The following is a news release from the Minister of Family Services and Labour: Three reports that are part of a wide-ranging review of workplace injury and illness prevention will be used to create the Manitoba government’s new Action Plan for Workplace Injury and Illness Prevention, Family Services and Labour Minister Jennifer Howard announced today.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WINNIPEG – An independent review of Manitoba’s Workers Compensation Board (WCB) has confirmed the rate system is encouraging claims suppression, an illegal practice by which employers prevent or discourage workers from reporting workplace injuries. This finding was presented in ‘Fair Compensation Review’, a report by Paul Petrie released today by the Minister of

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Canadian unions have long supported the Stephen Lewis Found­ation with a shared commit­ment to social justice, women’s equality, and inter­national solidarity. In recognition of those shared values, the Found­ation is organizing a Solidarity Tour for union members from Winnipeg to Windsor – a 15-day trip to raise awareness and under­standing about the AIDS pandemic in Africa. In

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The Manitoba Federation of Labour is hosting a one hour, Brown-Bag lunch panel discussion about the 2013 Federal Budget. ‘Federal Budget 2013 – What’s in it for you?’ is part of a tour undertaken by NDP MP Peggy Nash to promote the NDP Alternative Federal Budget (AFB). The NDP AFB has five key priorties: a

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A new report from the Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights says American-style “right to work” laws would drive down Canadian wages by weakening workers and their unions. As Sunny Freeman of Huffington Post describes it, “the research report called “Unions Matter,” released Wednesday by the Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights, raises the alarm about what it sees as a

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