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THUNDER BAY, Ontario, March 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On March 22nd and 24th the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will be holding a “General discussion...

TORONTO, June 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- June 1st marks the 37th Annual Injured Workers Day. Because of Covid-19, for the first time since 1983, our rally will not be held at Queen’s Park, but...

THUNDER BAY, Ontario, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights recently gave a statement sounding the alarm that Canadians living with...

TORONTO, Sept. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups (ONIWG) is appalled that the Ford government and WSIB are giving yet another massive gift to employers in...

BARRIE, Ontario, Sept. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On September 4th and 5th the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will be reviewing Canada, including...

BARRIE, Ontario, July 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Injured workers and their supporters are holding an action at noon outside the constituency office of new Attorney General Doug Downey, to demand...

TORONTO, June 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 12th Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic was informed that our clinic’s budget was reduced by 22% retroactive to April 1st.  As one of the...

TORONTO, May 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ford government and WSIB continue to come under fire from injured workers and supporters, with a rally at Queen’s Park taking place on Saturday, June...

TORONTO, April 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) is raising the alarm bells over the 30 percent cut to Legal Aid Ontario contained in last week’s...

TORONTO, Dec. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At 11:30am today, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups (ONIWG) will be holding a public action outside the Ministry of Labour in Toronto, as part...