- A report on executive compensation by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), a progressive think tank, reveals Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs.
- New protections for temp agency workers, and Toronto's The Workers' Action Centre's involvement in organizing leading to the passage of Bill 139 last May.
- A discussion of experiences working for Temp Agencies, and at what length employers are taking advantage of their employees. Special favours after work, ect. Our friend Stacey joins us to discuss Temp Worker life.
- For a good couple of hours Wednesday, the streets of downtown Sudbury belonged to striking Steelworkers. We bring up the Rally that took place Wednesday in Sudbury by the United Steel Workers. Wednesday marked Six months on strike against Vale Inco.
- Finally we end the show with an update on the Windsor Facebook Group "Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament Windsor Chapter", and have a general discussion with Sean Gorman and Stacey.
Soft landing for Canada’s CEOs
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/newsroom/news-releases/soft-landing-canadas-ceos
IMPROVED PROTECTION FOR PRECARIOUS WORKERS
http://www.workersactioncentre.org/campaigns_improvedprotection.html
Rally: 'Man, there's like hundreds of people marching down the street'
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259740
Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament-Rally
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227662474562&index=1
WOHIS Health and safety Minute:
Working in cold environments can be not only hazardous to your health but also life threatening. Heat loss is greatest if the body is in direct contact with cold water and heat loss increases with wind speed.
Some workers at risk of suffering due to the cold include all outdoor workers, workers in refrigerated warehouses, meat packaging and meat storage workers, fisheries, dairies, and outdoor recreation workers. Individuals working in garages and warehouses where the doors are left open in the winter are also exposed to cold, damp air.
Uncomfortably cold working conditions can lead to lower work efficiency and higher accident rates. Cold impairs mental tasks as well as manual tasks.
Although people easily adapt to hot environments, they do not acclimatize well to the cold.
Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act only has a general duty clause which requires employers to "take every precaution reasonable to protect worker health and safety." This includes working in cold environments indoors or outdoors.
The risk of cold injury can be minimized by: proper equipment design, protective clothing, training, and safe work practices.
For more information on working in cold environments, contact WOHIS - Windsor
Occupational Health Information Service - at 519-254-5157 - or visit us at 3129 Marentette Avenue - behind the theatres at Devonshire Mall.
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Remember, you have the Right to a safe and healthy workplace!
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