Prevention Link: WSIB Level 1 and 2: $725.00

Rights & Obligations: Provides an overview of Ontario’s compensation system, the development of legislation and the general principles of the system. Worker and employer obligations, roles and responsibilities with respect to work reintegration are covered.

The WSIB work reintegration policies are discussed and the new direction that the Board is taking with respect to returning workers to their pre-injury job with the accident employer. Disability Prevention best practices and shared responsibilities are discussed and ways in which unions should participate in work reintegration are explored.

Protections under other legislation are discussed should a work reintegration plan not provide sufficient protection to a worker.

Benefits and Services: Participants learn: the significance of legislation (OHSA and WSIA), regulations and policy, changes to the legislation and the effects these changes have had on benefits; and the benefits available under the WSIA in the three different eras, including PT, TT, FEL, NEL, and LOE

Detailed examples of benefit calculations and parameters affecting final number will be explored. The structure of WSIB and the appeal system are described in relation to the New Delivery Module and the roles of each WSIB position. Participants will also learn how to make a case plan for a successful outcome and different types of evidence to use. The organization of a Board file is presented and participants will explore how to effectively review a file.

Medical Orientation: (Prerequisite is WSIB level 1&2)  

This advanced course is designed to assist participants in understanding medical terminology, anatomy, and medical testing so they can interpret and be comfortable with medical information in Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) files.

Participants will be exposed to medical terminology and human anatomy with attention to the different organ systems (skeletal, muscular, nervous, auditory, ocular, respiratory, circulatory, digestive and integumentary). Special focus will be placed on injuries commonly seen in WSIB cases (back, bone, MSI’s, lower extremities).

Disorders such as chronic pain and fibromyalgia are discussed in detail. Mental stress related injuries are examined and the WSIB policies relating to traumatic stress, psycho-traumatic disability and behavioural disorders are presented. Learn how disability and permanent rewards are determined, how they are assessed and the different types of awards (PPDS and NELs)

Prevention Link: 3 Workshop Bundle (This Course to run Wednesday to Friday): $600.00

Workers Comp 101: (day one)
This course introduces participants to the compensation system in Ontario, the history of compensation legislation, its principals and third party rights of action. Key definitions within the system are described including: worker, employer, accident, disablement, recurrence, secondary injuries, aggravation, occupational disease, stress and chronic pain. Participants learn about injury reporting and how claims are filed, as well as the responsibilities of the workplace parties and medical professionals. Benefits and services for injured workers are presented.

The objective of this course is to provide participants with the tools to develop strategies to assist workers with disabilities, individually and collectively and return them to long-term healthy and productive employment. The course also reviews noteworthy case law and Human Rights Legislation.

The workshop focuses on the most frequently cited ground of discrimination that is disability. It looks at how disability and the duty to accommodate plays out with emphasis on employment. The workshop will help participants recognize rights, obligations and principals of accommodation (respect for dignity, individualization, integration and full participation)

WHSC: Level 2 Federal: Law: $625.00

This 30-hour program equips participants with an understanding of federal health and safety law, its strengths’ and deficiencies, and enables participants to develop strategies to improve working conditions and worker well-being. This course covers the duties and powers of Labour Program health and safety officers in enforcing compliance with Part II of the Code, the appeal process under the Code and the role of the Canada Appeal Office and how laws and regulations are changed and interpreted and discusses how participants can keep abreast of amendments to the law.

Participants are issued with a certificate upon completion. (Only after completing WHSC Level 1)

WHSC: 6 Workshops-Bundle (This Course to run Wednesday to Friday): $575.00

Mould: (day one)

This program will provide participants with a basic understanding of the potential sources of mould growth. It also discusses how mould can damage the health and well-being of exposed workplace parties. Participants will gain knowledge and skills in recognizing and assessing potential and actual sources of mould contamination and will look at how existing legislation can be applied.

This module is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to identify and assess the potential sources of mould and to recommend controls to eliminate or reduce exposure to these harmful substances in the workplace. Record of Training is provided once the course completed.

