Injured Workers Day rally (40th Anniversary)

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Injured workers need your help on the annual Injured Workers Day, June 1st, to call on the WSIB and government to:Injured Workers Day rally 2023 - Queen's Park at 11 a.m.

  • 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.