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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Several hundred delegates to the Manitoba Government Employees Union Annual Convention on October 23 elected long time MGEU activist and executive member Sister Lois Wales to succeed Brother Peter Olfert who retired after holding the post for 24 years. Wales, who is also Executive Vice-President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour, thanked Brother Olfert for…

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MFL President Kevin Rebeck is urging working men and women to throw their personal support behind the 2010 United Way Fund Raising Campaign that is underway in communities across Manitoba. “It is simply not possible to overstate the important role that United Way plays in our communities,” Rebeck says. “In the decades that it has…

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Kevin Rebeck, President, Manitoba Federation of Labour I enjoy many of the debates that Dave Angus and I engage in when our paths cross – but the argument he advances in his opinion piece ‘Manitoba must seek a seat at the table’ (Winnipeg Free Press Sept 3, 2010) would not be one of the enjoyable ones. Briefly…

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