This program addresses hazards that cause injuries when workers slip, trip or fall while walking and working on the same level, or from a height. The program is intended to enable participants to identify and assess walking and working hazards, and recommend controls. It is divided into nine main sections.

This module is intended for workers in an office or similar environment who may be exposed to biohazards such as bacteria, viruses and mould. The module discusses how biohazards are transmitted, the different types of bacteria, viruses and mould that may be found in an office environment, as well as their health effects.

The content addresses relevant methods that can be used to assess and control biohazards, as well as the steps involved in developing and implementing an effective action plan to reduce this hazard in their workplace. The purpose of this module is to provide participants with the knowledge required to enable them to recognize and assess office biohazards and to recommend controls to eliminate or reduce exposure to these hazards in their workplace. Record of training is provided once course is completed.

Electricity is sometimes referred to as the silent killer because electrical hazards are often difficult to detect. But electricity is a vital part of our lives and so we have to learn how to protect ourselves from its hazards. This is especially true for the workers who have to work with it on a daily basis as the injuries from electrical incidents can be horrendous.

The Electrical Hazards program is intended to enable participants to identify and assess electrical hazards, and recommend controls. It is divided into ten main sections:

This three hour program, which expands upon the material provided in the Basic Certification program, divides workplace investigations into two parts: the accident investigation and the occupational disease investigation.

Delving into the core beliefs held by workers and employers, participants explore how the health and safety culture of a workplace guide a workplace investigation and affect the conclusions drawn by the investigator about what happened and why. Participants soon discover that accidents may be the result of unplanned events but they don’t happen by chance. Using adult centered techniques, participants quickly make the connection between workplace accidents, illnesses and workplace hazards.

Workplace hazards that cause illness and accidents are sorted and categorized. Uncovering the what and whys requires asking a lot of questions. Cause categories and specific questions are introduced and discussed. The role of workplace parties and their duties are explored as is the purpose and steps of an accident or disease investigation.

A worksheet uses a case study to place both participants and instructor into the scene of a workplace accident where participants draw upon the information and skills they have developed and learned throughout the course in order to ferret out what happened.

The instructor encourages them to ask critical questions, to think, to draw conclusions, make recommendations and follow up. A whole group activity brainstorms the skills, attitude, and follow up procedure of a good investigator and a video reinforces the importance of employing a systematic approach when conducting a workplace investigation.

Whether it is an occurrence of an accident or the development of a disease, participants recognize the value of adopting a systematic approach to a workplace investigation. A thorough investigation ends with a completed report. Each section of the report is introduced, reviewed and pieces together the framework of a workplace investigation that can be used upon their return to the workplace.

The course objective is to conduct thorough investigations the focus on the causes of accidents, diseases and incidents and to make recommendations that prevent recurrences and improve health and safety conditions.

Knowing what to look for and why is key when conducting a workplace inspection. For this reason workplace hazards are defined and categorized, roles and responsibilities of workplace parties are identified and discussed.

Upon completing this program, worker members of the joint committee will have a firm knowledge base to draw upon when conducting their monthly inspections. Recognizing hazards, participants go back to the workplace and spot the things, processes, or conditions that can harm workers.

Although each workplace is different, the steps in the inspection cycle are the same. This three-hour program breaks the inspection process into five stages. Participants work together to define the purpose, discuss the requirements and examine the stages of a workplace inspection.

Participants look at each of the five stages through buzz group activities and walk away with practical tools and resources that will enable them to conduct thorough workplace inspections. Objective is to conduct thorough inspections that maintain and broaden the health and safety program through comprehensive inspection reports leading to corrective action on workplace hazards.

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Please share this event with your colleagues and fellow healthcare workers who are interested in advocacy.

Health Worker Organizing Meeting- Decent Work and Health Network

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12 noon Monday, September 25, 2023

MASS PROTEST

Toronto, Queen’s Park

For Northern Ontario where it is too far to travel in to Queen’s Park events will be held at: Thunder Bay, Mini-Queen’s Park 12 noon •  Dryden, Outside MPP Greg Rickford’s office, 439 Government St, 11:30 am Dryden time •

Algoma, TBA 12 noon

Make a major show of strength to set the tone for the reopening of the Ontario Legislature.

