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Health accord’s expiry imperils health care
CUPE National President Paul Moist returns to his home town tonight to address a town hall meeting at the CanadInns Regent Avenue Casino at 7 pm. The topic is the threat to public health care posed by the Federal Conservatives “take it or leave it” stance on funding our health care system. CUPE, in partnership
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Federal Tories not Interested in Medicare Funding Agreement
On March 31, 2014, the 2004 Canadian Health Accord expired. The Health Accord is a negotiated agreement between provincial and federal governments, which outlines the funding from the federal government to the provinces for health care spending. The current Federal Government has declined to negotiate a new agreement. Instead, they have chosen to impose their
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International Day of Pink 2014 – Wear Pink on April 9!
This April 9th, 2014 marks the International Day of Pink, when the labour movement takes action to celebrate diversity and raise awareness to stop homophobic and transphobic bullying and harassment. The Manitoba Federation of Labour and the Canadian Labour Congress encourage union members to participate in the International Day of Pink by wearing pink clothing
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The Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum “Talk With Our Kids about Money” Day
The Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum is asking Manitobans to mark our calendars for April 16, 2014 as a day to have a conversation with our kids about financial literacy. The Forum has compiled some resources listed below to help with those conversations. The Manitoba Financial Literacy Forum is a coalition of organizations and individuals working
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Sister Lorraine Sigurdson Awarded the Stanley Knowles Solidarity Award
Sister Lorraine Sigurdson was awarded the Stanley Knowles Solidarity Award at the 2014 Manitoba NDP Convention in Winnipeg. It recognizes her many contributions to both the labour movement and the NDP over her decades of activision. Here is Brother Rebeck’s Award speech to Sister Sigurdson: