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 the Stefanson government’s current review of apprenticeship wages will leave the door open to rolling back wages for apprentices and making Manitoba’s labour shortage worse. “Manitoba should be…

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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 provincial health care facilities in Manitoba are SAFE Work Certified within five years, after sobering statistics demonstrate that health care has among the highest…

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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 that working families count on are facing a staffing crisis. The dedicated Manitobans who deliver public services like health care, education and social services are being…

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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) provides workers who suffer mental health injuries on the job with the same support as they do for Manitobans who suffer physical injuries at work. The MFL…

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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. Manitoba workers are increasingly worried about paying the bills and supporting their families.  And they are also worried about…

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