Profiles

Injured worker activist honoured

November 7, 2019

Last Friday Catherine Fenech, a long-time leader in the fight for fair workers’ compensation and better workplace safety, received the award for injured worker activism at Toronto’s Health & Safety Activist Awards event. Her powerful acceptance speech on the toll of workplace…

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Eugene’s Story: WSIB Helping? Or Not?

June 5, 2019

The WSIB stands for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. This is the Ontario-based Board set up to support and compensate workers who get injured and/or made ill by their jobs. Eugene is a long-time injured worker activist and well-known visual artist…

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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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Injured worker activist recognized

November 9, 2017

Last Friday in Toronto at an annual health and safety ceremony Sang-Hun Mun, of Injured Workers Action For Justice became the 15th recipient of the Eddie Cauchi Award for injured worker activism. [read his acceptance speech]. Recently interviewed on the Talking …

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Tributes paid

June 5, 2017

The injured worker and labour communities have been mourning the passing recently of long-time activists to whom much is owed: Last Monday in the Legislative Assembly France Gélinas (MPP Nickel Belt) rose to pay tribute to Jean Gagnon who “dedicated over 60…

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“A crusader for workplace safety and the rights of injured workers”

May 26, 2017

“He was honest, humane, compassionate, genuinely concerned. And he was tough…His presence was huge.” (Ken Lewenza, former president of the CAW and Local 444) Tributes from colleagues, union leaders and local politicians were immediate and heartfelt for Windsor labour activist and educator…

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My injury is not by accident, it is by hard work

November 21, 2016

Jenny Zhou received the Eddie Cauchi’s award for injured worker activism at the Workers Health and Safety Centre Awards Banquet on November 4th. We congratulate Jenny and are pleased to share her speech: “Greetings Ladies and Gentleman Brothers and Sisters, I would…

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A passion for justice

May 8, 2016

With respect and affection the injured worker community and her co-workers recently celebrated Marion Endicott’s 40 years (1976-2016) of dedication as a community legal worker at Injured Workers’ Consultants. Tributes spoke of her many contributions as reformer and activist, legal representative, educator,…

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Professor Reuben Hasson

March 16, 2016

It is with great sadness that we share news that Professor Reuben Hasson passed away on March 15th, 2016. He was greatly respected and loved by the thousands of law students who attended his classes and he instilled a strong sense of…

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“Leading woman” injured worker activist receives well-deserved honour

March 14, 2016

On Sunday March 13, Maryam Nazemi was presented with the “Leading Women” award by Richmond Hill MPP and Liberal cabinet minister Reza Moridi. The community leadership award recognizes Maryam’s untiring work to have all workers of Ontario covered by the protection of…

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