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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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…

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The Native Women’s Association of Canada’s (NWAC) has just released their comprehensive report on the trafficking of Aboriginal women and girls in Canada for sexual exploitation. The report is part of several reports that were funded by the Canadian Women’s Foundation, along with their National Task Force Report. To access all the reports, please go…

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Well look at that – Civic Election Day is less that three weeks out across the Province!  Thanks to the dedicated volunteers who are active in the various Mayoralty, Councillor and School Board Trustee campaigns – some exciting possibilities exist for the election of progressive people to these important posts. It’s absolutely key that we…

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CLC President Hassan Yussuf has issued an urgent appeal to union members and working people across Canada to support and participate in vigils for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Sisters In Spirit (SIS), scheduled for October 4, 2014: Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Sisters In Spirit(SIS) Vigils, October 4, 2014 This year marks…

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