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I’m making $21 an hour at McDonald’s. Why aren’t you?
Too often, worker’s in the service sector despair of ever earning more than minimum wage. This is particularly true in the fast food sector. There are words of hope and encouragement in this Reuters Blog: By Louise Marie Rantzau – Reuters MAY 15, 2014I work for McDonald’s and I make $21 an hour. No, that
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We Need a WCB System that’s Fair
Manitoba Federation of Labour President, Kevin Rebeck penned a piece for the Winnipeg Free Press on why we need changes to the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) system to make it more fair for both workers and employers. Read it here.
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1919 Winnipeg General Strike Tour
Block off 3pm to 5 pm on Sunday May 25th, 2014 on your calendar; that’s when you’ll have the opportunity to take part in a two hour bus tour of the important sites in Winnipeg related to the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. On May 6th, 1919, the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council voted to support
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New Road Worker Safety Regulations Announced
Today the Province announced new and better protections for highway construction workers, including stiffer fines for drivers who speed in a construction zone and the elimination of confusing signage that instructed drivers to slow down “when workers are present”. Beginning Friday, May 16, traffic authorities and contractors working on their behalf must use special signs
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May 13th Transit Day in Canada
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505, bargaining agent for most employees at Winnipeg Transit, is holding a Pro-Transit Rally at 8am on Tuesday May 13, 2014 in front of the new Osbourne Street Station which is on a new bridge over Osborne Street near Osborne Junction (Confusion Corner). It part of a cross-Canada day of action by ATU to