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Fairness Express Touring Manitoba
MGEU members and staff are hitting the road in Manitoba on the Fairness Express to talk about income inequality and tax fairness. Please join us on August 6th, 2014 at noon at the Manitoba Legislature for Fairness Day, featuring national and local activists like Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress; Kevin Rebeck, President of the Manitoba…
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MFL Supports Predictable Timelines for Labour Board Decisions
The MFL has presented a brief to a Committee of the Manitoba Legislature that requires the Manitoba Labour Board to set regulations that impose a timeline on how long it takes for a decision to be released following a Board hearing in matters referred to it: “We support the provisions contained in Bill 54 and…
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Tories Vote Against Protection for Temporary Workers
The Selinger Government has introduced Bill 50 – The Protection for Temporary Help Workers Act to reduce the likelihood of them being abused or victimized, and to make sure there are no roadblocks preventing them from getting permanent jobs. The new law regulates temporary help agencies by: regulating the charging of conversion fees charged when…
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I’m making $21 an hour at McDonald’s. Why aren’t you?
Too often, worker’s in the service sector despair of ever earning more than minimum wage. This is particularly true in the fast food sector. There are words of hope and encouragement in this Reuters Blog: By Louise Marie Rantzau – Reuters MAY 15, 2014I work for McDonald’s and I make $21 an hour. No, that…
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We Need a WCB System that’s Fair
Manitoba Federation of Labour President, Kevin Rebeck penned a piece for the Winnipeg Free Press on why we need changes to the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) system to make it more fair for both workers and employers. Read it here.