MFL Statement on 2022 Throne Speech
We know that working families have been hit hard over the last three years by the COVID-19 pandemic and now by crushing increases at the grocery stores, the gas pumps, and in the cost of housing....
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(Winnipeg) – Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck is calling on the Stefanson government to introduce legislation to ensure that the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB)...
View ArticleMFL Responds to Budget 2023
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Stefanson government’s 2023/24 Budget: After years of cuts and understaffing by Brian Pallister and Heather Stefanson, the public services...
View ArticleManitoba Federation of Labour calls on Government of Manitoba to make sure...
Certified safety programs would help reduce high injury rates for health care workers. (Winnipeg) – The Manitoba Federation of Labour is calling on the Stefanson government to commit to ensuring all...
View ArticleLabour groups concerned that Stefanson government is considering wage cut for...
Government risks making labour shortage worse. (Winnipeg) – Today, Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck and Manitoba Building Trades Executive Director Tanya Palson raised concerns that...
View ArticleManitoba’s minimum wage still not a living wage
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Stefanson government’s announcement that Manitoba’s minimum wage will increase to $15.30 on October 1: Rising prices at the grocery store and...
View ArticleManitoba’s unions mark National Day of Mourning
(Winnipeg) – Manitoba’s unions marked the National Day of Mourning today, with a walk from the Union Centre to Winnipeg’s Memorial Park, followed by a ceremony in front of the Workers Memorial. The...
View ArticleNew data from Statistics Canada shows the need for government to act on paid...
New data released in a report by Statistics Canada today shows that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the number of Manitoba workers with access to paid sick days at work has increased...
View ArticleManitoba Federation of Labour encouraged by new tone of respect for working...
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Kinew government’s first Speech from the Throne: After seven years of PC cuts, chaos in health care and disrespect for working people, it is...
View ArticleNew data shows the growing gap between Manitoba’s minimum wage and what...
A new report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba highlights the growing gap between Manitoba’s minimum wage and the hourly wage that workers need to earn to meet...
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