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MFL wins free menstrual products in the workplace
Weโre thrilled to share with you that the MFL Womenโs Committeeโs campaign for freeย menstrualย products at work has achieved success โ the Kinew Government just announced that they are changing the Workplace Safety & Health Act to require employers to provide freeย menstrualย products in workplace washrooms, just like theyโre already required to do with other necessary washroom…
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Manitobaโs poverty reduction strategy misses opportunity to raise lowest-wage workers above the poverty line
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck on the Government of Manitobaโs poverty reduction strategy: The poverty reduction strategy released today contains some important commitments such as supporting early childhood education, providing transitional support for youth exiting the child welfare system and providing safe housing and financial security for seniors. However, there is a glaring hole…
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Win for Workers – NDP government announces new rules to protect workers from asbestos
Today, NDP Minister of Labour Malaya Marcelino announced major new workplace health and safety rules that will literally save lives. The MFL, along with affiliates Heat and Frost Insulators Local 99 and LiUNA 1258, have been lobbying for years for Manitoba to have new rules in place to require employers to ensure all workers who deal…
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Manitoba Federation of Labour appreciates focus on needs of working families in todayโs Throne Speech
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Kinew governmentโs 2025 Speech from the Throne: Working families want to know that quality health care and public services will be there when they need them. Manitoba has suffered from a staffing crisis in health care and the broader public service for years, and we…
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New WCB statistics show that the health care and public sectors lead the province in workplace injury rates
New statistics released by the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) reveal that Manitobaโs health care and public sectors have the highest workplace injuries rates in the province said Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck. According to WCBโs Manitobaโs Injury and Illness Statistics Report โ 2024, the health care and public administration sectors each…


