We have been calling on Premier Stefanson to reset the provincial government’s relationship with unions and workers, and while this throne speech certainly takes a different tone than Brian Pallister, what will matter are this government’s actions in the coming months. While we are glad to see some of the commitments on health care, we…

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The Partnership to Defend Public Services (PDPS) will be seeking leave from the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal of Government of Manitoba’s public sector wage-freeze legislation, announced Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck on behalf of the PDPS. “Over 120,000 public sector workers and their families are relying on Manitoba’s unions…

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The Partnership to Defend Public Services (PDPS) is disappointed by today’s Manitoba Court of Appeal decision, but remains committed to standing up for workers and their right to free and fair collective bargaining, announced Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck today on behalf of the PDPS.  “While this is not the outcome we were…

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Dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends, As you will recall, this past spring the Pallister government passed legislative changes to the Pension Benefits Act that will weaken retirement security for Manitobans. The Pallister government has now passed a Regulation (link below) which brings some of these changes into force effective October 1, 2021. The most concerning changes deal…

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Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck on today’s changes to Employment Standards to provide for Paid Vaccination Leave: Today the Pallister government introduced changes to the Employment Standards Code to ensure that all workers have access to up to three hours of paid leave to get their COVID-19 vaccines. This will ensure that workers won’t lose…

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