The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Manitoba is committed to supporting injured workers during their return to health and work. The use of opioid medications can be an effective treatment for pain. However, opioid use presents risks and potential harms that must be assessed and minimized by prescribers, dispensers and the WCB. The benefit of…

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When Tembec workers were locked out by their employer in September 2009, they applied for Employment Insurance and were advised they would not be eligible for benefits during a labour dispute. The two unions representing the workers, USWA and COPE contacted the Community Unemployed Help Centre (CUHC) for assistance. CUHC agreed to represent the workers…

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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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