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Four Attacks on Workers by Harper Government
Canada’s labour presidents urge premiers to reject Conservatives’ low-wage schemes. By Presidents of Provincial and Territorial Federations of Labour It has become clear that the federal government, supported by a number of employer organizations, has a plan for transforming Canada’s labour market in ways that will profoundly hurt Canadians. It’s a four-prong strategy which includes…
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CUPW fights closure of St. Boniface Post Office
In June, Canada Post announced that it intends to close the Norwood Grove Post Office ( 287 Tache) in St. Boniface. The Norwood Grove Post Office has provided postal service to the residents of St. Boniface since 1935. As a bilingual service provider, it plays an important role supporting the continuing vibrancy of the francophone…
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Manitoba Worker Killed on the Job
On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, Leon Houle, a 33 year old married father of three young children, was crushed by a large chunk of concrete while repairing a cistern with another worker in the basement of a home in the RM of Saskatchewan. While working on the cistern, the cement wall gave way, trapping Houle…
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Canadian Labour Presidents call on Premiers to Strengthen Health Care Accord and Reject Harper Cuts
Halifax, N.S. – The presidents of the provincial and territorial Federations of Labour will meet in Halifax this week to coincide with the Canadian Provincial and Territorial Leaders’ Council of the Federation meeting. The Federation Presidents want to ensure that the premiers and others attending the First Ministers meeting in Halifax this week get a…
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Manitoba Company fined $60,050 for Serious Workplace Injury
Manitoba’s Labour Department announced yesterday that a Manitoba employer has been fined $60,050 for a workplace injury that left a 44 year old man with three severed fingers. On March 10, 2010, a worker at Cadorath Plating Co. Ltd. in Winnipeg lost three fingers from his left hand when a punch press machine top plate activated and…