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Ontario’s injured worker community stands in solidarity with the movement against “austerity” measures proposed by KPMG
ONIWG reminds the government of the Historic Compromise in calling for it to reject Value-for-Money Audit report that would see cost-cutting on the backs of injured workers – while assessments paid by employers are about 22% lower than they were 15 years ago.
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Workers’ Compensation Board agrees to hear hunger striker
Injured worker Jimmy Velgakis ended his hunger strike today when WSIB Chair Steve Mahoney intervened at the request of OFL president, Syd Ryan
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ONIWG members identify critical issues with WSIB practices
Recent consultations with ONIWG members highlight benefit cuts, expansion of experience rating, and independence of Funding Review as major concerns
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It’s raining cutbacks at Queen’s Park
On eve of annual vigil and Injured Workers’ Day rally, although the economy is recovering, injured workers are facing cuts to their benefits (with only 0.5% cost of living adjustment) , cuts to their pain medication, cuts to their retraining courses, and an expansion of deeming.
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Injured workers’ “bake sale” against cuts to compensation
At the 19th annual Christmas demonstration outside the Ministry of Labour, injured workers – among Ontario’s most vulnerable groups facing increased poverty and insecurity from benefit reductions due to inflation – wonder if they should hold a bake sale to fill the coffers of the billion dollar WSIB institution?
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New WSIB Funding Review – are Ontario’s injured workers on the chopping block again?
Does the new Funding Review mean injured workers will once again face benefit cuts as a result of a false financial crisis?
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June 1st rally : the elephant in Queen’s Park
Since the release of last year’s survey of injured workers revealing they experience nearly 4 times the poverty rate in Ontario, it appears more cuts to benefits are coming following an invented financial crisis – with all roads leading back to the recent report of the Auditor General.
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Queen’s Park – 26th annual Injured Workers’ Day
ONIWG again calls on the government to end injured worker poverty by bringing in full COLA and eliminating deeming; to extend the Act’s coverage to all workers; end Experience Rating; restore Appeals Tribunal independence.
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Poverty study released – Injured Workers’ Day rally
Announcement of release of Injured Workers and Poverty Survey report on eve of Injured Workers’ Day vigil and rally.
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Minister of Labour commits to abolishing phantom jobs for injured workers
On eve of Injured Workers’ Day rally, ONIWG asks if, despite the reforms to workers’ compensation announced in recent anti-poverty budget, the WSIB will follow through and eliminate deeming?
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