Actions & Campaigns

Day of Mourning 2017

April 25, 2017

On April 28 those who have been killed, made ill or injured as a result of occupational disease or work-related accidents are commemorated around the world in ceremonies of remembrance and action. In Canada, the Day of Mourning, launched in 1984 by…

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Class action suit progressing

April 11, 2017

In February 2017 Ontario’s Appeal Court (Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121 (CanLII)) gave a green light to a class action lawsuit against the WSIB that applies the legal concept of misfeasance in public office. The court…

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Injured workers: what deeming means to us

April 7, 2017

Despite government promises to eliminate deeming, injured workers remain victims of the WSIB practice under a new name (“determining”). Phantom job, phantom wages : “Deeming” refers to the practice used by the workers’ compensation Board to decide the compensation that it…

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Injured Workers—A Voice for Justice for All

April 3, 2017

(The following account of last week’s hearing at the Supreme Court of the Quebec workers’ compensation appeal case and its personal significance is written by injured worker Sang Hun Mun with B. Lim) It was Thursday, March 30th, 2017. More than 15…

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Celebrating International Women’s Day

March 7, 2017

March 8th is International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of the struggles and achievements of women across the globe. This day roots from a strong militant, worker oriented and feminist tradition. It is therefore a day for us to recollect and…

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Around the injured worker community

February 24, 2017

February is proving a busy month… On February 11th members of the Chinese Injured Workers Group (CIWG) were active participants in the Chinese New Year celebration organized annually by the Chinese Interagency Network of Greater Toronto’s Labour Committee. Two members acted as…

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Health providers advocate for change

February 14, 2017

The recently launched website of Health Professionals for Injured Workers (HPIW) https://www.hpiw.org/ is a call to action to Ontario’s doctors and other health professionals to share and address challenges in working with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Addressing concerns outlined in…

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Injured workers deliver report card

February 14, 2017

Marking the one year anniversary of Tom Teahen’s appointment as Workplace Safety and Insurance Board President and CEO, injured workers, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups (@ONIWG) and representatives from several legal clinics last Wednesday brought a message of…

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Groups welcome asbestos ban but more to be done

December 19, 2016

“Canada’s move to ban asbestos a ‘win for public health’ but long overdue: advocates” / Tavia Grant (Globe and Mail, Dec. 15, 2016) In announcing a comprehensive ban on asbestos use by 2018, the federal government has responded to years of lobbying…

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Injured workers take their message to the WSIB

December 13, 2016

Injured workers held their annual Toronto December demo yesterday, this year outside the WSIB HQ on Front St. Willy Noiles, president of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups (ONIWG), led off the rally highlighting key concerns about workers’ compensation coverage, the…

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