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MFL Responds to Budget 2023
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Stefanson government’s 2023/24 Budget: After years of cuts and understaffing by Brian Pallister and Heather Stefanson, the public services that working families count on are facing a staffing crisis. The dedicated Manitobans who deliver public services like health care, education and social services are being
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Manitoba Federation of Labour asks Stefanson government to Prioritize Workplace Mental Health Injuries
(Winnipeg) – Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck is calling on the Stefanson government to introduce legislation to ensure that the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) provides workers who suffer mental health injuries on the job with the same support as they do for Manitobans who suffer physical injuries at work. The MFL
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MFL Statement on 2022 Throne Speech
We know that working families have been hit hard over the last three years by the COVID-19 pandemic and now by crushing increases at the grocery stores, the gas pumps, and in the cost of housing. Manitoba workers are increasingly worried about paying the bills and supporting their families. And they are also worried about
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Manitoba’s unions stand in solidarity with CUPE education workers in Ontario
Statement by Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck in support of 55,000 CUPE Ontario School Boards Council of Unions (OSBCU) members and their fight for a fair deal: The Manitoba Federation of Labour stands in solidarity with the 55,000 members of CUPE Ontario School Boards Council of Unions (OSBCU) and their fight for a
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Working families disappointed that Stefanson government has decided to keep Manitoba’s minimum wage the second lowest in Canada
Statement by Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Stefanson government’s planned minimum wage increase: No one should work full-time but still live in poverty. But that is the reality for thousands of workers in our province because the Stefanson government has kept our minimum wage far too low for workers
