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Brown-Bag Lunch Panel Discussion on 2013 Federal Budget Announced
The Manitoba Federation of Labour is hosting a one hour, Brown-Bag lunch panel discussion about the 2013 Federal Budget. ‘Federal Budget 2013 – What’s in it for you?’ is part of a tour undertaken by NDP MP Peggy Nash to promote the NDP Alternative Federal Budget (AFB). The NDP AFB has five key priorties: a
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American-style labour laws would drive down Canadian wages – new report
A new report from the Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights says American-style “right to work” laws would drive down Canadian wages by weakening workers and their unions. As Sunny Freeman of Huffington Post describes it, “the research report called “Unions Matter,” released Wednesday by the Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights, raises the alarm about what it sees as a
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First teachers trained on Winnipeg General Strike in MFL supported Manitoba Museum project
In the fall of 2012, the Manitoba Museum heard from high school teachers – they were looking for training sessions to go with the Strike Kit, developed years before at the museum by Curator of Social History (Retired) Sharon Reilly, and her husband Nolan Reilly, Professor of History, University of Winnipeg. These kits were intended
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American Income Life backs up support for Working Families with Donations
At Monday’s MFL Executive Council meeting, American Income Life (AIL) Canada presented two local community organizations with $2,500 in support. AIL Canada Director of Labour Relations Darryl Barnett was on hand to make the presentation. He presented a $2,000 donation to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) to support the Errol Black Chair in Labour Studies, a
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International Women’s Day Celebrated at Union Centre
More than 100 Union Women and their social justice partners celebrated March 8th International Women’s Day over a pancake breakfast at Winnipeg’s Union Centre. Sponsored by the Manitoba Federation of Labour Women’s Committee, the Winnipeg Labour Council and the Canadian Labour Congress, the breakfast also served as a fund raiser for the Women’s Memorial Fund.