Actions & Campaigns

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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Workers remembered on Day of Mourning

April 28, 2014

“National Day of Mourning especially sombre in Waterloo” / Gordon Paul (TheRecord.com, Apr. 28, 2014) In the past year 243 workers in Ontario were killed at work or died from occupational disease. In addressing the crowd of 150 workers, labour leaders and…

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Northern Ontario injured workers press for action

November 22, 2013

“Manitoulin Island and North Shore Injured Workers group hosts meeting with MPP Mantha” / (Manitoulin Expositor, Nov. 20, 2013) Report on a recent meeting held at the Manitoulin Legal Clinic between local MPP Mike Mantha and injured workers. The injured workers group…

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Meredith’s People Commission tours province to hear from injured workers

October 28, 2013

“Bringing awareness about injured workers and fighting for a just compensation system” / Ella Bedard (Rabble.ca, Oct. 28, 2013) On 100th anniversary of Justice Meredith’s landmark report which established Ontario’s workrs’ compensation system, Professor Robert Storey and postgraduate student Carol Elston have…

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Thunder Bay injured workers tell panel how minimum wage & deeming a bad combination

October 19, 2013

“Minimum wage discussion in Thunder Bay” (NetNewsLedger, Oct. 19, 2103) Greg Snider and Steve Mantis of the Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group addressed the Minimum Wage Advisory Panel. While supporting an increase in the minimum wage pegged to inflation…

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Meredith hearings come to the north

October 8, 2013

“Injured workers bear ‘burden’ ” / Sandi Krasowski (Chronicle Journal, Oct. 6, 2013) Update on the latest Reconvened Meredith hearing held at the Lakehead Labour Centre where injured workers and advocates voiced their thoughts on the state of workers’ compensation in Ontario.…

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