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CIWA/ACVAMT Contacts ......................................................... 2
Provincial Reports ............................................................ 3, 4, 5
Harmonized GST/PST .............................................................. 6
Repetitive Strain Injury............................................................. 6
Prescription Painkillers .............................................................. 7
UN Convention – Rights of Persons with Disabilities .............. 7, 8
Chronic Pain .................................................................... 10, 11
CIWA, About ......................................................................... 12
ANNUAL EVENTS:
National R.S.I Day
Injured Workers Day
Chronic Pain Awareness Week
National Day of Mourning
February 28
June 01
November
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Editor’s Note
This newsletter is distributed via email, fax, or mail to CIWA/ACVAMT members and groups with an interest in
injured worker issues as resource tool to share and exchange information. The vi ews and opinions expressed here
are those of the individuals or groups making submissions. We take no responsibility for their accuracy or for their
opinions. You are welcome to share and distribute this newsletter with others that are interested.
It is also available on our website at www.ciwa.ca.
PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF CIWA/ACVAMT
VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS…
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS…
SK ... Robert Lindsay, Regina
Western Injured Workers Society
President ...
Secretary …
Treasurer …
NS...
Dave MacKenzie, Westville Pictou County
PEI ... Leonard J. Crawford, Summerside
ON ... Gerry Landry, Thunder Bay
Ontario Network of Injured Worker Groups
AB...
Sherri Scott, Fort MacMurray
NL...
Clive Hamilton, Labrador City
NB...
Thomas Connolly, Mirimachi
Rob Lindsay
Leonard J. Crawford
Dave MacKenzie
ADVISORS…
Vincent Boyce, Injured Worker, Manitoba
Andy King, U.S.W.A.
Lynn Shaw, University of Western Ontario
Patti MacAhonic, BC Injured Workers and
Survivors Education Association
STAFF…
Phil Brake, National Coordinator
Monika Wiitala, Office Manager
L’ALLIANCE CANADIENNE DES VICTIMES D’ACCIDENTS ET DE MALADIES DU TRAVAIL
CANADIAN INJURED WORKERS ALLIANCE
1201 Jasper Drive
Thunder Bay, Ontario. P7B 6R2
Phone: 807-345-3429
Fax: 807-344-8683
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email: ciwa@vianet.ca
Toll Free: 1-877-787-7010
Web-site: www.ciwa.ca
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PROVINCIAL REPORTS / UPDATES
President’s Report:
ONTARIO (Represented by G.Landry)
CIWA and its Board members across Canada have
been very busy over the last year. We’ve been in
discussions with Labour Organization in Saskatchewan
and Alberta trying to revive our Youth Project. We
feel this is an important project as it stills seems that
youth in the workplace are unaware of their rights and
Occupational Health & Safety. Even with all the
programs for youth out there, the abuse and neglect it
still extremely evident and we want to be part of
educating Canada’s youth on workplace rights and
responsibilities of both the employer and themselves
as the employee. We are seeking and very hopeful in
attaining financial donations from Labour as well as
any organizations that would like to see a specialized
program for Youth in the Workplace.
Lobbying to improve pensions has went well. 2.5%
increase for 3 years
We have also had the opportunity to voice our
opinions on Workers Compensation issues across
Canada, following three lengthy radio interviews.
These were with Global Radio One in Saskatchewan,
another from a station in Toronto, and another with a
radio station in Toronto. These interviews came about
after a hostile hostage taking incident in the WCB
building in Calgary, Alberta that was broadcast nationwide.
The Office of Disability Issues is conducting various
teleconferences regarding technology for persons with
disabilities and we are very excited to be part of these
discussions.
The president attended a meeting with the Canadian
Pain Coalition in Toronto, in March of 2010. This
meeting was part of a working group which is geared
toward partnering and achieving CPC and CIWA goals
and objectives. We are extremely excited to be part
of this fantastic organization and look forward to a
long partnership.
We continue to receive many inquiries from injured
workers across Canada regarding their WCB claims.
We are able to refer them to injured worker groups
and other like minded organizations that help injured
workers with their claims. We do need to update our
database as it seems that there are new groups
popping up and others closing down that we are
unaware of. If anyone has any information that we
could update our database and website with, it would
be greatly appreciated.
New Bill passed – you must be a paralegal to
represent injured workers before WSIB. We should
lobby for full legal aid for injured workers.
