In lead up to the April 19th Manitoba provincial election, the MFL sent an election questionnaire to all the main political parties. We requested their responses to our questions about making life better for working families by April 4th.  As of April 8th, only the NDP has responded to our election questionnaire. See the NDP’s…

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Communique from Canadian Union of Postal Workers: Postal Worker Unions Team Up to Pitch Postal Banking Thursday April 7 2016 OTTAWA – The unions representing Canada’s postal workers are rolling out a new social media campaign this week to convince the public and the Liberal government to bring back postal banking. With a review of…

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This week, Canada’s Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, the Honourable MaryAnn Mihychuk, announced a number of improvements to Canada’s Employment Insurance program at an announcement held in Winnipeg – program improvements include: eliminating barriers that prevented Canadians, especially youth and newcomers, from accessing EI; reducing the EI waiting period from two weeks to…

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Article from The Hill Times: Labour Minister claims Conservatives buried ‘significant’ union report in last Parliament, releases it By RACHEL AIELLO Published March 29, 2016 As part of her testimony at the Human Resources Committee about Bill C-4, MaryAnn Mihychuk released the report commissioned by her department under the previous government, which she argues it…

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News Release from CUPE Manitoba: Winnipeg – Midwives, represented by CUPE Local 2348, have voted in favour of a new collective agreement that helps to support midwifery services in Winnipeg. “After a difficult round of bargaining, we are pleased that we have reached an agreement that all parties deem fair,” said Sheree Capar, CUPE National…

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