WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The Worker’s compensation committee has been forging ties and supporting injured worker groups in Ontario to fight for injured workers. The National Health & Safety department is in the process of building a WSIB guide to assist injured workers. This Guide will be rolled out later in 2026 and the WSIB committee is looking forward to presenting this tool to locals through educational webinars in 2026.
In Ontario, Workers continue to experience injuries, Occupational Illness and fatalities in the workplace while approval of claims continue to decline. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has chosen to make employers wealthier by billions of dollars each year through rebates and rate cuts. There have been no significant changes in support for injured workers.
The Worker’s Compensation committee along with injured worker advocates are lobbying the Ontario Government for legislative changes that will correct these injustices for the workers’ compensation system that is effective, efficient, and most importantly fair.
The Worker’s Compensation committee has formulated a demand letter to the Minister of Labour, the Honorable David Piccini to make legislative changes. We encourage our members to review our demand letter and join the campaign by scanning the QR Code.
Together we can build solidarity and let our government know that they need to restore a Worker’s Compensation system that operates according to its founding principles.
In Solidarity,
Heather Longer
WSIB Union Representative
Email: Hturnbu1@ford.com