Dr. Lynn Shaw:
Client insights on knowledge - use and access in
return to work
Opening doors to information for injured workers
through knowledge exchange and research with
consumer community groups
Evaluating the support needs of injured workers in
managing occupational transitions after injury
Using metaphors to study occupational transitions
Knowledge to action - Advisory Board request for
nominations went out; none were reviewed
The CIWA Board will assume this role. She will
have two fact sheets ready for next meeting.
New Brunswick
How many services to injured workers have been
discontinued at the Rehabilitation Centre based on
erroneous information? Injured workers are being
failed by a system that was intended to facilitate
rehabilitation and return to work. Workers made great
sacrifices, including giving up the right to sue our
employers in exchange for this service.
We are calling on Minister Arseneault to look very
closely at the decision making process of the Worksafe
New Brunswick Board of Directors. Is the rehabilitation
of injured workers still a priority or is it another issue
that is being driven at any costs?
Michel Boudreau,
NBFL President
BC (Presented by Patti MacAhonic)
The government of BC made changes to WCB that
have saved the employers hundreds of millions of
dollars which directly, negatively affect injured
workers.
Our next Board of Directors meeting will be held in
Newfoundland in June or July sometime.
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Alliance canadienne des victimes d’accidents et de maladies du travail
April 22, 2009, BC cont’d …
A Report released today by the BC Federation of
Labour shows that controversial changes made by the
Campbell government to the Workers Compensation
Board (WCB) have resulted in massive cost-savings for
employers but has come at a profound cost to injured
workers.
"This Report shows the Campbell government's
changes to WCB were based entirely on the false claim
that the existing compensation system was
unsustainable," says Jim Sinclair, President of the
Federation. "Employers lobbied hard for these changes
and they have been rewarded with huge cost-savings
that have destroyed the lives of seriously injured
workers."
The most extreme consequences of the changes are
the effective elimination of loss of earnings pensions
and the virtual elimination of vocational rehabilitation
services. This has had a negative economic impact on
thousands of permanently injured workers and their
families.
"The loss of earnings pension is one of the most
important benefits for a seriously injured worker," says
Stan Guenther, one of the authors of the Report.
"Without a pension and without the ability to work, an
injured worker faces a lifetime of financial hardship."
The changes made to the WCB pension system have
also led to the virtual elimination of any need for
vocational rehabilitation. As a result, the WCB's
rehabilitation budget was slashed from $130 million in
2002 to just $3 million in 2006.
"The loss of rehabilitation means the WCB has stopped
providing the crucial assistance that injured workers
need to return to the workplace and regain their ability
to earn a living," said Janet Patterson, one of the
authors of the Report.
"Employers are saving hundreds of millions of dollars
because seriously injured workers are being denied
the compensation they need while disability claims and
workplace fatalities continue to rise," Sinclair added.
The Federation is calling on the provincial government
to restore loss of earnings pensions, restore vocational
rehabilitation services and implement the other
recommendations made by the authors of the Report.
To see the full Report and Summary, click here.
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http://bcfed.ca/files/1520-09brInsult%20to%20Injury_1.pdf
Patti has been searching for a suitable candidate to sit
on the Board, but has been unsuccessful so far.
SASK (Represented by Rob Lindsay)
Western Injured Workers Society would like CIWA to
become more involved as things are getting worse in
the West.
QUEBEC
Visit – Info IRSST Newsletter at
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/en/InfoIrsst/Ac
tuel/InfoIRSST_v08n01.htm
To read or download the whole story:
RESEARCH REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
4,4'-Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) Safety
practices and concentration during polyurethane foam
spraying
This study documented the practices relating to
occupational health and safety (OHS) under a variety
of conditions under which insulation work is done, and
evaluated the MDI concentrations in the work areas.
The workers run a risk of exposure to MDI in aerosol
form, particularly when they do this work indoors. The
report's authors note that nothing indicates that OHS
practices are completely respected on Québec
construction sites and recommend that the subject of
respiratory and skin protection be integrated into the
continuing training of workers.
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT at:
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R629.pdf
MANITOBA
Supreme Court absolves national union of
liability for Giant Mine nine-fatality explosion
In a long-awaited 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court of
Canada has ruled that the CAW as a national union is
not liable for the actions of Roger Warren, a local
union member who deliberately set an underground
explosion that killed nine gold miners in the midst of a
bitter and violent strike at the Giant Mine in the
Northwest Territories. The Court held that the national
union was a distinct legal entity from the local union
and was neither directly nor vicariously responsible for
what occurred.
