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Workplace Safety Activist Tony Zienkiewicz wins 2012 Dick Martin Award
The Dick Martin Award recognizes dedication to the betterment of occupational health and safety for all workers in Manitoba. This award is one of the MFl’s highest honours and commemorates the importance of the hard work and dedication accomplished by the late Brother Dick Martin to establish the MFL Occupational Health Centre. I’m proud to
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Workplace Safety Activist Tony Zienkiewicz wins 2012 Dick Martin Award
The Dick Martin Award recognizes dedication to the betterment of occupational health and safety for all workers in Manitoba. This award is one of the MFl’s highest honours and commemorates the importance of the hard work and dedication accomplished by the late Brother Dick Martin to establish the MFL Occupational Health Centre. I’m proud to
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Mary Johnson wins Judy Cook Award
The Judy Cook Woman of Achievement Award was established by the Manitoba Federation of Labour to honour the memory of Sister Judy Cook by recognizing her dedication, commitment and significant contributions to the Women’s Movement, her community and to the labour movement as a whole. Yesterday, the 2012 Judy Cook Woman of Achievement Award was
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New Graphic Novel brings Winnipeg General Strike to Life
“The story’s been told through history classes, archival photos and even a musical, but now the story of the Winnipeg General Strike will be told in a graphic novel. Bloody Saturday, the first graphic novel depicting the events of the strike, is now available in print and electronic editions. …” Read the whole story in the Winnipeg
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Blue Bombers put safety of workers ahead of 2012 stadium opening
On Saturday, June 16, the Winnipeg Free Press reported on the decision by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to delay the opening of their new stadium until the 2013 season: “… There is the overriding fact that most of the construction delays that led to Friday’s announcement were for the most fundamental of reasons: worker safety. The reason