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Campus Unions Staging Information Picket at University of Manitoba
Members of six campus unions at the University of Manitoba will hold an information picket on February 13 as part of a collaborative effort to speak out against recent actions by the administration supporting corporatization, privatization, contracting-out, diminished collegial governance and increased workload. These actions are having a negative impact, not only on staff, but…
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Court Rules Employers must Accommodate Child Care Scheduling Needs
In a ruling released today, the federal court has ruled that employers must try to accommodate the child care scheduling needs of their staff. The judge said requests for child-care accommodations stem from legitimate needs and are not simply lifestyle choices. Read the whole story at the Winnipeg Free Press.
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MFL takes concerns about 2013 City of Winnipeg Budget to Council
On January 29, 2013, MFL President Kevin Rebeck made a presentation to Winnipeg City Council about the City’s proposed 2013 Operating Budget. The presentation identifies a series of concerns, including: the failure to allocate any resources to protect bus drivers from escalating violence; the continued focus on privatization and outsourcing; a vacancy management strategy that…
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Tax freedom day coming early for corporations
From the Montreal Gazette … BY JULIAN BELTRAME, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress says tax freedom day is coming earlier for the country’s corporations, thanks to aggressive government tax cuts. While most Canadians earn enough to pay off their taxes sometime in late June, the labour group says Canada’s businesses will have reaped…
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Local workers at mint short-changed: union
From the Winnipeg Free Press By: Murray McNeill A union official is crying foul over 15 foreign workers being brought in to work on a local Royal Canadian Mint expansion project instead of using unemployed local tradesmen. Heiko Wiechern, business manager for Local 254 of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, said the Chinese workers have been…