Applications are now open for the 2024 Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL) Al and Alma Cerilli Young Activist Scholarship.
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The Manitoba Federation of Labour is appalled that every Progressive Conservative MLA has decided to hold up Bill 9: The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act.
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The Manitoba Federation of Labour is glad to see the new provincial government focus on building up our public services, particularly health care, after years of cuts and neglect under Brian Pallister and Heather Stefanson.
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After years of cuts and underfunding by Brian Pallister and the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public services that working families count on are facing severe staffing shortages.
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IFPTE locals throughout Manitoba, along with the Manitoba Federation of Labour, continue the fight against Bill 16, legislation championed by Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister that is aimed at eroding collective bargaining protections for Manitoba workers.
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On the heels of a recent court victory nullifying the Pallister government’s public worker pay freeze, Manitoba’s unions are informing the Provincial government that all workers, “deserve to be paid a living wage so they can make ends meet.”
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Because Manitoba is the only Provincial government in Canada not offering financial assistance to workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Manitoba Federation of Labour (MFL), of which IFPTE Locals 161 and 162 are affiliated, is asking activists and members to call on Manitoba premier Brian Pallister to “help working families at a time when they need it most.”
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Manitoba workers who fear the spread of COVID-19 while on the job, including postal workers who are deemed essential, are bombarding unions and labour groups with their concerns
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Manitoba Labour Federation President, Kevin Rebeck, continues to urge Provincial leaders to approve 14 days of paid sick leave, saying that, “This protection needs to be available to all workers…”, while the Saskatchewan Labour Federation has called their government’s response, “boutique benefits that apply for narrow groups of people.”
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