Today, MFL President Kevin Rebeck wrote to the Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living to join in the call for the Government of Manitoba to extend health care coverage for those residents in Manitoba who are currently uninsured and do not meet the eligibility criteria for provincial health care coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. As

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Statement on behalf of Kevin Rebeck, President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour: Many Manitobans are going to work to be there for us during the COVID-19 pandemic. From health care to grocery stores to public services, these Manitobans are putting themselves at greater risk to exposure to COVID-19 on the job.  We need to make sure

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(Winnipeg) – The Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) is urging the Pallister government to immediately restore $500,000 in funding cuts to Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health to help the branch meet the increased demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, MFL President Kevin Rebeck announced today. “A pandemic is a bad time to cut workplace safety and

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Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck about the need for workers exposed to COVID-19 on the job to be covered under Workers Compensation immediately: With the growing number of cases of COVID-19 in our province, the Manitoba Federation of Labour has written to the Minister of Finance to highlight the urgent need to put a plan

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Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck on the need for the Government of Manitoba to immediately implement 14 days of paid job-protected leave for all Manitoba workers: Throughout our province, workers are increasingly being asked to stay home while we all confront the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools and post-secondary institutions are closed or closing, child-care centres

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