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Ed Broadbent responds to the attack on workers and their unions
In a thoughtful opinion piece published yesterday at IPolitics.ca former NDP Leader Ed Broadbent responds to the growing attack on workers and their unions: Right-wing commentators like to claim that unions undermine good economic performance. But respected organizations such as the OECD, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have shown this isn’t so. They have recognized
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Former MFL President Darlene Dziewit inducted to Order of Manitoba
Today, former MFL President Darlene Dziewit will be inducted into the Order of Manitoba for her 40 years of service to working people. Sister Dziewit served as President of the MFL from 2004-2009 and has been active in virtually every aspect of the labour movement locally, provincially and nationally since 1970. She spent many years as an
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Have your say in fixing the Workplace Safety & Health Act
The Province of Manitoba is now receiving input on how to improve the Workplace Safety and Health Act. Led by the Minister’s Advisory Council on Workplace Safety and Health, this consultation and review is required every 5 years by the Workplace Safety and Health Act.. The Province has indicated particular interest in receiving input on
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15 year old worker injured – Employer fined $48,000
Yesterday, the Province of Manitoba announced that a Carberry employer has been fined $48,050 for failing to live up to its workplace safety responsibilities. The fine stemmed from serious injuries sustained by a 15 year old worker on Sept. 18, 2010. The worker at ShellMark Farms in Carberry was injured on the job when he tried to
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Provinces Selling Us Out in Canada-EU Free Trade Negotiations, Says Lawyer
The proposed Canada-WU trade deal (CETA) could seriously harm Canadian public services and environmental protections. The MFL and many unions are actively working to stop it. Now, Steven Shrybman, a well known international trade and public interest lawyer, is telling Huffington Post Canada: “The provinces are selling us out and they are not doing their homework.”