Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press No one should work full time and have to live in poverty. But, that is exactly what is happening to thousands of Manitoba workers because our minimum wage is a poverty wage. Having a job and working full time should be a path out of poverty, not a poverty
At a time when Manitoba’s economy is slowing down, the Pallister government’s budget is a missed opportunity to protect services and create jobs for families in our province. Budget 2018 includes no jobs plan. In fact, it cuts jobs by slashing funding for highways and other infrastructure projects. Pallister’s new budget also cuts post-secondary education and training,
Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Al Cerilli Manitoba Federation of Labour Scholarship. The scholarship is a $500 award presented annually by the MFL Young Members Committee to a member of an MFL affiliated union enrolled in a continuing education or post-secondary program.
Winnipeg Free Press Editorial – February 3, 2018 So, who’s going to write the cheque? The Manitoba Labour Board ruled this week that the University of Manitoba engaged in unfair labour practices during bargaining with its faculty association (UMFA) in 2016. The independent tribunal said U of M bargained in bad faith when it followed
(WINNIPEG) The University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) is pleased with a ruling from the Manitoba Labour Board that has determined the University of Manitoba acted unfairly in bargaining during the fall of 2016. By following secretive directives from the Pallister government, the University of Manitoba was found by the Labour Board to have acted
