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Crown Royal Workers Vote Down Company’s Final Offer
NEWS FROM UFCW 832 March 4, 2016 On Friday, March 4, the UFCW Local 832 members working at the Diageo plant in Gimli voted 98 per cent to reject the company’s final offer. On February 3 members voted 100 per cent to give the bargaining committee strike mandate if a fair deal could not be…
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Poverty Rates Set To RIse Without Urgent Action to Boost Pensions
A new study authored by statistician Richard Shillington for the Broadbent Institute finds that poverty rates are set to rise, unless action is taken immediately to improve retirement security, based on a comprehensive analysis of the retirement savings of near-retirement Canadians ages 55 to 64 who do not have a workplace pension. Click to view…
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Even the IMF says Unions Reduce Inequality
FEBRUARY 08, 2016 by Press ProgressIMF study: decades of chipping away at unions is “strongly associated” with rising inequality Surprise! After decades of undermining labour unions, it turns out the biggest winners have been the super-rich. According to a recently published study from the research department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), declining unionization around…
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Important Voting Information
Elections Manitoba has released the following information about what you need to do to ensure you’re on the voter’s list so you can vote in this spring’s upcoming provincial election: February 4, 2016 ENUMERATION OF VOTERS GETS UNDERWAY FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 Enumeration begins today for Manitoba’s 41st general election, set for April…
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Major Safety Victory for Transit Union
The Amalgamated Transit Union has long advocated for better protection from violence for bus drivers, who have experienced high rates of victimization for years while working alone on buses. Media reports confirm that the City of Winnipeg will move forward with a plan to have police officers on buses to better protect drivers and passengers.…