The MFL Health and Safety Committee has received the findings of a new Manitoba study on welders’ exposure. The two year study, commissioned by the Workers Compensation Board, was conducted by OHG Consulting in 40 workplaces across Manitoba. Doug Wylie of OHG Consulting told the MFL Health and Safety Committee that the study showed a…

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Manitoba Labour and Immigration reminds everyone that most non-essential businesses are required to close on November 11 as Manitobans honour the contributions of Canadians in war and peacekeeping efforts. The Remembrance Day Act permits retail businesses to open as long as they are closed between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Retail businesses include those that sell or…

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Dear Premier Selinger: Did you know that about 40% of complaints made to the Manitoba Human Rights Commission are related to the rights of Manitobans with disabilities? I know you find that as shocking as I do and will support the measures that the Manitoba Federation of Labour is undertaking in support of the advocacy…

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Amendments to Manitoba’s Workplace Safety and Health regulations announced on October 21 also act on a key recommendation of the Inquest into the death of Steven Ewing in the August 2000 furnace explosion at Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting in Flin Flon. The Inquest found that the hazard that caused the explosion had not been…

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On October 21, Manitoba Minister of Labour Jennifer Howard announced new Workplace Safety and Health regulations to protect workers against psychological harassment and bullying. This move follows a campaign on the issue by the Manitoba Federation of Labour and affiliates. Recent studies have found that about 40 per cent of workers have been subject to…

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