Upcoming Injured Worker Group Zoom Meetings
In this section I have posted injured worker group online zoom meetings that involve injured workers.
As always please be respectfull when attending these events but please make every effort to attend them all as they say
Knowledge is Power!
Thunder Bay Injured Workers Tuesday Zoom Meetings
Lissa's Weekly Injured Workers Peer Support Zoom Meetings - Thursdays
Hamilton Injured Workers’ Group Zoom Meetings
Hamilton Injured Workers’ Group Peer Support Zoom Meetings
Peel District Injured Workers Injured Worker Peer Support Zoom Meetings
If you know of ZOOM injured worker meetings,
PLEASE let me know by e-mail at:
fightwcb@gmail.com
and I will post it here I will even help you further spread the word by making mention of your event on my social media accounts.
The injur worker meeting can be anywhere in any Province/Territory/State, or Country.
Note I have indicated times above in their local time zones, which are specifically:
PST - Pacific Standard Time Zone (GMT-8)
MST - Moutain Standard Time Zone (GMT-7)
CST - Central Standard Time Zone (GMT-6)
EST - Eastern Standard Time Zone (GMT-5)
AST - Alantic Standard Time Zone (GMT-4)
NST - Newfoundland Standard Time Zone (GMT-3:30)
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Thunder Bay Injured Workers Tuesday Zoom Meetings
To receive your Zoom link
please email Janet Paterson jlrwpat@tbaytel.net and get added to the email list.
At the meetings, the group has guest speakers that discuss of numerous topics such as education, law reform, community organizing, and many other topics.
The ZOOM meetings are generally held every Tuesday from 10am unitl 12 noon.
The Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers Support Group (TBDIWSG) is pleased to announce their partnership with the United Steelworkers Family and Community Education Fund (FCEF) in coordination with Northwestern Ontario Steelworkers Area Council with the sponsorship of our weekly legal education and support group sessions online.
To learn more about this injured worker support group, you can view their webpage here:
www.thunderbayinjuredworkers.com
You can also check out their Facebook page here:
@thunderbayinjuredworkers
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Lissa's Weekly Injured Workers Peer Support Zoom Meetings - Thursdays
organized by Lissa.
These meetings are for injured workers to attend and learn from other injured workers.
The ZOOM meetings are held every Thursday from 10am EST unitl 12 noon EST.
To receive more information and your Zoom link please sign up here
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Hamilton Injured Workers’ Group Zoom Meetings
The meeting will have speakers and provide invaluable information to injured workers.
All are encouraged to attend.
These meetings are for injured workers to attend and learn from other injured workers.
To receive more information please email the group directly at their e-mail address:
hamiltoninjuredworkers@hdiwg.net
To learn more about this injured worker support group, you can view their webpage here:
www.hdiwg.net
You can also check out their Facebook group here:
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hamilton-District-Injured-Workers-Group-274689302555464
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Hamilton Injured Workers’ Group Peer Support Zoom Meetings
All injured workers are welcomed to join the monthly support meetings organized by the Hamilton Injured Workers’ Group.
Every Tuesday at 10am, beginning January 26th and
every Thursday at 7pm, beginning January 28th
To receive more information and your Zoom link please email the group directly at their e-mail addresss:
hamiltoninjuredworkers@hdiwg.net
To learn more about this injured worker support group, you can view their webpage here:
www.hdiwg.net
You can also check out their Facebook group here:
https://www.facebook.com/The-Hamilton-District-Injured-Workers-Group-274689302555464
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Peel District Injured Workers Injured Worker Peer Support Zoom Meetings
These meetings are for injured workers to attend and learn from other injured workers.
To receive more information and your Zoom link please email the group at:
Peelinjuredworkers@gmail.com
To learn more about this injured worker group you can check ou their Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/peelinjuredworkers/
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Workers Comp Is A Right Steering Committee (WCIAR)
These are meetings held to plan events in order to raise awareness of the #WorkersCompIsARight Campaign.
The meetings are hosted by the Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, based out of Toronto Ontario.
The meetings are generally held on Tuesdays at 2pm (EST)but may change.
Please contact the meeting host for more information.
To learn more about what #WorkersCompIsARight is go to the following webpage by clicking here.
For more information about this steering committee meetings and to be registered for future Zoom meetings,
you can email Francis directly at:
pinedaf@lao.on.ca
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Group to Investigate Board Doctors - Ongoing
This has been done in two most common ways.
The first, is when the workers compensation board uses in house medical consultants, which have been commonly and rightfully referred to as “PAPER DOCTORS”, by injured workers and injured worker advocates. These paper doctors will normally review an injured worker’s entire file, including the memos and correspondence sections. Then, in most cases, these paper doctors will recommend to the workers compensation board to reduce, deny, or force an injured worker back to work, regardless of the injured worker’s concerns or of the injured worker’s doctor’s concerns. This recommendation will be based solely on the paper claim file. These doctors will NOT perform any in person examinations.
It is without question the most egregious violation of one’s right to autonomy.
The second is also very commonly used. This is where the workers compensation board will refer, or more accurately force an injured worker to attend an independent medical examiner (IME). This doctor will examine the injured worker, but will, as I like to say act like a southern faith healer, and say you are fully recovered or will be very soon. The basis of the diagnosis and prognosis of this doctor will not be based on any medical evidence and in contrary to any legitimate medical journals or guides. What is even more disturbing is that these doctors and their respective clinics have been found to 1. Being paid considerably more than an injured worker’s doctor and 2. Also receives incentives or bonus for the more claims they get denied.
Another concern that was raised is how the workers compensation boards reimburse our doctors, and other medical treating professionals we see for treatment. Often, they are paid at a rate of 50% less their normal billing fee. They are also fighting for many months to be paid on time by the workers compensation boards. This leads many doctors to refuse to take on patients with work injuries due to the amount of aggravation intentionally caused by the workers compensation boards.
As a result of this realization, I agreed to take on the responsibility of scheduling and holding a meeting. Organizing a group and to invite people who represent, treat injured workers, as well as university researchers who are experts at performing research. I will start the committee up and if desired I can back away from the group or stay active in it.
The first meeting will be held by ZOOM. I will post the registration for the zoom meeting here. I am looking at hosting it on a Sunday afternoon, about 2 to 4pm. This is to accommodate those working and those in the western region of Canada. I will wait a day or so and then set the meeting.
If you and many people are opposed to this day and time, please e-mail me at
fightwcb@gmail.com
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National Charter Class Claim Meeting - Ongoing
The purpose of these ZOOM meetings is to confirm there is a genuine issue on a national level of injured workers in Canada being deprived of their lawful right to workers compensation benefits and in what degree.
All injured workers and their families are welcome from everywhere, but please only injured workers and their families!
To learn more and register for the ZOOM event click here.
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