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A teenager burst into a ‘ball of flame’ on the job at a service station. His quest for justice took decades Here is a Star piece on a wonderful victory …
Injured worker wins entitlement 72 years after horrific burns at work Read MoreHere’s an excellent article by Sara Mojtehedzadeh and Jennifer Yang focusing on a major COVID-19 outbreak in an industrial bakery in Toronto. They use this story to illustrate the woeful …
Excellent, in-depth article in the Star on the lack of attention to workplace COVID-19 outbreaks Read MoreDemers report on occupational cancer requires immediate action to review denied cancer claims, says Ontario Federation of Labour July 23, 2020 Workers and family members affected by occupational cancers are …
Demers report on occupational cancer requires immediate action to review denied cancer claims, says Ontario Federation of Labour Read MoreAs we continue to adjust to our ongoing office closure, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic will begin having online town hall/education events about pressing issues related to Workers Compensation. We …
Ontario continues to work together to help injured workers. In Alberta, injured workers have no support from the abuse of WCB. Read MoreTo download and read the OFL letter to the government on Worker’s Compensation for COVID-19, click here. To download and read the OFL proposal to the Ontario government regarding COVID-19 …
Article on WSIB responding to COVID-19 Read MoreSource: http://rankandfile.ca/occupy-ford-no-more-workplace-deaths/ By Anna Bianca Roach (@annabiancaroach) Today, Oct. 17, at 14:45, a group of 40 activists gathered in front of Ontario Premier Ford’s office in Etobicoke. By the time …
Occupy Ford – No More Workplace Deaths! Read MoreBy Gerald This is how governments should function by standing up and fighting for workers, not like provincial governments that are complicit in protecting their sacred cows known as worker …
Presumptive status for all workers cleaning up nuclear waste Read MoreFrom Injured Workers Online: Workers’ compensation: morality versus the business case November 23, 2018 The experience of being injured at work and claiming workers’ compensation can greatly influence injured workers’ …
Presentation About Difficult Claims and the Compensation System Read MoreBy Gerald Click on the following link: https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news-story/9029941-after-nearly-24-year-wait-wsib-approves-claim-in-1995-cancer-death-of-general-electric-peterborough-worker/ This is a long standing claim that was reviewed and accepted after 24 years. Questionably is why it took 24 years to …
WSIB accepts claim after 24 years Read MoreThis is a media item that gives a good sense of the human reality in Peterborough right now. With a tremendous collective effort by many people who worked at GE, …
Article: WSIB is a nightmare, say former Peterborough GE workers and families Read More