News & Events
News
-
Stefanson government introduces bill to raise the minimum wage
For months now, Manitoba’s unions have been raising the embarrassing fact that Manitoba is set to have the lowest minimum wage in the country this year. After refusing to do anything about this, today the Stefanson government scrambled to introduce a bill that would allow the government to make a one-off increase to Manitoba’s minimum wage in
-
Kevin Rebeck re-elected as President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour
Delegates to the 2022 Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) have re-elected Kevin Rebeck as President for a fifth term. Delegates also re-elected Jeff Traeger, President of UFCW 832, as MFL Treasurer. “I am honoured to be chosen by members of the MFL to keep fighting on behalf of working families in our province,” said Rebeck.
-
Because of Heather Stefanson and Brian Pallister, Manitoba’s minimum wage will become the lowest in Canada this year
Statement by Manitoba Federation of Labour President Kevin Rebeck in response to the announcement by the Government of Saskatchewan that Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will rise to $13/hr in October: The Government of Saskatchewan plans to increase its province’s minimum wage to $13, which means that Manitoba will drop to having the lowest minimum wage in
-
Manitoba Federation of Labour responds to provincial budget
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Stefanson government’s 2022/23 Budget: After years of cuts and underfunding by Brian Pallister and the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public services that working families count on are facing severe staffing shortages. Areas like health care need far more support than this budget
-
Manitoba has the second-lowest minimum wage in Canada
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to Manitoba officially dropping to the second-lowest minimum wage in the country: Today, the Government of New Brunswick raised that province’s minimum wage by $1, the first of two $1 raises this year. This officially makes Manitoba’s minimum wage ($11.95) the second-lowest in all of Canada, a