WCB has paid $600 million to employers since 2019 (Winnipeg) – The Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) is calling on the provincial government to legislate an end to the Workers Compensation Board’s (WCB) annual surplus payouts to employers until several concerning workplace health and safety trends are reversed, MFL president Kevin Rebeck said today. “The

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(Winnipeg) – Today, Manitoba’s unions marked the National Day of Mourning, a day to honour workers who have been killed or suffered injuries or illness at work, with a walk from the Union Centre to Winnipeg’s Memorial Park followed by a ceremony in front of the Workers Memorial. Every year, over 1,000 Canadian workers lose

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(Winnipeg) – Members of the Music Professionals of Manitoba Local 190 (MPM) have voted to affiliate to the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), MPM President Charmaine Bacon and MFL President Kevin Rebeck announced today. Local 190 is proud to unite with the Manitoba Federation of Labour, recognizing that collective representation strengthens our ability to advocate

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Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to Manitoba’s minimum wage increase to $16.40 set for October 1: The small 40 cent increase to the minimum wage announced today falls well short of what minimum wage earners need to afford essentials like groceries and rent. No one should work full time and still live

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Equal Pay Coalition calls on government to take action to close the gender pay gap. (Winnipeg) – Today is Equal Pay Day in Manitoba, a day that symbolizes how far into the next year the average woman must work in order to earn as much as the average man did in the previous calendar year,

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