Workers' compensation

“Workers’ Compensation workers from across Canada meet to discuss the need to protect injured workers rights”

Sep 21, 2009 11:22 AM Historic Victoria was established as a fort for the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1843 and is the home to BC’s stately Legislative Buildings which spawned some of Canada’s leading social policies. It was in this atmosphere representatives of the major unions representing Workers’ Compensation workers in Canada came together to act upon systemic concerns. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, National Union of Public and General Employees, and the Public Service Alliance of Canada represent Workers’ Compensation employees in Canada’s ten provinces and three territories. more »

Injured workers 20 per cent behind in compensation; Province needs to act before more fall into poverty

Dec 11, 2007 11:24 AM It’s time for the Ontario government to reverse the effects of a law that has caused injured workers to lose 20 per cent in compensation earnings over the last decade while providing savings and reward payments to employers, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. more »

The Stanhope Manifesto on Workers' Compensation

Jun 27, 2006 02:28 PM In 2002, representatives of three unions representing unionized workers at various workers’ compensation boards across Canada met in Stanhope, Prince Edward Island. The three unions were the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), and the Compensation Employees’ Union (CEU). The decision to develop a statement of principles of a fair and comprehensive workers’ compensation system was made at that meeting, hence the name, “Stanhope Manifesto”. more »

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