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1919 Winnipeg General Strike Tour
Block off 3pm to 5 pm on Sunday May 25th, 2014 on your calendar; that’s when you’ll have the opportunity to take part in a two hour bus tour of the important sites in Winnipeg related to the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. On May 6th, 1919, the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council voted to support…
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New Road Worker Safety Regulations Announced
Today the Province announced new and better protections for highway construction workers, including stiffer fines for drivers who speed in a construction zone and the elimination of confusing signage that instructed drivers to slow down “when workers are present”. Beginning Friday, May 16, traffic authorities and contractors working on their behalf must use special signs…
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May 13th Transit Day in Canada
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505, bargaining agent for most employees at Winnipeg Transit, is holding a Pro-Transit Rally at 8am on Tuesday May 13, 2014 in front of the new Osbourne Street Station which is on a new bridge over Osborne Street near Osborne Junction (Confusion Corner). It part of a cross-Canada day of action by ATU to…
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Better Trade for Canada – NDP Town Hall
Don Davies, NDP Trade Critic in the House of Commons, brings his Town Hall Meeting series to Winnipeg on Monday, May 12 at 6:30 pm in the Union Centre auditorium, 275 Broadway. NDP MP Davies is using the forum to discuss trade, the economy and building Canada’s progressive future. As Daviews puts it: “Canada is a…
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CUPW: “Municipalities Resist Canada Post’s Cuts”
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers points out an interesting fact: Canada Post claims to have consulted with 46 municipalities across the nation in its push to end home delivery services and get more mail “superboxes” into service. Since these “consultations” were by invitation only, who knows how the message was framed or received? How…