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Increase Employment and Income Assistance (EIA) Rental Allowance NOW!
Proposed action: The Province of Manitoba increase social assistance (EIA) rental allowance to 75% of median market rent. The Province estimates this will cost approximately $18.5 million annually. This is less than 1% of the Manitoba budget. Overview of Issue: EIA recipients are provided with a rental allowance that has increased marginally since 1992 when…
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MFL participates in consultation on skills shortages
On Thursday, August 2, MFL President Kevin Rebeck and MFL Special Projects Coordinator Jean-Guy Bourgeois participated in a federal consultation on strategies to address Canada’s skills shortages. The consultation session was led by Dr. Kellie Leitch, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. Dr. Leitch led a very participatory and open-ended…
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Four Attacks on Workers by Harper Government
Canada’s labour presidents urge premiers to reject Conservatives’ low-wage schemes. By Presidents of Provincial and Territorial Federations of Labour It has become clear that the federal government, supported by a number of employer organizations, has a plan for transforming Canada’s labour market in ways that will profoundly hurt Canadians. It’s a four-prong strategy which includes…
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CUPW fights closure of St. Boniface Post Office
In June, Canada Post announced that it intends to close the Norwood Grove Post Office ( 287 Tache) in St. Boniface. The Norwood Grove Post Office has provided postal service to the residents of St. Boniface since 1935. As a bilingual service provider, it plays an important role supporting the continuing vibrancy of the francophone…
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Manitoba Worker Killed on the Job
On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, Leon Houle, a 33 year old married father of three young children, was crushed by a large chunk of concrete while repairing a cistern with another worker in the basement of a home in the RM of Saskatchewan. While working on the cistern, the cement wall gave way, trapping Houle…