News & Events
News
-
Union Women Gather to Mourn Dead Sisters
The Manitoba Federation of Labour Women’s Committee held its annual Day of Remembrance Memorial Luncheon on Friday December 6th in the Union Centre Auditorium. December 6th is when women in the labour movement and their supporters, come together to remember and honour the women and girls who have died as a result of violence or…
-
Road worker safety law passed
On Wednesday, December 4, Bill 2, the proposed road worker safety law was passed by the Manitoba legislature. The bill enables the province’s plan to make road construction workplaces safer for workers. The new law, announced by Labour Minister Erna Braun on November 15, 2013, will enable regulations that: require clear signage that tells drivers entering…
-
Road worker safety law receives public hearing
On Tuesday, December 3, Bill 2, the proposed road worker safety law, went to a public hearing before the Manitoba Legislative Committee on Human Resources. Worker representatives and private citizens had their say about the province’s plan to make road construction workplaces safer for workers. Nearly everyone who appeared before the committee spoke in support…
-
Conservatives reverse position & stop blocking road worker safety law
On Monday, Manitoba Conservatives reversed their position and stopped blocking a proposed road worker safety law (Bill 2) from moving forward for debate in the legislature. If the Conservatives had blocked Bill 2 another day, the new rules could not be in place for the 2014 spring construction season. The Conservatives’ change of heart came…
-
MFL calls on Pallister Conservatives to stop blocking road worker safety law
The Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) is worried that that a new law to protect road workers will not get passed in time for the new safety rules to be in place for the spring construction season. The concerns stem from the fact that the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives caucus has been blocking the road worker safety bill…