News & Events
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Scholarship Awarded to Daria Hrytsay
This year the Al Cerilli Manitoba Federation of Labour Scholarship was offered to members of MFL affiliated unions who are 35 years of age or younger. The money is to be used by the scholarship recipient to help cover the cost of their continuing education or a post-secondary program at a recognized institution. The winner
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MFL Special Projects Coordinator Hired
Brother Jean-Guy Bourgeois has been selected to be the new Manitoba Federation of Labour Special Projects Coordinator. Bourgeois brings strong credentials to the MFL that will result in strong support services for the MFL Executive Council and all affiliated unions. These credentials include: Union activism in Ontario for both CUPE and CEP, Research for the
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Federation of Labour Presidents Speak up for Pension, Jobs, the Economy
Canada’s Federations of Labour Presidents met in Winnipeg during the week of August 3 to hold talks focusing on public pensions, job creation and the general state of the economy. MFL President Kevin Rebeck said, “It is no accident that our meetings coincided with the meeting of Canada’s provincial and territorial Premiers. We need to
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Federation of Labour Presidents Demand Action on Job Losses
On August 6, Canada’s Federation of Labour Presidents wrapped up three days of meetings in Winnipeg by demanding action from provincial and federal governments to stop the job loss hemorrhage. Statistics Canada reported when the meetings were in progress that in July, 139,000 full-time jobs had been converted to either part-time jobs or they simply
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Action Needed on the Economy, Job Creation
Canada’s provincial and territorial Federations of Labour presidents released a statement on August 5 that emphasizes that the fractious economic recovery must result in the creation of jobs if ordinary people are to share fairly in it. A survey of Federations in the weeks prior to the August meeting in Winnipeg discovered that in June