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Canadian Injured Workers Alliance
Manitoba, cont’d …
Upholding a 2008 decision by the Northwest
Territories Court of Appeal that quashed a lower court
judge's award of $10.7 million in damages, the
Supreme Court also found no liability on the part of
either the Northwest Territories government or the
Pinkerton's security firm hired by the mining company
to protect the miners who replaced the striking
workers during the bitter dispute.
The rest of this report is available at:
http://www.lancasterhouse.com/
NOVA SCOTIA
Injured civilian workers also battling
government red tape
Letter to The Annapolis County Spectator
Article online since November 25th 2009, 19:57
Dear Editor:
Mrs. Dornan stated ('Military families battling red
tape,' Spectator, November 19):
―If civilians are injured on the job, they can expect to
receive assistance from Workers Compensation,‖ she
said. ―But we have to prove everything, starting from
the fact that he served in Bosnia, to establishing a
conclusive cause of his illness.‖
That is far from the truth. We as injured workers have
received the same treatments by those that are meant
to help us, namely WCB and our government. We
have our rights and freedoms removed from us via
government that allows for the WCB to lobby them for
changes made to legislation that enable this illegal act.
Here in Canada we had a protest planned for
December 10, 2009 as that is United Nations Human
Rights Day, to take place at war memorials and
monuments across Canada. We were told NO by the
Royal Canadian Legion, even though those who
sacrificed their lives to ensure our rights and
freedoms, it was considered to be a disgraceful act
upon us. They can fight for our rights and freedoms,
but we are not allowed to have their support, for
fighting for the same cause.
Also here is a link to the United Nations Human Rights
Violations that we as injured workers are experiencing:
abusebyalbertasworkerscompensation.blogspot.com
Sincerely,
Ken Markkula
Bruce, AB
Website Links – Information Resources
Injured Workers Online
http://www.injuredworkersonline.org/
Facing poverty: how does Ontario's new
strategy meet the needs of injured workers?
Poverty and suffering is too often the result of
workplace injuries or diseases that affect
approximately 300,000 workers and their families in
Ontario.
Find local support groups and join the Ontario
Network of Injured Workers' Groups (ONIWG)
to help make a difference.
Ontario's injured worker movement has a long
and proud history. Read about it in the Injured
Workers' History Project bulletins!
Check on current worker-centred research
projects and training.
Understand your legal rights and access
community legal information (CLEOnet
updates)
injuredworkersonline.org is a collaborative effort
of injured workers, trade unionists, community
activists and advocates, and doctors. We seek better
treatment for injured workers by their employers,
government and workers' compensation system.
Learn more about the key issues and what's
happening at Queen's Park to review and
reform workers' compensation law.
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NEW HARMONIZED GST/PST
In July (2010) the ONTARIO Government is set to put into force its new harmonized GST/PST sales tax
which will apply a 13% sales tax to everything we purchase.
Things That Were Not Subject To The Current
8% PST Will Be Now Taxed at 8%.
- The new 13% tax will therefore apply to things
like your electric bill, your gas bill, your water bill,
condominium fees, insurance premiums, and
every other good and service you purchase..
There are almost no exemptions.
- The current Ontario PST tax does not apply to
services, nor does it apply to the purchase of
certain goods.
The New 13% Tax will also apply to the
purchase of All New Homes
- If a person were to purchase a new $1 million
dollar home in Toronto, they would have to pay
roughly $200,000 in taxes as a result of
the Ontario land transfer tax, the new
city of Toronto land transfer tax, and the new
harmonized 13% GST/PST.
- The extension of the new 13% GST/PST to
homes is simply a tax assault by the government
on your primary home. They want to tax your
primary home and you will suffer because of it.
The New 13% Tax Will Effectively Raise Your
Income Taxes
Currently, the combined Federal/Ontario income tax
rates are roughly 25% on the first $20,000 of taxable
income, 42% on the next $40,000 of taxable income,
and 46.5% on each dollar of taxable income over
$60,000. On top of that you have to add the "Fair
Share Health Tax" of up to $1,000 each of us has to
pay.
