TORONTO, Ont. – Changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) are forcing more workers into poverty because of changes to the claims process that are denying benefits to workers injured on the job through no fault of their own, says Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, the…
TORONTO, Ont. – A new report released today by the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) reveals that Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is rebating millions of dollars each year to companies found guilty of offences that have resulted in workers being killed in work-related accidents. “The WSIB is re-victimizing workers and their families…
Every year on June 1st, we gather to recognize sisters and brothers who have been injured or made sick on the job and to raise our voices for safer workplaces and better treatment of all workers. This year, in the middle of a provincial election with the Hudak Conservatives planning to destroy public supports for…
