CBC News – Kristin Annable Manitoba’s public sector unions were working double-time Monday evening to stop the passing of two bills that will make sweeping changes to collective bargaining under the Pallister government. Dozens of delegates lined up at two separate committee hearing rooms at the legislature to have their final say to government on

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Winnipeg Free Press – Dan Lett It is probably the understatement of the year to say that the Progressive Conservative government of Manitoba cannot get along with its public sector unions. A significant skirmish is underway at the Manitoba legislature over Bill 28, a law that would freeze public sector wages for two years and

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With only four days of notice, the Pallister government called to committee Bill 33, the Minimum Wage Indexation Act, for debate this evening. MFL President Kevin Rebeck made a submission on behalf of 100,000 unionized workers across Manitoba. “The Pallister government’s new bill is inadequate and unfair,” said Rebeck. “Having a job and working full-time,

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The Manitoba Federation of Labour is deeply concerned about the Pallister government’s new budget.  In the election, Premier Pallister promised to protect front-line services and respect the people who deliver them. Today’s budget breaks that promise, with serious cuts to public services that families count on every day. The Pallister government is moving forward with

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In the election, Brian Pallister promised to protect front-line services and respect the people who deliver them. He’s publically acknowledged it, saying “it’s what we ran on and we will do as a government.” In January, the PC Minister of Finance, Cam Friesen, invited Manitoba’s public sector unions to begin meeting with government to find

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