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International Day of Pink 2014 – Wear Pink on April 9!
This April 9th, 2014 marks the International Day of Pink, when the labour movement takes action to celebrate diversity and raise awareness to stop homophobic and transphobic bullying and harassment. The Manitoba Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress encourage union members to participate in the International Day of Pink by wearing pink clothing…
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The Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum “Talk With Our Kids about Money” Day
The Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum is asking Manitobans to mark our calendars for April 16, 2014 as a day to have a conversation with our kids about financial literacy. The Forum has compiled some resources listed below to help with those conversations. The Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum is a coalition of organizations and individuals working…
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Sister Lorraine Sigurdson Awarded the Stanley Knowles Solidarity Award
Sister Lorraine Sigurdson was awarded the Stanley Knowles Solidarity Award at the 2014 Manitoba NDP Convention in Winnipeg. It recognizes her many contributions to both the labour movement and the NDP over her decades of activision. Here is Brother Rebeck’s Award speech to Sister Sigurdson: …
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President Kevin Rebeck’s Speech to the NDP Convention
Good Afternoon Sister and Brothers Let me start by telling you that it gives me great pleasure to stand here this afternoon to bring you greetings on behalf of the unions that are affiliated to the Manitoba Federation of Labour and the more than 96 thousand working people and their families that they represent. I’ve…
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Labour Represented Well at NDP Convention 2014
The 2014 Manitoba NDP Convention was well attended by labour delegates – some there representing their Union, some their Constituency and others were there as retired union members. The MFL submitted 15 resolutions on topics such as Anti-Scab and Automatic Certification, Canada Pension Plan improvements, health care staffing levels, WCB Claim Supression, a living wage…