Injured Workers Rally & March

Injured workers are rising up. Refusing to be held down by the cutting edge of austerity, the injured worker movement is building power, gaining momentum, and demanding transformative change. We are empowered to take back our compensation system.

Between the province-wide Workers’ Comp is a Right campaign and the Real Healthcare campaign, we have organized across Ontario to force the Liberal government to respond to our demands. With Injured Workers’ Day coming just a few days before the provincial election, we have one more opportunity to show our collective strength and put all the Parties on notice.

No matter who is elected on June 7th, injured workers will be there, standing up for our rights, and calling for dignity and respect.

So join us on June 1st, as we take to the streets and say:

Workers’ comp is a right!
We will not give up the fight!

** Accessibility options will be available so that those with mobility difficulties will be able to join the march.

** Please also join us for these related events:

May 31, 7pm – 9pm, Queen’s Park
Overnight Vigil led by the Women of Inspiration Injured Worker Group
Cultural showcase to celebrate the resilience of injured workers. Join us for an evening of music, poetry, storytelling, and satire. The 11th annual overnight vigil will follow the cultural event, to remind MPPs that injured workers cannot sleep at night due to pain and poverty, so how can our politicians?

June 1, 2pm – 4pm, OCAD U Auditorium – 100 McCaul Street, Room 190
Candidates Town Hall Meeting
We are inviting representatives from the Liberals, NDP, PCs, and Green, to a town hall meeting to answer our questions, and to tell us what they will commit to doing for injured workers

Thanks to all those who have endorsed the event: ACORN Toronto, CESAR, COPE Local 343, CUPE Ontario, CUPE 1281, CUPW Toronto, Decent Work & Health Network, Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, FAIR Association, Guelph District Labour Council, Health Providers Against Poverty, Huron District Labour Council, Justicia 4 Migrant Workers, London & District Injured Workers’ Group, Oakville & District Labour Council, OCAP, ODSP Action Coalition, OHIP For All, Ontario Federation of Labour, OPSEU, OSSTF District 12, Peel Injured Workers, PSAC Ontario, South Asian Women’s Rights Organization, Steelworkers Toronto Area Council, Toronto & York Region Labour Council, UFCW Canada, Workers’ Action Centre, Unifor, Workers United Council Canada.

To add your organization’s endorsement, please email workerscompisaright@gmail.com.