Injured workers need your help on the annual Injured Workers Day, June 1st, to call on the WSIB and government to:

• Increase injured workers WSIB wage loss benefits back to 90%
• Stop the damaging recommendations from KPMG on changes to the appeal system
• End the WSIB damaging practice of deeming that creates fake jobs

Show your support for injured workers by joining the rally at the Legislative Building, Queen’s Park at 11am!

11:00   Gather at Queen’s Park, Toronto,
11:45    March to Ministry of Labour – Wheelchair transit provided
12:15    Rally with CUPE
1:15     Lunch and Celebration at Steelworkers Hall 25 Cecil Street

For more information on the rally and how you can volunteer, go to https://injuredworkersorganize.ca/. In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Injured Workers Day, 40+ injured workers will each be sharing a video of their story and experience in dealing with the compensation system after injury and illness. One will be released daily in the period leading up to Injured Workers Day – please check them out and be sure to share widely on your social media.

Read the history of Injured Workers Day – what injured workers’ actions on the grounds of the Legislative Assembly achieved on June 1983, and why it still matters today.

View all details Injured Workers Day rally (40th Anniversary)

Lissa Beaulieu will lead us in social media techniques.

Contact tbiwsg@gmail.com if you want to join us for these sessions!
The Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group Tuesday meetings will run weekly from 10:00 to 12 noon, until June 27, 2023.

See webpage and facebook for regular updates:
https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
https://www.facebook.com/ThunderBayInjuredWorkersSupportGroup/

View all details Thunder Bay & District injured workers information & advocacy session (online)

Although progress has been made toward a global ban, asbestos is still used in many countries. And even in countries with a ban, prevention measures are still insufficient to protect millions of workers exposed to legacy asbestos. WHWB has formed an Asbestos Working Group and has organized three webinars – the first on the extent of the hazard. The second on prevention measures, controls and risk management practices, including substitution, as well as advocacy efforts towards achieving a global ban. The third will focus on technical issues, including measurement limitations and the way forward, as well as exploring the risks for emergency responders including firefighters.

When: June 7, 21, July 12 at 7:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Eastern daylight time (to allow global participation)

Register for all 3 webinars at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoceuqqTIiH91nXhGK0PEZ51F-BX_9j01G

Please share poster

View all details Workplace Health Without Borders – asbestos webinars

Save the date! The Disability and Work in Canada 2023 conference will be hosted in-person in Ottawa on November 29th and 30th. Additional information will be shared soon.

View all details Disability & Work in Canada Conference