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Pension Reform Meeting Draws Large Crowd
There were not many empty seats at the Winnipeg Leadership Assembly Wednesday evening on March 2, at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Hall on Higgins Avenue in Winnipeg. Sponsored by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), the Winnipeg Labour Council (WLC) and the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), the gathering focused on pushing the Federal Conservatives into
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Many Participate in International Women’s Day Celebration
About 100 labour and community women activists attended the International Women’s Day celebration, organized by the MFL Women’s Committee, at the Union Centre in Winnipeg to mark the 100th Anniversary of the event and to rededicate themselves to the struggle for justice. The pancake breakfast crowd heard from three speakers – Sheree Capar (above left), Canadian
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ACTRA Member Received Human Rights Award
Ernesto Griffith, who played Billy Beal in the movie Billy which dealt with the life of an early black settler in Manitoba, was also the co-writer and co-producer on the film. Ernesto (right, on the film set), a member of the Manitoba branch of ACTRA, and his colleagues have been recognized by being granted the
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Postal Employees in Pharmacies CUPW Organizing Target
Over 2000 Canada Post counters are now open for business in pharmacies. That number is growing as Canada Post continues to open more counters in pharmacies across the country. That’s why the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has been busy persuading employees working at postal counters in Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, Familiprix and Uniprix
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Unions Alive and Well in Sunny Manitoba
– Kevin Rebeck, MFL President I choose to think that Dan Lett was being deliberately provocative when he wrote “Public Sector unions not exactly in a heyday – Governments’ tough stands reflect waning clout” (Free Press February 18, 2011) in order to spark public debate about important issues. But what we debate must be factual. Among