Communication

New study on language barriers in workers’ compensation

December 5, 2019

A Summary and Reflection on Language Barriers and Workers’ Compensation Access in Ontario and Quebec / Stephanie Premji, Momtaz Begum, Alex Medley, Ellen MacEachen, Ron Saunders. Hamilton: McMaster University. School of Labour Studies, 2019 Oct. Established in the 1900s, the purpose of…

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Research study seeks participants

September 27, 2018

A group of researchers from McMaster University (Stephanie Premji), the University of Toronto (Agnieszka Kosny), and the University of Waterloo (Ellen MacEachen) are conducting a study on the return to work experiences of injured workers who have problems with English. They are…

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New issue of JFIW newspaper is here!

September 25, 2018

The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups’ newspaper Justice for Injured Workers has been reporting to injured workers and their allies on the current state of Ontario’s workers’ compensation system since 2012. Issue no. 14 (August. 2018) of ONIWG’s must-read newspaper is…

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Don’t miss! Mayworks Labour Arts Awards Gala and ….

April 3, 2018

Join Mayworks this Saturday evening (April 7) for dinner, live entertainment and an exciting silent auction to celebrate the winners of the 2018 Mayworks Labour Arts Awards. Labour activists recognized this year for their creative use of arts in promoting workers’ rights…

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Radio driving change

February 12, 2018

While Canada’s claim to have the first radio station to broadcast in the world (Montreal experimental station XWA in 1919) is still debated, what is certain is that today the country’s approx. 950 radio stations reach deep into our communities, listened to…

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What the papers say … research & reporting

November 16, 2017

Announcing details of the upcoming (Dec. 4) Bancroft Institute workshop: What the papers say: Research and reporting on workers’ compensation in the precarious economy. The half-day session (1:00 – 4:30 p.m.) will feature Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star), Katherine Lippel (University of Ottawa),…

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Latest issue of JFIW newspaper now available

August 27, 2017

The Justice for Injured Workers’ Newspaper Issue No 13 (August. 2017), the must-read newspaper of the Ontario Network for Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG), is now available. Find details about ONIWG’s Provincial Organizing Campaign, Workers’ Compensation is a Right! and the three main…

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“Being creative is also therapeutic”

August 7, 2017

So says Eugene LeFrançois, well-known visual artist and injured worker activist, in a recent profile of his work – “The Art of Eugene LeFrançois” / Duncan Weller (Art on the Edge, Aug. 3, 2017). In the article he speaks also of the…

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ONIWG has added a new Facebook page

April 30, 2017

The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups has added a new Facebook page for ONIWG as an organization – do check it out and be sure to LIKE and SHARE it! The new page lets ONIWG take advantage of Facebook features for…

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Media making a difference

March 23, 2017

Congratulations! For their investigative reporting on A Workers’ Compensation System in Crisis, Toronto Star labour reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh and her team (Melissa Renwick, Paul Watson, Cameron Tulk, Kelsey Wilson, Frances Kelly) have been awarded a well-deserved 2017 Canadian Hillman Prize honourable…

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