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CUPE Community Living Selkirk Members Hold Info Picket
Selkirk – Employees at Community Living Selkirk will be holding information pickets at the corner of Main Street and Toronto Avenue in Selkirk, calling on their employer and funder to provide fair compensation for the important work they provide to the community. Community Living Selkirk employees are represented by CUPE Local 3085, and are responsible
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Nearly $100 Thousand in Penalties Levied Against the Owner of RAE Construction In Worker’s Death
23 year old apprentice carpenter Michael Mooney was killed when the Victoria Beach cottage RAE Construction was working on collapsed on him on June 20, 2011. Now, more than two years later, the owner of RAE Construction, 54 year old Ray Harms, has pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety, health and welfare of
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Fairness Express Touring Manitoba
MGEU members and staff are hitting the road in Manitoba on the Fairness Express to talk about income inequality and tax fairness. Please join us on August 6th, 2014 at noon at the Manitoba Legislature for Fairness Day, featuring national and local activists like Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress; Kevin Rebeck, President of the Manitoba
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MFL Supports Predictable Timelines for Labour Board Decisions
The MFL has presented a brief to a Committee of the Manitoba Legislature that requires the Manitoba Labour Board to set regulations that impose a timeline on how long it takes for a decision to be released following a Board hearing in matters referred to it: “We support the provisions contained in Bill 54 and
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Tories Vote Against Protection for Temporary Workers
The Selinger Government has introduced Bill 50 – The Protection for Temporary Help Workers Act to reduce the likelihood of them being abused or victimized, and to make sure there are no roadblocks preventing them from getting permanent jobs. The new law regulates temporary help agencies by: regulating the charging of conversion fees charged when