Injured workers call for reversal of WSIB’s 30% premium rate reduction for employers TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups (ONIWG) calls on the WSIB and the Ford government to reverse the $1.45 billion dollar gift to Ontario...

Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters’ Local 177 Council Representative Hank Sorensen Appointed to Serve on the Workers’ Compensation and Benefits Oversight Committee ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 18th, Hank Sorensen, a Council Representative for the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (NRCC), was selected by the Maryland...

Outrage over Tim Hortons’ cuts goes national, 50 actions planned outside locations from Halifax to Vancouver by Leadnow and the Fight for $15 and Fairness TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over 50 protests are taking place today at Tim Hortons locations across the country as part of a National Day of Action Against the Cuts. The national...

New York State Reciprocal Debarment Legislation Signed into Law by Governor Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On December 18, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law new reciprocal debarment legislation to amend labor and general municipal law, as it...