Actions & Campaigns

Celebrating injured worker activism

June 3, 2024

Saturday communities around the province gathered in solidarity on June 1st for the 41st time to raise public awareness of the ongoing fight for injured worker justice that delivers the fair and humane treatment Meredith Royal Commission envisioned for Ontario’s new workers…

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June 1st is Injured Workers’ Day – Let’s Make it Official!

May 16, 2024

On June 1, 1983, over three thousand injured workers forced a government committee looking at major changes to Ontario’s workers’ compensation system to conduct a public hearing on the steps of the Legislature, because there wasn’t enough room inside! Every year since,…

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Update: claims deadline for Oxy addiction class settlement extended

February 22, 2024

Do you know someone who was on OxyContin or OxyNEO? There is a Canadian class action on behalf of people who were prescribed OxyContin or OxyNEO anytime between January 1, 1996, and February 28, 2017 and became addicted. A $20 million settlement…

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Peterborough remembers a history of industrial hazards

January 21, 2024

The Peterborough Occupational Disease Action Committee (PODAC) is leading the charge to raise funds for a memorial monument that will honour the lives of workers who succumbed to occupational diseases. “We want to ensure the legacy of occupational disease is not soon…

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A new resource for B.C.’s injured workers

November 13, 2023

IWRAP (Injured Workers Research & Advocacy Project) has just launched a new website (https://wcbadvocacybc.ca/) for injured workers, their advocates and a better compensation system in B.C. Spearheaded by lawyer and workers’ compensation expert Janet Patterson and endorsed by the B.C.…

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Important notice: Oxy Addiction Class Action settlement

October 19, 2023

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ONIWG court challenge to WSIB Cost of Living Adjustment

July 25, 2023

When the rate of inflation rose sharply in the late 1960’s and 70’s permanently injured workers on fixed pensions saw the value of their pension drop sharply due to the increased cost of living. In 1985 injured workers won a long fought…

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WSIB’s appeal process consultation – why it matters, what you can do

June 28, 2023

Although the WSIB Operational Review report (2020) confirmed that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s appeals process can be slow and complicated, the solutions proposed by KPMG’s 2022 Value for Money Audit of the Dispute Resolution and Appeal Process being considered in…

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Delivering the message

June 4, 2023

Injured workers and their allies came out in force in Toronto, London, Thunder Bay, Windsor this past Thursday for the 40th anniversary of Injured Workers Day. Among the many speeches and interviews a clear message was delivered to the government and…

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40 years ago, over 3,000 injured workers gathered…

May 26, 2023

Click to read full article … on the lawn at Queen’s Park outside the Legislative Assembly. Why? In 1980 the Conservative government launched a government inquiry, led by Harvard professor Paul Weiler, into Ontario’s workers’ compensation system. Although injured worker groups had…

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