TORONTO, Ont. – Hundreds of injured-worker advocates held a rally at the Ontario legislature on June 1, which was Injured Workers’ Day. According to a news release from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada), the demonstration was a protest against the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) cuts to prescription-drug benefits and against the practice of reducing workers’ compensation because of pre-existing conditions. “Workers are still being blamed and punished for injuries suffered on the job,” UFCW Canada national president Paul Meinema said in a media statement. “We must continue to fight for the comprehensive coverage that all injured workers are entitled to, while also pressing the government to provide stricter enforcement of safety laws.” The WSIB cut spending on prescription drugs by one-third from 2010 to 2015, according to information from the Industrial Accident Victims Group of Ontario.