WSIB changes will extend compensation to firefighters affected by thyroid cancer and pancreatic cancer
Firefighters across Ontario who have been affected by thyroid cancer and pancreatic cancer will soon be able to claim compensation for their illnesses as part of changes to Workplace Safety and Insurance Board coverage introduced by the province this week.
“The recognition of these cancers is huge for us. It is unbelievable. Our firefighters will get recognition and appropriate financial compensation that they died in service to their communities,” said Greg Horton, president of the Ontario Professional Fire Fighters Association , a public-sector union. WSIB coverage also applies to surviving spouses and children when a family member dies from a work-related injury or disease.
Just months ago, the firefighters’ union and the government were at odds over Premier Doug Ford’s invoking of the notwithstanding clause to prevent education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees from going on strike. At the time, Mr. Horton stood alongside dozens of other labour leaders in condemning the Ford government’s legislative interference in the collective bargaining process.
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