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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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OFL / ONIWG 2015 march & conference – registration open

April 13, 2015

The Ontario Network of Injured Worker Groups and Ontario Federation of Labour are joining forces June 1-2 to honour 100 years of workers’ compensation in Ontario – and collaborate on strengthening it for present-day and future injured workers. The rally on Injured …

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Guide for physicians in assisting injured workers with WSIB issues

April 8, 2015

The Ontario Legal Clinics Workers’ Compensation Network has produced a pamphlet for physicians assisting patients with work related injury or illness. You are welcome to print or share “How to Assist Injured Workers – A Guide for Physicians in Ontario” with health…

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Asbestos awareness

April 1, 2015

April 1-7 marks National Asbestos Awareness Week in the United States. With National Day of Mourning approaching (April 28th), it is a timely reminder that asbestos is far and away the leading cause of occupational death in Canada, accounting for 2,268 deaths…

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Justice for Injured Workers bike ride / Premier cycleton for June 1st rally

March 22, 2015

Long-time injured worker activists Richard Hudon and Peter Page will set out May 25th on the first Justice for Injured Workers bike ride. Richard was injured over fifty years ago and is well-known, not only for his advocacy and support for fellow…

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Bancroft discussion to focus on role of doctors

March 21, 2015

The Bancroft Institute has announced details of its upcoming May 14 Policy & Research Discussion session – “How Characteristics of Workers’ Compensation Systems Affect Doctors: A Comparative Study of Québec and Ontario”. Keynote speakers Katherine Lippel (Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa),…

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New reports on destructive trends – a look south of the border

March 10, 2015

“Insult to Injury”, a 4-part joint investigative series by ProPublica and NPR (National Public Radio) takes an in-depth look at the decimation of workers’ comp in the United States. Using statistical and official documentary evidence, it also lays bare through injured workers’…

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Medical decisionmaking – who is in control?

March 1, 2015

When a clinical neurologist went public last year over dealings with the Nova Scotia WCB (CBC News Oct. 10, 2014) that she termed “appallingly disturbing”, she raised an issue that often confronts injured workers, leaving them “between a rock and a hard…

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