CIWA Highlights Newsletter 2010
Labour Unions
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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2010
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter 2009
Labour and Labour Unions
Articles about medical marijuana in Ontario, Ontario WSIB losing $3.34B to payouts and stock market drops, chronic pain research in Quebec, the Day of Mourning deaths in the workplace in Newfoundland, news and research projects by the IRRST, the Painexplained.ca campaign for education on chronic pain. Letter to the editor about issues with the governance of Work Safe New Brunswick. List of website links to resources for injured workers.
CIWA
2009
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter 2008
Labour and Labour Unions
Articles about WorkSafeBC policy decisions, WSIB in Ontario covering medical marijuana as well as potentially causing the stress-induced death of an injured worker, research on chronic pain being done in Quebec, the Ron Ellis Award being awarded to Steve Mantis, chronic pain and the painexplained.ca campaign, two brief stories, updates on the state of injured worker's rights in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland.
CIWA
2008
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter Spring 2008
Labour and Labour Unions
Announcement of winner of 50/50 draw. Reports on the state of injured workers rights in British Colombia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia. Articles on recourse for the Workers Compensation Board breaching client privacy, review of the Railway Safety Act, a new Employment Standards Act poster for workplaces in Ontario, new workplace safety video sent out to Ontario high schools, a review of the WSIB Experience Rating Program, a digital medical dictionary, Bill 14, changes to Bill 187, tips for safe lifting, the sentencing of the first corporation in Canada to be convicted of criminal negligence causing death in a workplace accident.
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2008
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter Fall 2006
Labour and Labour Unions
Message from the president about the use of the CIWA's budget and events. Articles about a IWA research project on the IWA's role in interpreting and communicating policy, a petition for the recognition of injuries caused by toxins in the environment, cuts to the Federal government's budget, reactions to the Court Challenges Program being cut, a man who is living with lead poisoning, an error made by the WHSCC that resulted in injured workers being awarded $1.5M, chronic pain. An Irish Friendship Wish.
CIWA
2006
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter Summer/Fall 2005
Labour and Labour Unions
Advertising a chronic pain research project. Upcoming CIWA activities. Articles on youth at risk, lost pensions for widows in Newfoundland and Labrador, workers compensation in New Brunswick, WCA review committee seeking public opinion in Manitoba, the WIWS's actions in Saskatchewan, chronic pain in Alberta, allegations of fraud against the WCB in Alberta, the AODA in Ontario, WSIB rates going up in Ontario, injured workers suing WCB in Nova Scotia, injured workers in NWT, the British Colombia proclamation for RSD/CRPS awareness campaign, keeping volunteer's safe. A letter about justice. Letters from injured workers. Obituary for Orlando Buonastella.
CIWA
2005
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter Spring/Summer 2005
Labour and Labour Unions
Upcoming CIWA activities. Articles about RTF/RTW Round Table, the CLC 2nd National Disability Rights Conference, CAW annual compensation conference, CIWA board of directors meeting, chronic pain, OFL Day of Mourning stats, a law that meant employers didn't have to provide disabled workers severance pay being overturned, rules around benefits and pensions for disabled workers in Ontario, British Colombia and Alberta, the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, ergonomic issues in Ontario workplaces, WCB failing injured workers, recognizing a stroke. Jokes and events.
CIWA
2005
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter Summer 2004
Labour and Labour Unions
Articles about the followup to a Youth Project, a survey on youth health and safety in the workplace, the 20th anniversary of the National Day of Mourning. CIWA current activities. A thank you letter for labour organizations that donated and helped CIWA with the Day of Mourning celebrations in Ottawa. Information about the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Bill 20 and Bill C-45.
CIWA
2004
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter Winter 2003/2004
Labour and Labour Unions
Articles about the Duty To Accommodate Re: Human Rights Tribunals for Unions and Employers; email news- "Are Healthy Workplaces more productive?"; research from "Study on Canadian Charitable Fundraisers"; response to Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) "Bridging the GAP". Special appreciation to Mr. Tom White for donation; useful contacts for non-profit organizations; eye exercises; language suggestions for the portrayal of persons with disabilities; injured workers statistics information; current CIWA/ACVAMT Activities; websites of interest.
CIWA
2003, 2004
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CIWA Highlights Newsletter Spring 2002
Labour and Labour Unions
Articles about CIWA/ACVAMT Youth Project with workshop on Workplace Health and Safety to youth; "What's a good job?- The Importance of Employment Relationships"; "Employer's Attack" -Workers' Compensation across the provinces.
CIWA
2002
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