We heard about the Ontario Health Coalition's plan to stop the privatization of our hospitals and now we have to begin to put in place our plans for the campaign here in Thunder Bay and across the Northwest. To that end we invite you to our next Thunder Bay Health Coalition meeting (by Zoom) next Thursday March … Continue reading March 9th Thunder Bay Health Coalition Meeting via Zoom
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International Women’s Day – March 8th 2023
Podcast on Injured Workers that features some of the members of the Thunder Bay Injured Workers.
Here are links for a couple of the ways you can listen online (and it can also be found via iTunes and other podcast venues, plus it broadcasts on various community stations across Canada at different times through the week): https://mediacoop.ca/node/119138 https://soundcloud.com/scott-neigh-talking-radical/injured-workers-fighting-for-compensation-and-care
Ontario Expanding Cancer Coverage for Firefighters
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002778/ontario-expanding-cancer-coverage-for-firefighters News release March 3rd 2023 "When anybody is facing a work-related illness, we are here to help. Our team gets to work as quickly as possible to help people and this change will help us get started faster for firefighters and fire investigators with thyroid and pancreatic cancers. "- Jeffery LangPresident and CEO of … Continue reading Ontario Expanding Cancer Coverage for Firefighters
Canada Housing Benefit payment that is currently available to low-income folks.
Here is more information about this new, temporary housing benefit - rent subsidy. one-time $500 Canada Housing Benefit payment that is currently available to low-income folks. Because so many injured workers live on a low income, they should check this out if they are renters or if they live in a room and board situation. This benefit is a … Continue reading Canada Housing Benefit payment that is currently available to low-income folks.
RB4 Dryden Town Hall Meeting – Air Emissions Project
Weyerhaeuser told the local building trade unions involved with the Dryden Mill that, unless they would do the job without the manifolds, the work would go non-union. There was not a lot of work in the area at the time, so the unions agreed (except the Ironworker’s union which was outvoted), but most of the … Continue reading RB4 Dryden Town Hall Meeting – Air Emissions Project
In the Canadian Legal Newswire
Why WSIB cost-of-living adjustment is being challenged in court? The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) has filed a court application challenging the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) cost-of-living adjustment for 2022 https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/why-wsib-cost-of-living-adjustment-is-being-challenged-in-court/372423?utm_source=GA&e=YmlyZC5wZXRlci5kQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ&utm_medium=20221219&utm_campaign=CLW-Newsletter-20221219&utm_content=4C08DF3F-6D6E-4881-AC7D-EB6AC0519205&tu=4C08DF3F-6D6E-4881-AC7D-EB6AC0519205
NO MORE DEEMING!
NO MORE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS! ACCEPT THE WORKER’S DOCTOR REPORT! END THE STIGMATIZATION OF INJURED WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR LIFE!!!! NOT A LIFE OF POVERTY!!!! THE WSIB DISRESPECTS INJURED WORKERS RETURN THE $1.5 BILLION + STOLEN FROM INJURED WORKERS
WSIB Issues: Loss of Earnings Rate and Deeming
MPP Wayne Gates re-introduced his bill to end 'deeming' for injured workers this week. Further details are included in the release below: https://www.ontariondp.ca/news/gates-re-introduces-bill-end-deeming-injured-workers Gates re-introduces bill to end ‘deeming’ for injured workers Gates re-introduces bill to end ‘deeming’ for injured workers. QUEEN’S PARK — On Wednesday, Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates’ bill, the Respecting … Continue reading WSIB Issues: Loss of Earnings Rate and Deeming