We are not going away. 

We are unalterably opposed to the privatization of our public hospitals.

We paid for them. We built them. They do not belong to the Ford government to run them into crisis,

gut their core services and privatize them.

We demand that the Ford government:

• Stop the privatization of our public hospitals
• Stop creating a crisis in our public hospitals by underfunding them, cutting and closing services, and trying to roll back wages of nurses, health professionals & support staff,
• Expand the use of existing ORs in our public hospitals, and
• Expand capacity in our public hospitals & restore closed services.

Note: The Ford government has chosen the date of the re-opening of the Legislature and it falls on Yom Kippur. We are working with our members in the Jewish community to mark this and make accommodations. We will share more details as they are organized.

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The Ford government will try to move forward and ignore the citizen-led referendum that we just built together. We cannot let them.

More than 400,000 people voted, and 99% of them votes against the privatization of our public hospitals’ core services. That is massive and unprecedented. It means 1 of every 30 Ontarians voted. It means almost everyone will know someone who voted. Opinion polls are showing upwards of 80% of Ontarians think the Ford government is doing a poor or very poor job on health care. Ontarians get it. As the Ontario Legislature re-opens in the fall, let’s make it visible and powerful. Let us build on our extraordinary achievements and make it impossible for the Ford government to carry on unchallenged.

Ultimately, it will be politically impossible for them to continue to privatize our public hospitals’ services against the will of the vast majority of Ontarians. Let us make that happen sooner than later because every service we lose is extremely hard to get back.

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If you can, please CLICK HERE to donate or become a member.

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36 Sunnylea Dr., St. Catharines

Sponsored by Niagara Movement for Justice in Palestine/Israel

For more information email:  praxis1871@gmail.com or text (905) 933-2811

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Join us on Wednesday, June 28th at 7:30pm for “Speaking with Sages: What Sex Work Has to Teach Us”, the next talk in our monthly series, Titillating Talks: Everything you were told was not polite to talk about!

This month we are hearing from sex work advocates and activists Kerry Goring (she/her) and Jelena Vermilion (she/her) on everything sex work has to teach us, from consent, to safer sex, and the realities of sex work.

Huge thank you to our sponsors for this month’s event- our friends and partners at Laurier Students’ PIRG and Positive Living Niagara!

Registration

Reserve a free ticket on Eventbrite today! (https://bit.ly/3PbZNdn) This event will take place online on Zoom. A link will be sent out to registrants before the event.

See all event details and get to know our speakers at the Eventbrite & Facebook Page.

Accessibility & Questions

• This event will be video recorded, and transcription/subtitles will be available with the recording following the event.

• The chat will be monitored so attendees have the opportunity to have their questions answered by presenters.

• Reply below or on the Facebook Event Page with your questions!

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Titillating Talks is part of the Niagara Skills Network Community Toolbox Series, and is organized by the following community partners:

• Positive Living Niagara

• NOTL Library

• OPIRG Brock

• OUTniagara

• Brock Graduate Student Association

• Kerry Sutra

• Niagara Region Sexual Health Centres

• Special sponsorship from Laurier Students’ PIRG & Positive Living Niagara!

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The courses include:

CORE CURRICULUM
Level One: Rights and Obligations – November 28 – December 12
Level Two: Benefits and Services – September 14-28
Level Three: Appeals & Dispute Resolution – October 22-27
Level Four: Return to Work – September 18-22

TOPICAL WORKSHOPS
Return to Work 101 – September 26
Hearings in Writing – September 27
Principles of Accommodation Law – September 28
Mental Health First Aid Basic – October 4-5

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Labour Education builds solidarity and knowledge, and it creates meaningful bonds that last a lifetime. In these exciting weeks of learning, union members will learn valuable skills in order to continue the fights of today’s workplaces, allowing adults of all backgrounds to learn to defend their rights using proven methods. If your union wants to train the next generation of local activists or expand the skills that today’s leaders and activists already have, the CLC Ontario Summer and Women’s Schools 2023 is here to help our labour movement succeed.

