The United Steelworkers endorsed a Resolution at its National Policy Conference re RTW / Disability Prevention Programs
The United Steelworkers (USW), the largest private sector union in North America with more than 225,000 members in Canada and more than 800,000 members continent-wide, endorsed a Resolution at its National Policy Conference on April 7 in Montreal, calling on the union to “recognize and support the value in pursuing meaningful, effective, confidential and joint workplace Return to Work / Disability Prevention Programs,” including full and equal participation by the union, the injured worker and medical caregivers during the return to work process with employers. The media release can be viewed at:
http://www.usw.ca/news/media-centre/releases/2016/return-to-work-programs-a-priority