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WSIB surveillance on the rise

June 16, 2014

“Workplace Safety Insurance Board steps up spying on clients, documents show” / Patty Winsa (Toronto Star, Jun. 16, 2014) Internal documents show the WSIB considers psychological conditions or language barriers to be “red flags” for fraud and may order surveillance – and,…

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Investigative report on the Canadian asbestos epidemic

June 14, 2014

“No safe use: the Canadian asbestos epidemic” / Tavia Grant (Globe and Mail, Jun. 14, 2014) Six-part investigative report on asbestos, the number one source of workplace deaths in Canada, responsible for over 2,200 between 2007-2012 primarily from mesothelioma and asbestosis. This…

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Where do the parties stand on workers’ compensation?

June 6, 2014

This May the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) sent the province’s Liberal, Green, New Democratic and Progressive Conservative parties a list of questions for their positions on social policy issues. Included in the questions were ones on disability and the WSIB. Find…

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Women of Inspiration lead May 23 picket

May 24, 2014

The Women of Inspiration led the last of three pickets before Injured Workers’ Day, talking of their personal experiences and stress in dealing with the Board, and how unjust procedures are hurting the community. Lending their support to the picket were United…

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Questions for candidates on workers’ comp

May 21, 2014

Election Day (June 12) approaches. ONIWG has prepared a list of questions about the WSIB and its policies to ask candidates in your riding. Find them posted under “Other Resources” on the Ontario Election 2014 page of the Income Security Advocacy Centre’s…

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May 16 picket a lively event

May 17, 2014

The information pickets at the Ministry of Labour had a successful second day today, hosted by the Injured Workers Action for Justice (IWA4J) and the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups. Injured workers and advocates denounced the proposed WSIB policies that will…

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Manitoulin injured workers protest proposed changes

May 14, 2014

“Injured workers mount Day of Shame protest to pressure province on WSIB ” / Michael Erskine (Manitoulin Expositor, May 14, 2014) Manitoulin injured workers and their supporters push back against proposed changes to Ontario’s workers’ compensation claims adjudication. Group chair Colin Pick…

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Class action lawsuit launched

May 12, 2014

“News release: Multi-million dollar class action lawsuit launched on behalf of injured workers against the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board” (CNW, May 12, 2014) Private bar lawyer, Richard A. Fink (Fink & Bornstein) announces public meetings (May 22, May 27) on a…

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First May 2014 picket outside Ministry of Labour

May 10, 2014

The first of this year’s May pickets drew a good number, with a solidarity delegation from the Steelworkers and OPSEU joining ONIWG and the Toronto injured workers’ groups and representatives. And more unions will join us next week. One of the OPSEU…

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Advocates warn about harm from WSIB proposed policy changes

May 7, 2014

“Proposed WSIB changes will hurt workers, advocates say” (Toronto Star, May 7) Observers claim workers’ comp is already using pre-existing condition findings to unfairly cut payouts to injured workers. Injured Workers Consultants’ Marion Endicott and Laura Lunansky discuss why workers like William…

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