Click here for the brochure!

Date

Sunday, July 9 to Friday, July 14, 2023

The CLC Ontario Women’s School will be held at McMaster University in Hamilton.

Registration Fees

Includes: accommodation in dorm room, meals, coffee breaks, and class material.

Registration Fee

Single accommodation: $1850 per student/week
Single accommodation with spouse/partner: $2,225/week
Course and meals only: $950/week
Children (12 years old and under): $350
Children (13-18 years old): $500
Prevention Link Course: $1,800 + $290 additional cost = $2,090

* Please note, registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to limited course availability and in consideration of all students, please do not hold spots. Applicants must have the approval of their union before enrolling. Payment for all fees must be made at the time of registration and can be made via credit card or cheque. Cheques should be made payable to: “Canadian Labour Congress – Ont School” and mailed to: Ontario Women’s School Registrar, 2841 Riverside Dr., Ottawa, ON K1V 8X7

To change a registration after it has been submitted please contact the Ontario Region office at ontario@clcctc.ca , cancellations with a full refund will not provided after June 20, 2023.

• Accommodations will be booked by the CLC, if you have any questions contact the office at ontario@clcctc.ca or (416) 441-3710
• On-site Registration is Sunday, July 9 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
• You will not be able to check in to the dorm before you register for the school.
• We will be following all provincial health requirements at the 2023 CLC School. As provincial requirements do change on short notice, we encourage all affiliates to remain up-to-date. Please note that you may be requested to wear a mask at the school, this will be determined closer to the start of the school

Courses Offered

Collective Bargaining Level 1
Participants will leave with a solid understanding of the bargaining process and the factors that affect collective bargaining. This course also introduces some of the laws and rules that structure the bargaining process as well as provides opportunities for hands-on practice and skill development in preparing for and negotiating as part of a Collective Agreement. Level 1 is aimed at new bargaining committee members and local union officers.

Women in Leadership I
This course offers an opportunity to develop and enhance participants’ leadership skills and knowledge in a variety of current and emerging labour issues. A major component of the course will cover communication and motivational skills that are important for women activists. Participants will explore ways of building on their skills and drawing on their experiences as they advance along the path to leadership and consider running for an elected position, or supporting others who run. Whether you’re thinking of leadership within your union, your community, or in politics, this course is for you.

Facing Management Effectively

This course will look at economic, political, and social forces at play between union and management. It will examine the roles and rights of each group and the different types of union/ management relationships and styles. This course will look at the power, bias, and privilege dynamics between union and management, and how to navigate them. This course will focus on problem solving – understanding issues, developing strategies, finding and presenting facts and arguments, finding areas of agreement, building solutions, as well as implementing and maintaining solutions. Participants can expect a lot of participation, interaction, and role-plays along with practical skills and tools for communication, analysis, strategy, and critical thinking.

Mental Health in the Workplace
This introductory survey course will help raise awareness for participants about mental health issues facing workers in today’s workplace. Activists will develop a range of strategies to specifically support, accommodate & represent members with mental health challenges at work. This course will look at the myths around mental illness, challenging stigma and what role the union can play in making our workplaces & unions more inclusive of members with psychological disabilities. Participants will collaborate to develop action plans to take on systemic factors affecting mental health through advocacy, bargaining and political action.

Prevention Link Course– Activist Bundle
This bundle of workshops will introduce participants to the unique challenges of electronic evidence, the Workers’ Compensation system, noteworthy case law, and Human Rights legislation. The tools to develop strategies to assist workers with disabilities, individually and collectively, and return them to long term healthy and productive employment will be introduced. With a focus on the protected ground of disability and the social area of employment, this training will advance a participant’s understanding of human rights legislation and the Duty to Accommodate. All workers are welcome! Workplace leadership encouraged!

Prevention Link Certificates will be issued for: Principles of Accommodation Law, Workers’ Compensation 101, Electronic Evidence, Return to Work 101 Click here for Prevention Link course catalogue No pre-requisites required

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The NRLC will be holding our in-person Summer School this July 17-21, 2023!

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