Injured workers

Meeting our MPPs – discussing injured workers’ concerns

September 15, 2018

With dozens of new MPPs at Queen’s Park and the PC government moving quickly to implement a dizzying array of changes – many of which will have direct negative consequences of marginalized and vulnerable people – injured workers have wasted no time…

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Labour Day Toronto parade – we hope you can join us!

August 29, 2018

Just a reminder about the Labour Day parade happening this Monday – we hope you can join us! Details are in the attached flyer, but we’ll meet at 9am at the corner of University Ave and Armoury (outside the Staples). It’s…

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ONIWG’s Labour Day message

August 29, 2018

To all workers of Ontario, This coming Monday, we all gather together and march in the Labour Day parade, in solidarity with our fellow workers and allies. As injured workers, we continue to march for fairness; for a just compensation system –…

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Election top of mind on Injured Workers’ Day

June 5, 2018

At vigils and rallies around the province (Toronto, Peterborough, Windsor, Thunder Bay) to mark Injured Workers’ Day, the question of where the parties stand on workers’ compensation issues ranked high, or in the words of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups,…

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Sudbury Injured Workers Group first meeting a success!

June 3, 2018

ONIWG’s Christine Nugent and Dianne Baddeley report on a new injured workers’ group in northern Ontario. The group will provide education on rights in the workers’ compensation system and peer support for injured workers who all too often face isolation and loneliness…

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Justice Bike Riders get a warm welcome in northern Ontario

May 29, 2018

Report, contributed by Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Group’s Christine Nugent and Dianne Baddeley, on a highly successful 4th annual Justice Bike Ride and organizing event in northern Ontario. A great start to a busy (pre-election!) week leading up to rallies and…

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Where do the parties stand on Workers’ Comp?

May 28, 2018

On June 7th this year, injured workers, like all Ontarians, will have an opportunity to cast a vote for the next provincial government. We asked the major parties where they stand on Workers’ Compensation. Whether you are an injured worker or an…

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Coming this week – Injured Workers’ Day!

May 27, 2018

A number of injured worker rallies will be held this Friday in Toronto and in cities around the province on the 36th anniversary of Injured Workers Day . Held on June 1st every year, the event celebrates the gains made through united…

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2018 Justice Bike Ride demands action on occupational disease

May 24, 2018

Tomorrow marks the start of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups’ annual Justice for Injured Workers Bike Ride (May 25-27), focusing this year on bringing greater public attention to Occupational Disease: The Other Workplace Injury. Follow the ride and show your…

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Remembering Ontario’s workers

May 1, 2018

Communities across Ontario held ceremonies Friday and over the weekend to commemorate the national Day of Mourning. Injured workers speaking at these events brought home the horrendous reality behind the numbers (227 Ontario fatalities in 2017 from occupational injury or…

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