law, we can do better…” Many speakers echoed the words of Canadian Labour Congress president, Hassan Yussuff, at today’s Ottawa Day of Mourning (see video below). In 49 other Day of Mourning ceremonies…

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“Mourn the dead; fight like hell for the living”

April 26, 2015

An estimated 2.3 million workers, according to ILO statistics, die each year from work-related accidents or disease – one worker every 15 seconds. Untold more suffer from occupational illness or non-fatal accidents. The website 28 April, an initiative of Hazards…

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Windsor & Essex prepare for Day of Mourning

April 26, 2015

“Day of mourning remembers workers killed, injured” / Cheryl Vigh-Basden (Windsor Star blog, Apr. 21, 2015) Windsor-Essex injured workers and the community will join others across the country Tuesday in remembering those killed or injured on the job at a Day of…

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Toronto Day of Mourning ceremony moves to Bloor/High Park

April 16, 2015

This year, in recognition of the recent tragic workplace deaths of two bricklayers, Luigi Cudini and Shane Jennings (members of LIUNA Local 183), the Toronto and York Region Labour Council has announced Toronto’s Day of Mourning ceremony will be held this year…

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