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All parties recognize RSI Awareness Day

February 26, 2015

In the midst of contentious debate in the Legislative Assembly, there was one issue all parties could agree on – the toll taken by repetitive strain injury and why we need RSI Awareness Day. Minister of Labour Kevin Flynn’s statement also addressed…

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Bill 56 and injured workers’ retirement income

February 19, 2015

Currently two-thirds of Ontarians do not have a workplace pension. Tuesday when the House started sitting again, MPPs jumped into second reading debate on Bill 56, The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan Act, 2014. Given that only 39% put away money for…

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June 1st preparations starting

February 18, 2015

Mark June 1st & 2nd on your calendar. Ontario’s Injured Workers Day rally will once again be held in front of the Legislative Assembly. Held on June 1st to commemorate the day in 1983 when injured workers gathered in such large numbers…

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Labour law review to cover precarious workers

February 17, 2015

The Ministry of Labour will launch a public consultation this Spring that looks at how Ontario’s current Labour Relations Act and Employment Standards Act meet the new realities of the workplace. This includes a labour market where, as reported in the 2013 …

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Responding to Marshall’s claims

February 9, 2015

The Jan. 31 2015 Toronto Star article “Meet the man injured Ontario workers ‘love to hate'” drew many comments on the Star’s website, and published letters to the editor: “WSIB destroys workers’ lives” (Hamilton Spectator, Feb. 9). Jeannie Howe, Southwestern Vice-President of…

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RSI Awareness Day 2015 conference registration open

February 3, 2015

Once again for International RSI Awareness Day the Toronto injured worker community is organizing a workshop to discuss issues related to repetitive strain injuries and the workplace. This year the Conference is going to follow up on the WSIB benefit policies, hear…

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WSIB’s Marshall: financial saviour or modern day bounty hunter?

February 1, 2015

“Meet the man Ontario injured workers ‘love to hate’ ” / Richard J. Brennan (Toronto Star, Jan. 31, 2015) Injured workers sincerely wish they had reason to praise the WSIB CEO and President for leadership of a fair compensation system. However in…

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Injured workers betrayed by WSIB President’s re-appointment

January 19, 2015

ONIWG’s Letter to the Premier and press release share the outrage felt at the recent two-year extension to the term of I. David Marshall as the Board’s CEO and President, despite widespread opposition to his role in creating a Board so hostile…

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Work-related injuries down but deaths up

January 15, 2015

A recent study by the Institute for Work and Health, published in the American Journal of Public Health, reports that work-related injuries fell by 30% between 2004-2011. The researchers estimated the incidence of occupational and nonoccupational injury from emergency department records…

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Injured worker out in the cold

January 8, 2015

“Surviving on the cold streets” (video) / Austin Delaney (CTV Toronto News, Jan. 7, 2015) Reporter interviews Mike, a homeless 50-year old former construction worker once earning $60,000 who lost his arm in a workplace accident 8 years ago. The downward spiral…

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