Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck on the Provincial Government Budget We realize that this budget was originally meant to be introduced last week, but our province and economy have changed dramatically since then.  We need an emergency economic action plan that meets our new realities: large numbers of workers experiencing reduced shifts and layoffs,

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President Kevin Rebeck has written this letter to the Premier of Manitoba calling for the Government of Manitoba to immediately implement 14 days of job-protected leave for all Manitoba workers, to help them if they need to self-isolate or care for a loved one due to COVID-19.

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Dear Sisters, Brothers and Friends, I know many were surprised by the procedural delays in the legislature yesterday by the Manitoba NDP. To be clear, we are glad to see that one party in the Legislature is interested in fighting legislation that will be bad for working people in our province. Our understanding is that

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The trial for the constitutional challenge to the Pallister government’s Public Services Sustainability Act has now concluded. We are proud to stand up for the rights of working people, but we wish that this government had respected these rights and met at the bargaining table, not the courtroom. One of the most shocking things we

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This week the Pallister government introduced a number of bills that would impact labour. Some of them are brand new, and many of them are bills that have been introduced before but died in the Legislature because Brian Pallister called a snap provincial election this summer. New Legislation: The Pensions Benefit Act The Pallister government

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