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On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers
On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers

On the job: Former construction worker Vito Giovannetti, right, who now runs his own company, talks with Ed Boone, one of his new employees who was hired under a program set up by the Workers' Compensation Board to find jobs for disabled workers

Date6/5/1983
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How it works: Dr. John MacKenzie, who recently retired as co-ordinator of the hand clinic at the Workers' Compensation Board's Downsview Rehabilitation Centre, uses a diagram to explain injuries to workers who are sent to the clinic for treatment. he hopes to continue his research into hand injuries.
How it works: Dr. John MacKenzie, who recently retired as co-ordinator of the hand clinic at the Workers' Compensation Board's Downsview Rehabilitation Centre, uses a diagram to explain injuries to workers who are sent to the clinic for treatment. he hopes to continue his research into hand injuries.
7/2/1985
Liberal Don MacDonald talks with construction workers on job site. Listening to him present his views are Sam Salaituro (top) and Nazareno Costia
Liberal Don MacDonald talks with construction workers on job site. Listening to him present his views are Sam Salaituro (top) and Nazareno Costia
11/1/1965
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
Director of lifeline, a non-profit project to assist steel company workers with drug and alcohol addiction problems, Lloyd Fell says he has rehabilitated 108 workers who would otherwise have lost their jobs. Lifeline, set up by United Steelworkers and Tor
3/26/1975
He's hiring: Earl McDermid, who runs his own paper converting firm, can't get enough unskilled workers who'll stay with him
He's hiring: Earl McDermid, who runs his own paper converting firm, can't get enough unskilled workers who'll stay with him
10/5/1979
Jobs for students. Employment Minister Lloyd Axworthy talks with workers Michelle Morley and Douglas Reed at the opening of a new Canada Employment Ce(...)
Jobs for students. Employment Minister Lloyd Axworthy talks with workers Michelle Morley and Douglas Reed at the opening of a new Canada Employment Ce(...)
4/18/1983
Afte losing jobs, some white-collar workers such as Frank Polan, above, decide to set up their own home-based businesses, most report being much happier with their new situations
Afte losing jobs, some white-collar workers such as Frank Polan, above, decide to set up their own home-based businesses, most report being much happier with their new situations
2/3/1992
Union leaders: Bill Love, left, former president of United rubber Workers local at Firestone plant in Whitby, says future is gloomy for older workers who lost jobs
Union leaders: Bill Love, left, former president of United rubber Workers local at Firestone plant in Whitby, says future is gloomy for older workers who lost jobs
11/5/1981
Worsening shortages of skilled tradesmen have made it difficult for employees such as Gary Maas, who can't find any workers for his small tool and die plant in North York
Worsening shortages of skilled tradesmen have made it difficult for employees such as Gary Maas, who can't find any workers for his small tool and die plant in North York
2/24/1978
Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses
Back to school: Mary Avendano, left, and Cristina Barbona are hoping an English program for foreign-trained health care workers will land land them jobs as nurses
3/23/1990
Carpet workers rally: Laid-off Harding Carpet workers march at Queen's Park yesterday, demanding that their jobs at the Collingwood and Brantford plants not be moved to Tennessee
Carpet workers rally: Laid-off Harding Carpet workers march at Queen's Park yesterday, demanding that their jobs at the Collingwood and Brantford plants not be moved to Tennessee
10/29/1990
New boss: Odoardo Di Santo, left, promises human face on Workers' Compensation Board, which has been a target of injured workers' protests
New boss: Odoardo Di Santo, left, promises human face on Workers' Compensation Board, which has been a target of injured workers' protests
4/19/1991
Worker's friend: Gary Lilley works at his job as president of the Untied Auto Workers' Local 1090
Worker's friend: Gary Lilley works at his job as president of the Untied Auto Workers' Local 1090
7/23/1981