If the Ontario Government gets away with
implementing their new harmonized GST/PST sales
tax of 13%, the top effective income tax rates in
Ontario will be as follows (since you can't spend any
of your tax paid dollars without paying the new
harmonized 13% GST/PST tax):
38% on the first $20,000
53% on the next $40,000
59.5% on every dollar over $60,000
On top of that, you have to pay your Ontario Fair
Share Health Tax, your city realty taxes, your city
garbage fees, your city water fees, your city street
parking permit fees, your annual Ontario and new city
of Toronto vehicle license plate fees, your Ontario
land transfer tax, your new city of Toronto land
transfer tax, your gasoline taxes, your liquor taxes,
your air departure taxes, your entertainment taxes,
and so on.
Of all the money you worked hard to earn, what
percentage are you really keeping for your own use?
25%? 20%? 10%?
TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY - FILL AND SIGN
THE PETITION AT www.unfairtaxgrab.com
AGAINST THE NEW HARMONIZED GST/PST
TAX.
Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day - February 29
The Canadian Labour Congress calls on all levels of
government to take the issue of Repetitive Strain Injury
more seriously. Ergonomic regulations to protect
Canadian workers from coast-to-coast-to-coast are
long over due, as is proper enforcement of regulations
where they currently exist.
This call for government action is supported by a
Statistics Canada report going back to 2003, indicating
that one out of every 10 Canadian adults had a
repetitive strain injury (RSI) serious enough to limit
their normal activities.
In terms of lost work time and reduced productivity, the
cost of RSI to the economy demands action.
Among federal government workers alone, between
11,000 and 17,000 RSI claims are filed each year. The
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total work days lost each year are estimated between
45,000 and 73,000. The estimated cost: between $24
and $40 million.
Broader studies, using a societal approach (regardless
of payer) have placed the total cost of RSIs at $26.6
billion, or about 3.4% of the gross domestic product.
Workers in sales or service, trades, transport or
equipment operating, farming, forestry, fishing or
mining, and processing/manufacturing or utilities are at
high risks of reporting an RSI.
Women’s jobs, especially office jobs and micro
assembly work, often involve a high risk for RSI which
may explain why generally, more women reported a
new RSI to worker’s compensation boards.
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Canadian Injured Workers Alliance
Repetitive strain injury creates significant personal and
economic burden for workers and also has a major
impact on health care costs, since many of these
injuries are not reported to worker’s compensation
boards.
Today, we have regulations in some provinces and,
federally, ergonomics have been incorporated in the
Hazard Prevention Regulations. While this is a victory,
there is still much to be done to ensure enforcement of
these regulations.
Work stress deriving from a fast work pace, role
ambiguity, worry and monotonous tasks have been
associated with RSIs in the past. The Statistics
Canada report supports the association between work
stress and RSIs.
We call on the federal government to ensure that the
ergonomic regulations which were recently
incorporated in the federal Hazard Prevention
Regulations, be enforced.
In 2000, amendments to the Canada Labour Code
Part II included the prescription of ergonomics
standards in the federal jurisdiction. In 2002, union
representatives started to work with government
representatives in order to develop regulations on
ergonomics.
We also call on the government to provide proper
training to federal workplace inspectors so that
ergonomic hazards are identified and eliminated
wherever possible.
We call on provincial and territorial governments to
introduce ergonomic regulations if they have not yet
done so.
Deadlier than Cocaine, Heroin, and the Swine Flu?
Posted by Dr. Mercola | November 21 2009 |
Addiction to prescription painkillers —
which kill thousands of Americans a year
— has become a largely unrecognized
epidemic, experts say.
In fact, prescription drugs cause most of the more
than 26,000 fatal overdoses each year, says Leonard
Paulozzi of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
The number of overdose deaths from opioid painkillers
— opium-like drugs that include morphine and codeine
— more than tripled from 1999 to 2006, to 13,800
deaths that year, according to recently released CDC
statistics.
In the past, most overdoses were due to
illegal narcotics, such as heroin, with most
deaths in big cities. Prescription painkillers
have now surpassed heroin and cocaine
however, as the leading cause of fatal
overdoses, Paulozzi says.
Experts say it's easy to see why so many Americans
are abusing painkillers. As Americans age and carry
extra pounds, more are asking for pain relief to cope
with joint problems, back pain and other ailments.
