Halima
A single mother, Halima Tato, after years of struggle in dead-end jobs, thought her family’s fortunes had turned around when she was hired by Canada Bread for a well-paying production line work in...
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(Although Maria’s name has been changed, this story is based on an injured worker’s real-life experience ) Maria was a head secretary in the school board. Her job was to be the main assistant to the...
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Long-time member of Bright Lights and activist in the injured worker movement, Tony Mauro was injured in two construction work accidents after immigrating to Canada in 1956. The first injury was to his...
View ArticleEdward & Sead
The two injured workers describe the cascading negative consequences of their injury and treatment by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, whose experience rating program gives employers an...
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Like many health care and support workers, Tewduda suffered a back injury while lifting a patient. In need of care herself and dealing with constant pain, she applied to the WSIB. The Board decided...
View ArticleSteve
Since this 1997 letter by Steve Mantis was first posted in Injuredworkersonline.org, Steve has continued his leadership in the movement through his work with the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’...
View ArticleOur community
Find stories of injured workers among community videos featured on the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy website. Among those currently included are Eugene, a former forestry worker from...
View ArticleWes & Kim
“Nobody wants to live in poverty…This is not where we want to be, this is not how we want to be living…” A 1995 work injury leaves a construction worker with a permanent disability after three failed...
View ArticleRichard & Peter
ONIWG leaders and longtime injured worker activists, Richard Hudon and Peter Page, recently embarked on a 600k bike marathon from Ottawa to reach Toronto by June 1, Injured Workers’ Day 2015....
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Antonio, Rosa, Frances, Sylvia
“I feel morally destroyed” (Antonio), “It’s very very difficult” (Rose), “I’m still nervous” (Frances), “That’s all I have to give … I am alive” (Sylvia). Four injured workers speak on the stark...
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