Season’s Greetings to All!Wishing everyone a Merry and Safe Christmas. May the New Year bring justice and hope to all.A heartfelt thank you to all the injured worker supporters—your solidarity means we never fight alone. In Ontario, every worker deserves the resources to recover and rebuild after injury.To all workers: please stay safe and always … Continue reading Season’s Greetings to all 2024
Month: December 2024
Injured Worker Advocate awarded
Steve was given the prestigious Leslie Nickels International Health and Safety Award by the American Pubic Health Association. The Chronicle Journal had an article in the paper about the award.I have attached the article.Congratulations Steve 🎉👏🎉👏
A New Workers’ Compensation Act
Greetings, The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) is proud to announce the release of the Meredith Act! Collaborating with the Ontario NDP Critic for Injured Workers, WSIB and Seniors, Lise Vaugeois, ONIWG took the lead to create a A New Workers' Compensation Act, called the Meredith Act. MPP Vaugeois plans to introduce it … Continue reading A New Workers’ Compensation Act
Media Release – Premier Ford announces $2.5 Billion WSIB rebate to business. What about the thousands of injured workers in poverty?
Media Release - Premier Ford announces $2.5 Billion WSIB rebate to business. What about the thousands of injured workers in poverty? Media Release
Good piece by Harry Glasbeek on the recent rebates to employers
As you may know, Harry is a retired professor of law and His thoughts below are worth a read and can help us stand up to the spin the ontario government uses to justify giving workers' money from the WSIB accident fund to businesses. Is it not enough that corporations are reaping massive profits over … Continue reading Good piece by Harry Glasbeek on the recent rebates to employers
Our new book – Who Killed Sir William? A Community-University Research Alliance Seeks Justice for Injured Workers
Our new book - Who Killed Sir William?A Community-University Research Alliance Seeks Justice for Injured Workers https://injuredworkersonline.org/who-killed-sir-william/?fbclid=IwY2xjawG-4oRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdyUA0bEo5iK6yHeSXVxkTuK2z4h3e5ueOQU3KzXPhUr-zabipFtTFFyvA_aem_myJbhSGYmUXHnn49IM6rQw
Recent article from Thunder Bay TBNewsWatch.com
Recent article from Thunder Bay TBNewsWatch.com The Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group say the system that is supposed to be there to assist injured workers is actually hurting them! Injured Workers call WSIB Announcement TOTALLY UNFAIR! https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/injured-workers-call-wsib-announcement-totally-unfair-9850253
The WSIB DONATES $2.5 BILLION to EMPLOYERS whole their Injured and ill workers live in poverty!
Attached is the letter to the editor that was printed in the paper on Saturday November 30th 2024The WSIB DONATES $2.5 BILLION to EMPLOYERS whole their Injured and ill workers live in poverty! #thunderbay #tbay #InjuredWorkers #thunderbayinjuredworkers #WorkersCompIsARight #wsib Letter to the editor
OFL message about justice for injured workers and supporting upcoming actions
OFL message about justice for injured workers and supporting upcoming actionsThis year, we’ve made meaningful progress in the fight for injured workers’ rights:Bill 118: MPP Jamie West’s Injured Workers Day Act passed its second reading, moving us closer to officially recognizing June 1 as Injured Workers’ Day in Ontario. Your Pledge: Earlier this year, you … Continue reading OFL message about justice for injured workers and supporting upcoming actions
ISSUE TITLE: OLDER INJURED WORKERS’ RIGHTS
ISSUE TITLE: OLDER INJURED WORKERS’ RIGHTSDEMANDS1. Eliminate the age 65 limits on WSIB Benefits, including Loss of Earnings2. Restore the WSIB's contribution to Loss of Retirement Income benefit to 10% of LOE, if not higherBACKGROUND Age 65 limits to benefitsWorker’s compensation legislation has, since 1990, limited the payment of wage loss benefits based on age. … Continue reading ISSUE TITLE: OLDER INJURED WORKERS’ RIGHTS