The Alberta Injured Workers' Society is a registered non-profit society. This organization works to represent workers in dealing with the Alberta Workers Compensation Board. All work is done on a volunteer basis and they do not receive funding from any level of government.

This section provides information aimed at developing these qualities and is directed at all CEIU members. The purpose of this site is to provide a starting point for members on their rights to a healthy and safe work place. It is in no way a substitute for training courses or the knowledge that comes from practical work on health and safety issues in your CEIU office.

The health and Safety page of this national union's web site. Local union discussion leaders and national representatives conduct training programs on health and safety. The department fights for better laws and information on substances found in the workplace. This office also helps local unions set up programs to eliminate hazardous conditions in the workplace. The department publishes the Health, Safety & Environment Newsletter.

The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights (CPWR), a non-profit organization created by the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has become an international leader in applied research, training, and service to the construction industry.

The Coalition Against Workplace Violence is comprised of a number of Nova Scotia unions (NSGEU, NSTU, NSNU, and CUPE). The presidents of each of these unions decided to meet on a regular basis to discuss issues of common concern to workers represented by all four unions.

The right to participate is very important to this union and this forms the centrepiece of an effective workplace health and safety program. The CEP's predecessor unions fought for Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSCs) so that those with the most knowledge of the hazards and who are directly exposed to the risks - the workers - would have a voice in health and safety conditions at work.

Formerly known as The Center to Protect Workers’ Rights (CPWR), CPWR has become an international leader in applied research, training, and service to the construction industry.

Offre aux entreprises des conseils pour une transformation harmonieuse de la culture d'entreprisefavorisant la conciliation travail-vie.

Online directory of labour organizations in Canada maintained by the Labour Program of Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Searchable by a variety of fields including affiliation, organization type and size of membership.

Electrical Industry Training Institute (EITI) is a leading private trades training institute in Surrey, BC. EITI has been providing apprenticeship and journeyperson upgrading training for the electrical industry since 1991. EITI's programs include a broad range of trades training, safety training and industry awareness courses. We currently offer over 75 courses for journeyperson upgrading, as well as full apprenticeship programs for powerline technicians and utility arborists. EITI offers the only pre-apprenticeship program for powerline technicians in Western Canada.

Magazine available in print and online formats. Focus is on occupational health and safety issues from a trade union perspective.

The aim of the Occupational Safety and Health Division is to protect the health and safety of Laborers on the job while enhancing productivity and curtailing costs for LIUNA signatory employers.

Labour News Network (LNN), sponsored by LabourStart, allows activists to post their own news stories, uncensored, unmoderated, on the LabourStart website. Selected news stories will be linked to the main LabourStart page. But ALL news stories will be viewable. This link provides access to labour-oriented news from Canada.

A resource centre for Londoners fighting health and safety hazards in their workplace and community. This site is for union and community organisers anywhere who need health and safety information.

The MFL Occupational Health Centre (OHC) is a community health centre funded by Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and donations. The Centre helps workers, employers, and joint health and safety committees to improve workplace health and safety conditions and eliminate hazards. Our services are available free of charge.

The Hamilton & District Labour Council, the Brantford & District Labour Council, the Workers' Health and Safety Centre and Mohawk College are pleased to offer a 180-hour certificate program in Occupational Health and Safety.

The National Joint Council includes 17 public service bargaining agents, Treasury Board and a number of "separate employers" as official members. Partnership and co-development are keys to the modernization of public service labour relations. At the National Joint Council, government and union representatives demonstrate that partnership and co-development improve the workplace and provide important benefits.

An alliance of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) and the Association of General Contractors, NELHSF draws on the expertise of both labor and management participants in providing health and safety technical counsel and timely assistance at job sites throughout New England.

Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) is a pro-active team of health professionals committed to promoting the highest degree of physical, mental and social well being for workers and their communities. At five clinics in Ontario a team of nurses, hygienists, ergonomists and physicians see patients and identify work-related illness and injuries, promote awareness of health and safety issues, and develop prevention strategies.

This site has information on the campaign by this Ontario union to raise awareness of violence in the workplace.

An online bulletin board for health and safety workers in Ontario.

Ce site renferme des conseils pour la mise en oeuvre d’une politique pour un milieu de travail sans parfums. Discute des problèmes de santé associés aux produits parfumés et offre des exemples de questions à inclure dans un sondage auprès des employés.

The Power Workers' Union [PWU] is dedicated to work towards an accident free workplace for its membership. Even today, despite the concentrated efforts of unions everywhere, far too many workers are killed and injured on the job. The PWU has taken a strong leadership role in the health and safety of our membership. The elected representatives assisted by Staff Officers interface with employers on a regular and ongoing basis to discuss health and safety concerns.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), is one of Canada's largest unions. The Health and Safety Program includes: the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers; the prevention among workers of ill-health caused by their working conditions; the protection of workers in their employment from factors promoting ill-health and the placing and maintenance of workers in an occupational environment adapted to their physiological and psychological condition.

A campaign to pressure governments across the country to implement mandatory use of safety-engineered medical devices in all health-care facilities in Canada.

SAFER Council's mission is to assist workers and employers in the B.C. forest industry to improve accident prevention and create a health environment, on and off the job.

CUPE BC's new Stop Workplace Bullying website is filled with campaign updates, resources, information and links aimed at making CUPE members and the public aware of the nature and extent of personal harassment, bullying and mobbing that exists in workplaces and make it clear that "it's not part of the job".

The TUC is the voice of Britain at work. With 66 affiliated unions representing nearly seven million working people from all walks of life, they campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.

This section of the United Steelworkers of America-Canada site provides a wealth of occupational health and safety information.

The Windsor Occupational Health Information Service (WOHIS) is a community based occupational health library, inquiry, video and referral service open to the entire community.

For more than 25 years, the Workers Health and Safety Centre have supported the efforts of workplace representatives in their pursuit of hazard-free workplaces. This support has ranged from answering health and safety concerns posed over the phone to the development and delivery of occupational health and safety training.

The Centre is a worker-driven health and safety delivery organization in Ontario. This site provides information about the Centre and its services, including the full text of publications and links to labour and health and safety resources.

The Workers' Action Centre is a worker-based organization committed to improving the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and unstable employment. The aim is to ensure that workers have a voice at work and are treated with dignity and fairness.