Injured workers

Presentation to pre-budget hearings, Dryden

January 29, 2019

The Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers Support Group made a presentation to the Parliamentary Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs Pre-Budget Hearings in Dryden, Ontario on January 21, 2019. They covered two issues: the growing gap of income inequality in Ontario…

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A look back – and ahead

December 28, 2018

2018 was marked by the energy and solidarity of the injured worker community in bringing attention of the public and policy-makers to failures of Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) in delivering fair and timely compensation, particularly for those with permanent…

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WCIAR Campaign gets support from Unifor members

December 4, 2018

The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) had an energizing few days at the Unifor Ontario Region Convention from November 29-December 2, having great conversations with so many members about supporting injured workers. We collected hundreds of signatures on our Workers’ …

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Champion for the ‘little guy’?

November 23, 2018

Statement by Janet Paterson and Moses Sheppard of the Thunder Bay and District Injured Worker Support Group: Premier Ford is, according to him, a champion for the little guy. Thus far, he has cancelled the Basic Income Pilot Project, which…

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Manitoulin & North Shore injured workers brace for fight back

November 15, 2018

(Statement from Manitoulin & North Shore Injured Workers Group chairperson, Gary Hrytsak) Some workers stared with disbelief. Others sat hunched and stared at their shoes. I had just explained the recent move by the Ford Government to cut employer premiums again. The…

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Health & Safety Activist awards

November 15, 2018

Last Friday at the annual Health & Safety Activist Awards dinner, two of our own were recognized. Organized by the Toronto & York Labour Council, Workers Health & Safety Centre and Central Ontario Building Trades Council, the awards recognize the efforts 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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Why the workers’ comp campaign matters to us

September 21, 2018

The Women of Inspiration and other injured workers met with MPP Rima Berns-McGown today. It was a really supportive meeting as we spoke to her about our personal stories and connected it to the Workers’ Comp Is A Right (WCIAR) campaign demands.…

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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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