Sources:
USA Today October 2, 2009
Orthomolecular.org October 27, 2009
Daily Mail August 11, 2009
Canada Ratifies UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
(No. 99 - March 11, 2010 - 11:15 a.m. ET)
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of
“Canada is committed to promoting and protecting the
Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Diane Finley,
rights of persons with disabilities and enabling their full
Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development,
participation in society,” said Minister Cannon.
today announced that, with the support of all provinces
“Ratification of this convention underscores the
and territories, the Government of Canada has ratified
Government of Canada’s strong commitment to this
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
goal.”
Disabilities at United Nations headquarters in New
York City.
“Canada is proud to have been one of the first
countries to originally sign the Convention in 2007,”
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said Minister Finley. “The ratification of this agreement
is just further acknowledgement that Canada is a world
leader in providing persons with disabilities the same
opportunities in life as all Canadians.”
“Today is a momentous day for Canadians with
disabilities and their families,” said Bendina Miller,
President of the Canadian Association for Community
Living (CACL). “CACL is thrilled that Canada has
ratified the Convention. Canada has been an
international leader on disability and human rights, and
through ratification can continue to play this important
role. CACL looks forward to working with the
Government of Canada on implementing and
monitoring compliance with the Convention.”
“The Government of Canada’s ratification today of the
Convention is a historic event for Canadians with
disabilities,” said Marie White, National Chairperson of
the Council of Canadians with Disabilities. “It signals
the end of an era where people with disabilities were
seen as objects of charity. Ratification of the
Convention makes real our goal of recognition as full
and equal citizens of Canada.
“Ratification of the Convention puts an end to the
medical model and opens exciting new opportunities
for building a more inclusive and accessible Canada.
Canadians with disabilities applaud the Government of
Canada for this historic action.”
“As the Government of Canada continues to play a
leading role with respect to the inclusion of persons
with disabilities in sport, we wish our paralympic
athletes the best of luck at the upcoming Paralympic
Games in Vancouver,” said Minister Cannon.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities is an international human rights instrument
of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and
dignity of persons with disabilities. Parties to the
Convention are required to promote, protect and
ensure the full enjoyment of human rights by persons
with disabilities, and to ensure that they enjoy full
equality under the law.
There are approximately 4.4 million persons with
disabilities in Canada—about 14.3 percent of the
population.
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For further information, media representatives may
contact:
Catherine Loubier
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
613-995-1851
Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-995-1874
Michelle Bakos
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Human Resources and Skills
Development
819-994-2482
Media Relations Office
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
819-994-5559
Backgrounder - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
on December 13, 2006, after several years of
negotiation in which Canada took an active role.
Canada was among the first countries to sign the
Convention when it was opened for signature on
March 30, 2007.
The purpose of the Convention is “to promote, protect
and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human
rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with
disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent
dignity.” It reaffirms for persons with disabilities
existing civil, political, economic, social and cultural
rights set out in international law.
The Convention’s core obligations relate to nondiscrimination and reasonable accommodation. These
core obligations are then elaborated in specific
provisions that address such issues as freedom of
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expression, political rights, liberty and security of the
person, legal capacity, education, health and
employment. The Convention also contains provisions
on issues unique to people with disabilities, such as
accessibility, independent living and inclusion in the
community, as well as the processes of rehabilitation
and habilitation, through which those with disabilities
learn to function fully in society.
The Government of Canada consulted provincial and
territorial governments throughout the Convention’s
negotiation, signature and ratification processes. The
Canadian government also consulted civil society
through a national round table with stakeholders, and
an online consultation open to the public. It also
sought the views of self-governing Aboriginal groups
on how ratification of the Convention might affect their
communities.
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Canadian Injured Workers Alliance
Mourning Day Act
http://www.ccohs.ca/events/mourning/act.html
S.C. 1991, c. 15
An Act respecting a Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace
[Assented to 1st February, 1991]
WHEREAS it is desirable that Canadians should
designate a day of mourning to remember workers
killed, disabled or injured in the workplace and
workers afflicted with industrial disease;
AND WHEREAS Canadians seek earnestly to set an
example of their commitment to the issue of health
and safety in the workplace;
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate and House of
Commons of Canada, enacts as follows
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Workers Mourning Day
Act.
Day of Mourning
2. (1) Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the
28th day of April shall be known under the name of
"Day of Mourning for Persons Killed or Injured in the
Workplace".
