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April 4, 2024 is Equal Pay Day in Manitoba
Equal Pay Coalition Manitoba calls on government to help 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 have earned as much as the average man did in the previous calendar year.…
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Manitoba Federation of Labour responds to provincial budget
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Kinew government’s 2024/25 Budget:With their first budget, we are glad to see the new provincial government focus on building up our public services, particularly health care, after years of cuts and neglect under Brian Pallister and Heather Stefanson. The previous PC government left Manitoba’s public…
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Manitoba Federation of Labour responds to provincial budget
Statement by MFL President Kevin Rebeck in response to the Kinew government’s 2024/25 Budget:With their first budget, we are glad to see the new provincial government focus on building up our public services, particularly health care, after years of cuts and neglect under Brian Pallister and Heather Stefanson. The previous PC government left Manitoba’s public…
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Applications now open for the Al and Alma Cerilli Young Activist Scholarship
The MFL is proud to offer an annual $1,000 scholarship, the MFL Al and Alma Cerilli Young Activist Scholarship, to assist union activists who are pursuing post-secondary education. Applicants must belong to an MFL affiliated union local, be 35 years of age or younger, and be enrolled in a post-secondary program for 2024/25. The application…
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Wab Kinew’s NDP government announces plan to introduce card check and anti-scab legislation
Yesterday was a historic day for our movement! Premier Wab Kinew and Minister of Labour and Immigration Malaya Marcelino announced their government’s plan to introduce two pieces of legislation that Manitoba’s unions have been fighting for over the last fifty years – single step union certification set at 50 per cent +1 (card check) and…