PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – National private-sector union Unifor is holding drop-in information sessions this week for General Electric Canada (GE) employees who are considering filing workers’ compensation claims regarding hazardous-material exposure at the corporation’s Peterborough plant. A media release from the union invited GE workers and their families to the sessions, which are scheduled from March 28 to 30 at the Peterborough Naval Association’s Admiralty Hall. The sessions are providing information on the claims system, the status of cases, and the next steps in the process, and attendees can speak with members of Unifor, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, the provincial Ministry of Labour and Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. “Unifor will be in attendance to aid current and former members who have or are considering an occupational-disease claim,” the release stated. The union encouraged interested parties to book appointment times in advance by phone.