(2) For greater certainty, the Day of Mourning for
Persons Killed or Injured in the Workplace is not a
legal holiday or a non-juridical day and shall not be
required to be kept or observed as such.
National Day of Mourning, April 28, 2010 - CLC Statement
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010
Is today the day you die at work?
http://www.canadianlabour.ca/news-room/statements/national-day-mourning-april-28-2010-clc-statement
Over the past twenty-five years, successive
governments have pledged their support to workers
and their unions. They announced new workplace
health and safety laws and regulations - some of the
best in the world. Unfortunately, they have failed to
provide the resources needed to enforce those new
laws.
Over the last twenty-five years, the number of
Canadians who die every year because of something
that happened to them at work has been steadily
growing. We know that hundreds more deaths occur
due to exposures to carcinogens and toxins in the
workplace, but they are never identified or accepted
as work-related by Workers’ Compensation Boards.
The slogan for the CLC National Day of Mourning, ―Is
today the day you die at work?‖ asks, why is it that so
many Canadians unjustly lose their life?
Sadly, for 2008, the most recent year for which
we have statistics, 1,036 Canadians lost their
lives because of their work.
This is the reason why Canada’s workplaces claim a
growing number of lives every year; the laws are not
enforced, so reckless employers are allowed to carry
on without consequence.
It’s time for the federal government and the provincial
and territorial governments to appoint special
prosecutors to lay charges under the Criminal Code
against employers when their actions cause death or
serious injury. More inspectors must be hired to
ensure employers comply with the law. Government
regulators must be held accountable for this carnage
that seems to go unchecked.
As we take time today, April 28th, to remember those
who have lost their lives, been injured or became ill,
due to their work, I ask you to do more than reflect on
the importance of health and safety, I ask you to think
of those who are closest to you, your child, your
spouse, your sibling, your parent, your best friend.
Consider the role they play in your life and your
family’s lives. Imagine if their life was taken from
them. Every single one of those 1,036 lives that ended
in 2008 had dreams, had a mom and had people who
loved and continue to love and miss them.
In Solidarity,
Ken Georgetti, President
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Ontario:
Correen DiFlorio (IWC)" <DifloriC@lao.on.ca>
On Christmas Eve 2009, four workers were killed and
one seriously injured when a construction swing stage
snapped in half and plummeted 13 storeys to the
ground.
Another 400 Ontario workers were killed the same
year and about 374,000 were injured. On Wednesday,
April, 28th join the Toronto and York Region Labour
Council as we remember our sisters and brothers who
have been killed on the job or who have died as a
result of workplace diseases.
This special day also offers an opportunity to rededicate our efforts to achieve healthier and safer
workplaces and seek justice and fair compensation for
injured workers.
Toronto Location:
Nathan Philips Square,
100 Queen Street West
Date: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 at
12:00 Noon
For more information contact the Toronto and York
Region Labour Council at:
416-441-3663 or Enzo Mancuso @ 416-522-2386
New Brunswick
http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/wcs/2010e0160wc.htm
New Brunswick will soon have a seventh Day of
Mourning monument, which will be erected at the
entrance to the Hatheway Labour Exhibit Centre (Lily
Lake Pavilion) in Rockwood Park in Saint John. The
mock-up was unveiled at a ceremony in October 2009.
The monument will take over a year to complete, and
the official unveiling is planned for the Day of
Mourning commemorative ceremonies on April 28,
2011.
For further information on the Day of Mourning
monuments and other labour landmarks in New
Brunswick, visit the Labour History in New Brunswick
website. http://www.lhtnb.ca/
10/02/05
MEDIA CONTACTS: Elizabeth Joubert,
communications, Department of Wellness, Culture and
Sport, 506-457-6445; Nicole Lang, Université de
Moncton, Edmundston campus, 506-737-5191
Chronic Pain
Visit the Canadian Pain Coalition website for more information:
http://www.canadianpaincoalition.ca/index.php/en/help-centre/conquering-pain/stress-pain
Is There a Connection Between Pain, Stress and Depression? What
Can I Do Myself to Lower Stress?
