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Ed Blackman Deceased – Labour Movement Mourns
Long-time CUPE Local 500 President Ed Blackman passed away on Tuesday, July 12, in St. Boniface General Hospital. Brother Blackman led the Winnipeg civic service union for 17 years before retiring in 1993. MFL President Kevin Rebeck, a former CUPE Manitoba President, said, “Ed was a role model for an entire generation of union leaders
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Unions Support the Winnipeg Folk Festival
Every year, thousands of working families who, through their unions, are affiliated with the Manitoba Federation of Labour are able to use the Family Area at the Winnipeg Folk Festival. It is housed in and around the Chickadee Big Top in the middle of the action. Providing financial support for the Family Area is just
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MFL president criticizes Legislated End to Postal Strike
Dear Prime Minister Harper: I was elected by working women and men in Manitoba, members of unions affiliated to the Canadian Labour Congress, to represent their interests on matters such as labour relations. On their behalf, I object to your government’s unwarranted interference into the ongoing dispute between members of the Canadian Union of Postal
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Unions improve wages and benefits – and protect human rights
– by Errol Black, Jim SilverCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba Office Unions are usually thought of as being about higher wages. It’s true. Unions do produce higher wages for their members (and often, as a result of knock-on effects, for other workers as well). As of April 2011, for example, the 200,000 Manitoba workers covered
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Key Issues Discussed at Mid-term Conference
The Manitoba Federation of Labour convened its Mid-term Conference on Monday June 6, at the Hotel Fort Garry in Winnipeg, About 100 leaders and activists from MFL affiliates met to discuss labour issues that have been identified by union members as important to them and their families, particularly in a Manitoba provincial general election year.