Congratulations to Ontario NDP MPP and Labour Critic Jamie West on this important win for workers with the passing of Bill 118 to officially recognize June 1 as Injured Workers Day in Ontario!
This week, the OFL joined affiliated unions, community groups, and ONDP MPPs Jamie West and Lise Vaugeois at the annual Injured Workers’ rally to call out Doug Ford’s decision to hand the workers’ compensation surplus to employers. Workers’ compensation is funded by workers’ labour and wages—there’s no surplus until injured workers are fully compensated.
Recognition of Injured Workers Day is just the beginning, we will continue our fight until the rights as outlined in the OFL Injured Workers’ Bill of Rights: https://ofl.ca/action/injured-workers-bill-of-rights/ are realized.