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�Alliance canadienne des victimes d’accidents et de maladies du travail
Canadian Injured Workers Alliance
Chronic pain disrupts your life, lessens your ability to
handle stress, weakens your immune system, and can
result in anxiety, anger, and depression. Depression is
one of the most common problems experienced by
people with chronic pain. If pain results in a loss of
independence or mobility that decreases an
individual’s participation in social activities, the risk of
depression significantly increases. If you suspect
that you may be depressed, it is very important
that you discuss this with your doctor.
Your brain can send signals to your body that can
affect the way you experience pain. These signals use
chemicals similar to morphine (called endorphins) that
naturally occur in your body. Relaxation exercises with
visual imagery can help you take advantage of these
endorphins to cope with your pain and the stress it
causes.
Here are the steps to follow:
See our website for a downloadable video.
Sit in a comfortable position in a quiet room.
Take three deep breaths. Feel the air rush in
through your nose when you inhale, and then
blow the air out as you exhale. Listen to the
sound this makes.
Think of a place where you felt really safe and
in control of your pain. It could be the beach
where you spent your last vacation or sitting
by the window in your home, for example.
Picture yourself there now. Imagine what it
feels like to sit in that favourite spot, with the
wind through your hair or the warm sun on
your face.
Keep taking deep breaths.
Now turn your attention to your body. Pay
attention to your pain. What colour is it? Is it
a sharp, bright orange? A dark, cloudy grey
colour? Picture where that colour is on your
body.
Now as you take slow breaths, feel how you
can control that colour. See it slowly getting
lighter and lighter with each breath. Feel the
pain flow out little by little as you exhale. See
how the colour shrinks down to a smaller size
as you
breathe in and out.
Imagine that the parts of your body that are
in the least pain are spreading decreasing the
intensity of your pain.
Picture yourself in control of your pain, right
here in your safe place. Take a few more deep
breaths, feeling the air rush in through your
nose when you inhale and the air blowing out
as you exhale.
Picture that light, soft colour that lets you
know you are in control of your pain. Stay
there in that safe spot for a while, listening to
your breath, or open your eyes when you feel
ready.
You can repeat this exercise several times a
day if you need to. It may be helpful to have
someone read it to you. Try it when you can
feel your pain starting up. Don’t wait until your
pain gets severe. This exercise is one of the
tools you can use to stay in control of your
pain. The exercise becomes more powerful the
more you practice it. Don’t give up if you do
not get results the first few times.
Relaxation with music.
You can turn listening to music into a relaxation
exercise. Use music that makes you feel good. Some
people prefer music with no lyrics for these exercises.
Others enjoy recordings of nature sounds. Find a quiet
room and make yourself comfortable. Take three deep
breaths. Feel the air rush in through your nose when
you inhale, and then blow the air out as you exhale.
Put on your stereo or your headphones and listen to
your chosen music. You can close your eyes if you
like. Try to concentrate on the music itself and block
out other thoughts you are having.
You can stay like this for twenty minutes if you like,
and you can make this another tool that you use daily
to stay in control of your pain.
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�Canadian Injured Workers Alliance
Alliance canadienne des victimes d’accidents et de maladies du travail
Our Goals
CIWA/ACVAMT
Is about
Support
We are a national network of
injured worker's groups (IWG's)
and we exist to strengthen
and support the work of local
and provincial IWG's across
Canada.
Independence
We believe that injured
workers should be in control of
their own destinies & Injured
Workers Groups must be
democratically controlled by
injured workers.
Partnerships
We believe that we can best
assist these objectives by
providing training and
educational resources in
partnership with provincial or
territorial organizations of
injured workers and the trade
union movement at all levels.
Information Sharing
We believe that by sharing
our stories and our experience
we can learn from each other
and become better
educated and exert more
control over our lives.
To work towards a just
system of compensation,
rehabilitation and reemployment in all of Canada.
To provide a national forum
for debating issues
concerning injured workers at
national conferences and
board workshops.
To gather and share
information with groups
across Canada.
To improve the Occupational
Health & Safety of workers
across Canada.
To identify and make
available, educational and
training resources produced
by the union movement and
other agencies, that focus on
organizing and maintaining
effective injured worker
groups.
To enhance the local base of
the injured workers
movement through all our
activities.
To form partnerships that will
achieve common goals.
