“May is Asian Heritage Month, a chance to celebrate and reflect on the many contributions that Asian-Canadians make to Canada. Asian arts, cuisine and culture have come to represent an integral part of Manitoba’s identity as a caring, inclusive and generous province. I encourage Manitobans from all backgrounds to take part in local celebrations and

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Winnipeg Free PressSaturday, April 9, 2016By: Larry Kusch Labour miffed at Tory Promise The Manitoba Federation of Labour is angered by a Progressive Conservative plan that it says would make workplaces more difficult to unionize. PC Leader Brian Pallister said Friday he would amend provincial labour laws to require a secret ballot vote in all

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In lead up to the April 19th Manitoba provincial election, the MFL sent an election questionnaire to all the main political parties. We requested their responses to our questions about making life better for working families by April 4th.  As of April 8th, only the NDP has responded to our election questionnaire. See the NDP’s

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Communique from Canadian Union of Postal Workers: Postal Worker Unions Team Up to Pitch Postal Banking Thursday April 7 2016 OTTAWA – The unions representing Canada’s postal workers are rolling out a new social media campaign this week to convince the public and the Liberal government to bring back postal banking. With a review of

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This week, Canada’s Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, the Honourable MaryAnn Mihychuk, announced a number of improvements to Canada’s Employment Insurance program at an announcement held in Winnipeg – program improvements include: eliminating barriers that prevented Canadians, especially youth and newcomers, from accessing EI; reducing the EI waiting period from two weeks to

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