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Better Trade for Canada – NDP Town Hall
Don Davies, NDP Trade Critic in the House of Commons, brings his Town Hall Meeting series to Winnipeg on Monday, May 12 at 6:30 pm in the Union Centre auditorium, 275 Broadway. NDP MP Davies is using the forum to discuss trade, the economy and building Canada’s progressive future. As Daviews puts it: “Canada is a
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CUPW: “Municipalities Resist Canada Post’s Cuts”
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers points out an interesting fact: Canada Post claims to have consulted with 46 municipalities across the nation in its push to end home delivery services and get more mail “superboxes” into service. Since these “consultations” were by invitation only, who knows how the message was framed or received? How
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CORRECTION: Location of Fair Election Act Rally on April 29th
THIS CORRECTS LOCATION OF FAIR ELECTION ACT RALLY FROM LEGISLATURE TO CITY HALL The Manitoba Federation of Labour is supporting the Canadian Federation of Students Rally on April 29th at 6 pm in front of Winnipeg City Hall. It is a rally to oppose the Harper Conservative’s drive to make Canada a less democratic and advancing
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Town Hall Meeting to Save Canada Post!
If your Winnipeg postal code begins with R2P or R2V, you’re about to lose Canada Post Home Delivery, to be replaced by banks of mail boxes sitting on a boulevard at the side of the road. If you have any Canadian Postal Code between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, you should be upset about
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Labour Relations Act Amendments will Help Speed Up Decisions
Labour and Immigration Minister Erna Braun introduced amendments to the Labour Relations Act today that would set manadatory time frames for Labour Board hearings and decisions. The proposed legisltaion would require the board to set out a time frame for decisions following the conclusion of a hearing on complaints, applications or other referrals to the