Publications
Available
The VOICE OF INJURED WORKER
PLAIN TALK
HOW TO IMPROVE RELATIONS BETWEEN
INJURED WORKERS & ORGANIZED
LABOUR
REPORT ON RELATIONS WITH LABOUR
SESSION AT CIWA NATIONAL
CONFERENCE, REGINA 1992
RETURNING TO WORK
VOC REHAB & RE-EMPLOYMENT FROM
THE INJURED WORKER'S PERSPECTIVE
INJURED WORKERS … ON THE MOVE
COMING TOGETHER
VIDEOS & WORKBOOKS
YOUTH PROJECT MANUAL, 2002
SURVIVORS, 1997
TOGETHER WE CAN WIN, 1997
PEER HELPER TRAINING MANUAL, 2000
- "PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE"
LE COMBAT QUOTIDIEN DES VICTIMES DU
TRAVAIL, 1999
To find out more, please contact us at:
CIWA/ACVAMT
1201 Jasper Drive
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6R2
Ph: 807-345-3429/Fx: 807-344-8683
Toll Free: 1-877-787-7010
Email: ciwa@vianet.ca
Web Site: www.ciwa.ca
Connect with an injured workers group near you.
Check out our web site at: www.ciwa.ca
OR
Call our office at (807) 345-3429 or Toll Free at 1-877-787-7010
This Newsletter is intended to share information of interest to
injured workers/ groups / organizations, union activists and their supporters.
It provides a forum for sharing our experiences - so we can learn from each other - in order to improve the lives of
injured and disabled workers and the system that is there to assist them.
Please help - by sharing your story with us.
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter 2010
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News updates from each province in regards to injured worker's rights. Articles about harmonized GST/PST tax, Repetitive Strain Injuries and Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day, the rise of opioid addiction, Canada's ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, National Day Of Mourning work-related deaths, managing chronic pain with relaxation and meditation.
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CIWA
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2010
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Labour Unions
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Lakehead University Collection
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Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus.
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Convocation 1969 - Sister M. Andrea
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University Life
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Convocation 1969 - Sister M. Andrea, February 14 1969.
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Clark Photography, Port Arthur
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Lakehead University
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1969-02-14
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Convocation 1968 - Lord Caradon
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University Life
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Convocation 1968 - Lord Caradon.
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Conway Studios Corp.
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Lakehead University
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1968
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Lakehead University Collection
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Photographs from Lakehead University's history: people, events, and campus.
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Convocation 1968 - Lord Caradon
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Convocation 1968 - Lord Caradon.
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1968
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Lakehead University
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David Belrose fonds
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CTEACH's recommendations to the school board.
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Politics
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These are the recommendations made by CTEACH to the school board in Thunder Bay to ensure non-heterosexual students are safe and respected in schools.
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CTEACH
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CTEACH
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2000s
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David Belrose fonds
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CTEACH letter to the Lakehead District School Board
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Politics
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This letter, addressed to the then Director of Education of the Lakehead District School Board, protests the school board's inaction in protecting students discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation. It contains recommendations to the board as well.
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CTEACH
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CTEACH
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2004-08-30
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David Belrose, Ellen Chambers-Picard, Gabriel Picard
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David Belrose fonds
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CTEACH Media Release
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Politics
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CTEACH
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Orillia University Committee Collection
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Universities
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The collection consists of newspapers (primarily the Orillia Daily Packet and Times) with stories related to the proposal to establish a campus of the Waterloo Lutheran University in Orillia.
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Seek $90,000 For University. Daily Packet and Times, May 14, 1965.
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Universities
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University committee seeks $90,000 from the Muskoka District Council.
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Daily Packet and Times
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1965-05-14
Muskoka District Council
Rusty Russell
Waterloo Lutheran University
Wharton Russell
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Orillia University Committee Collection
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Universities
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Replies To Critics Of College Foundation. Daily Packet and Times, May 26, 1971.
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Universities
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Simcoe College Foundation member W.D. (Rusty) Russell replies to criticism at the Rotary Club of Orillia.
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Daily Packet and Times
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1971-05-26
Rusty Russell
Simcoe College Foundation
Sue Mulcahy
Wharton Russell
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Orillia University Committee Collection
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Universities
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Vote $250,000 For Campus Here. Daily Packet and Times, June 8, 1965.
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Universities
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The Orillia Town Council voted to commit $250,000 over ten years to support a University in Orillia.
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Daily Packet and Times
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1965-06-08
Orillia University Committee
Rusty Russell
Waterloo Lutheran University
Wharton Russell