Thread by @gilmcgowan

The UCP has made sweeping changes to the workplace Health & Safety Act and the Workers Compensation Act. As a result of Bill 47, Albertans are more likely to be injured or killed on the job. And if they’re injured, they’re less likely to get the support they need.#AbLeg #abpoli

Bill 47 was rammed through this morning. Some of the horrible changes it makes to WCB include:
*removes requirement for employers to hire back injured workers
*removes obligation of employers to continue paying benefits to injured workers
*removes PTSD coverage for most workers

It also makes changes to the OHS Act, including the following:
*It severely limits the right to know about hazards on your worksite
*It undermines workplace safety committees and the right for workers to participate in safety decisions
*It guts the right to refuse unsafe work.

With these changes, the UCP has moved Alberta FAR outside the Canadian mainstream when it comes to workplace health and safety and and WCB. This is just the latest step in the UCP’s ongoing campaign to transform Alberta in the image of a mean-spirited Republican state.

This awful legislation is now passed. The only this I can ask my fellow Albertans to do at this point is remember. Remember that the UCP used the COVID pandemic as cover to strip away rights and protections designed to keep Albertans safe at work. #MoralBankruptcy