Justice for Disabled Workers

Disabled Workers Demand Justice.

a train full of workers from work camps starting in Kamloops, British Columbia as part of the On to Ottawa Trek in Black and White.

A sepia toned portrait of Lucy Parsons, taken at the second annual convention of the International Labor Defense convention, where she was the guest of honor. Photo is from the Labadie Photograph Collection, University of Michigan

Whether it is from the earliest days of workers' movements at Haymarket or the On to Ottawa Trek to the struggles of injured care workers today, we know that disabled workers need support, care, and solidarity to achieve the full liberation of workers' everywhere.

Disabled Workers face countless barriers throughout our life, as we navigate the byzantine bureaucracies found within Ontario. Yet, within these interlocking and oppressive systems, Disabled Workers face exploitation and precariousness as workers.

It is with this in mind that we wish are taking action on wage disparities, precarious work, and the lacking legislative protections for Disabled Workers in Ontario. Between the weak enforcement mechanisms within the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the barriers around reasonable accommodations in the Employment Standards Act, and many more issues in our workplaces, there is clearly there is a critical need for a fulsome response by and for Disabled Workers in Ontario, especially at the intersection of racial justice and other forms of interlocking oppression faced by many Disabled workers.

So, if you're a disabled worker and you want to organize, now is the time for us to come together and build a workers' movement for disability justice.

Supporting Workers in Regulated Professions

We have heard from disabled workers working in regulated professions (teachers, nurses, doctors) that legislation meant to protect workers is being used to frustrate workers ability to defend their accomodations, uphold their rights, and support them in the workplace.

Are you in a regulated profession (ie. physician, nurse, teacher, etc.) and facing discrimination due to your disability?

Are you unable to use personal health information to defend yourself and seek accommodation due to existing professional legislation?

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