Stephen Harper’s war on working people and their unions is the target of a Trudeau government follow-up on an election promise.  C-377 is about to be swept into the trashcan of history.  CLC President Hassan Yussuff explains in a letter to affiliated unions.

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The MFL commends the provincial government on today’s announcement that presumptive PTSD coverage will take effect for all workers starting on new year’s day: PROVINCE ANNOUNCES FIRST-IN-CANADA POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER LEGISLATION COMING INTO EFFECT JAN. 1– – –Coverage Accessible to All Workers under Groundbreaking Changes to Workers Compensation Act: Premier Selinger Changes to the Workers…

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After many years, Finance Ministers have finally announced that they will begin discussion and consultation in 2016 on options for the CPP going forward. “Expanding the CPP is something Canadians support and it’s already long overdue,” said Canadian Labour Congress President Hassan Yussuff. Read more about the CLC’s campaign for universal CPP expansion and further action…

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The following statement was released by Manitoba Government and General Employees Union President Michelle Gawronsky Friday afternoon December 11, 2015, in connection with bargaining for 80 union members employed as security staff at the Health Sciences Centre: Late last night, the HSC Security – Local 249  Bargaining Committee reached a tentative agreement with the employer…

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The Manitoba Government and General Employees Unions has released the details of it’s planned Security Staff strike at the Health Sciences Centre beginning at 7 AM on Tuesday December 15th.  In a letter to MFL President Kevin Rebeck, MGEU President Michelle Gawronsky shared how the strike will unfold, and details of a rally planned for…

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