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Workplace Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence
MFL President Kevin Rebeck was elated that the NDP Government of Manitoba included a commitment to enact paid workplace leave provisions for victims of domestic violence in the Speech from the Throne. Rebeck said, “There is absolutely no doubt that we, as a society, have the responsibility to aid and support victims of domestic violence.
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Domestic Vioelence Awareness Month
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month by collecting personal care / hygiene items to be donated to Willow Place women’s crisis centre. Willow Place provides 24 hour crisis care for victims of domestic violence as well as counselling and care for women and their children in crisis. Donations can
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Trudeau Recommits to Dumping Harper’s Anti-Union Legislation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recommitted to undoing two anti-worker, anti-union legislative attacks from Stephen Harper, Bills C-377 and C-525. Â Trudeau made the committment to more than 120 of Canada’s senior labour leaders when he met with the Canadian Labour Congress on Tuesday November 10th – the first sitting Prime Minister to do so since
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Medical Claim Suppression – A fact of Life at WCB Manitoba
Organized Labour has been fighting against the suppression of legitimate WCB claims by employers for year’s now, with incremental success. But now there’s a variation we call “Medical Claim Suppression”, the denial of benefits to claimants by ignoring advice and directives from the injured workers’ family doctor and specialists the injured worker has been referred
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Manitobans Want Services Protected: Probe Poll for MGEU
It turns a lot of people Manitoba are smarter than the average neo-conservative balanced-budget slave. They think hard won quality public services are worth keeping, even if it means putting off balancing the budget. Read more here in a Winnipeg Free Press story…