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.