The 2014 Manitoba NDP Convention was well attended by labour delegates – some there representing their Union, some their Constituency and others were there as retired union members.

The MFL submitted 15 resolutions on topics such as Anti-Scab and Automatic Certification, Canada Pension Plan improvements, health care staffing levels, WCB Claim Supression, a living wage and the WCB Worker Advisor Office.

MFL President Kevin Rebeck told the Convention about the close ties between labour and the NDP and outlined the benefits of the relationship.

He stressed that Labour will continue to pursue amendments to the Labour Relations Act to outlaw the employers’ use of scabs during a strike or lockout and to set the point when a union’s application for certification as bargaining agent is automatically granted by the labour board without a secret ballot vote at 50%, plus one person.

Sister Lorraine Sigurdson was awarded the Stanley Knowles Solidarity Award by Convention in recognition of her many contributions to both the Labour Movement and to the Party.