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Thunder Bay injured workers: “we are not going away”

December 9, 2014

“Injured, disabled workers stage rally calling for WSIB changes” / Matt Vis (tbsnewswatch.com, Dec. 8, 2014) Thunder Bay & District injured workers rallied Monday afternoon outside MPP Michael Gravelle’s constituency office to protest a significant increase in claims denials and drop in…

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Xmas rally – stop muzzling Meredith

December 8, 2014

Justice for injured workers! No to Marshall bonus and contract renewal! No to new benefit policies and cuts based on pre-existing conditions and age that attack injured workers’ rights and drive them further into poverty… No to stigma and baseless surveillance. Those…

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Rally addresses WSIB failures on safety and denials

December 8, 2014

“On-the-job deaths up 36 per cent over last five years” – video / David Shum (Global News Toronto, Dec. 8, 2014) Coverage includes issue of claims suppression and Minister of Labour’s response to recently released 2013 WSIB Statistical Report showing more workers…

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Statistical update on mental health disabilities

December 5, 2014

In the recently released findings from its “Canadian Survey on Disability 2012” Statistics Canada reports mental health-related disability frequently co-occurred with other types of disability: 91.6% of those with mental health-related disabilities also reported at least one other type of disability in…

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Injured workers deserve better healthcare!

December 4, 2014

Injured workers were handing out band-aids in front of the Ministry of Labour building on University Avenue yesterday. This was to underscore the WSIB’s failure to properly fund healthcare services, even as it rewards through large rebates “dangerous” employers with poor…

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Shortcoming health care for Ontario’s injured workers

December 3, 2014

“How the WSIB is failing the injured workers of Ontario” / Samantha Ponting (Rankandfile.ca, Dec. 3, 2014) Part one of a two-part series on problems in Ontario’s workers’ compensation system focuses on failure to meet the healthcare and medical rehabilitation needs of…

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Government fails to uphold country’s social obligation: response to AG report

November 26, 2014

“Vets needing PTSD benefits face dizzying paperwork, waits: auditor” / Murray Brewster (Hamilton Spectator, Nov. 26, 2014) Opposition parties, following release of the Auditor General report on Veterans Affairs’ handling of disability benefits for veterans with mental health conditions, charged the government…

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AG: too much red tape for veterans in accessing disability benefits

November 25, 2014

Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s Fall 2014 report, released today, confirmed what veterans needing mental health support have long known – they face bureaucratic barriers, unnecessary complexity, dizzying amounts of paperwork. The delays in waiting for medical records and approval of their…

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In the Legislative Assembly, Nov. 24

November 24, 2014

Today in the House Michael Mantha (NDP – Algoma-Manitoulin) paid tribute to the Manitoulin injured workers’ group and spoke on the need to address “reckless” WSIB internal policy changes. Bill 18 (Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014) received royal assent.…

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Experience rating – OFL reports it’s still “Rewarding offenders”

November 24, 2014

The Ontario Federation of Labour today released its report “Rewarding offenders” exposing how the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is giving millions of dollars in rebates on their premiums each year to companies convicted of occupational health and safety offences that resulted…

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