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The Living Wage: an idea whose time has come
Minimum-wage workers are not just teenagers working at fast-food restaurants after school. According to the Manitoba Federation of Labour, 55 per cent of minimum wage earners in Manitoba are adults twenty years and older; 51 per cent of minimum-wage earners work for companies with 100 workers or more and 42 per cent work for companies…
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OECD Backstops Arguments in Favour of Expanding CPP
The Organization For Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), usually a touchstone for right-wing economic policy wonks, has published a report that warns of the growing crisis facing Canada’s retirees and soon-to-be retirees; it prescribes a remedey that they won’t much like. Usually, retirement income is drawn from public pensions such as Old Age Security (OAS)…
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Vale Inco Faces 10 Charges In 2011 Mine Fatality
Word today that Vale Canada faces 10 charges under the Manitoba Workplaces Safety and Health Act in connection with the 2011 death of Steelworker, 51 year old Greg Leason. Leason was working alone when his scoop-tram, an ore loading machine, fell down an ore chute to a lower level, killing the 23 year Inco employee,…
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Manitoba Government introduces bill to better protect road workers
After the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) called for change last summer, the Manitoba government has introduced a bill to strengthen safety protections for road workers. The MFL was concerned that current safety rules leave it to drivers to determine “when workers are present” in order to know whether or not they need to slow down.…
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Manitoba Throne Speech focuses on infrastructure investments
On Tuesday, November 12, the Manitoba government delivered a Throne Speech outlining its priorities for the coming legislative session. The speech focused on infrastructure investments and good jobs for Manitobans. The speech committed that every dollar raised by this year’s one point increase to the provincial sales tax will be invested in core infrastructure. The…