MGEU President, Michelle Gawronsky, along with several MGEU representatives met this morning with Manitoba Finance Minister Stan Struthers to present recommendations about maintaining strong front-line services, finding savings in the upcoming provincial budget, and identifying revenue sources. As part of the presentation, the MGEU presented recent public polling data that identified protecting public services and

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Members of six campus unions at the University of Manitoba will hold an information picket on February 13 as part of a collaborative effort to speak out against recent actions by the administration supporting corporatization, privatization, contracting-out, diminished collegial governance and increased workload. These actions are having a negative impact, not only on staff, but

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In a ruling released today, the federal court has ruled that employers must try to accommodate the child care scheduling needs of their staff. The judge said requests for child-care accommodations stem from legitimate needs and are not simply lifestyle choices. Read the whole story at the Winnipeg Free Press.

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On January 29, 2013, MFL President Kevin Rebeck made a presentation to Winnipeg City Council about the City’s proposed 2013 Operating Budget. The presentation identifies a series of concerns, including: the failure to allocate any resources to protect bus drivers from escalating violence; the continued focus on privatization and outsourcing; a vacancy management strategy that

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From the Montreal Gazette … BY JULIAN BELTRAME, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA – The Canadian Labour Congress says tax freedom day is coming earlier for the country’s corporations, thanks to aggressive government tax cuts. While most Canadians earn enough to pay off their taxes sometime in late June, the labour group says Canada’s businesses will have reaped

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