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New Workplace Violence Regulations Take Effect August 31
At the end of August, new workplace safety and health regulations went into effect to address violence in the workplace. These changes were announced by Labour Minister Jennifer Howard on April 6, 2011 and were developed with input from labour representatives on the Minister’s Advisory Council on Workplace Safety and Health. The new regulations apply…
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Mourning Brother Ken Hildahl
On August 26, Brother Ken Hildahl passed away. Brother Hildahl began his career with the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union in 1982 as a staff representative and from 1989 to 2002 was the Director of Operations for the union. Having held numerous positions as an activist within the MGEU, Brother Hildahl touched the lives…
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Jonny Sopotiuk MFL Scholarship Winner
The Manitoba Federation of Labour Young Members Committee selected Jonny Sopotiuk (read his blog) as the recipient of the 2011/12 Al Cerilli MFL Scholarship award. This $500 scholarship will assist Brother Sopotiuk in his pursuit of a degree in Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba. Jonny Sopotiuk (pictured receiving his scholarship cheque from MFL…
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Union Leaders Call On Premiers to Condemn Harper’s “Shocking Betrayal On Pension Reform”
The leaders of Canada’s provincial and territorial Federations of Labour on July 21 called on the premiers to use their annual meeting, which was underway in Vancouver at the time, as a platform to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s “shocking abandonment of the kind of real pension reform that Canadians want and desperately need.” The…
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Ed Blackman Deceased – Labour Movement Mourns
Long-time CUPE Local 500 President Ed Blackman passed away on Tuesday, July 12, in St. Boniface General Hospital. Brother Blackman led the Winnipeg civic service union for 17 years before retiring in 1993. MFL President Kevin Rebeck, a former CUPE Manitoba President, said, “Ed was a role model for an entire generation of union leaders…