The attention on Bell-MTS comes at a time when TEAM-Local 161 is in negotiations to make sure that Bell-MTS employees in Manitoba have the chance to compete for jobs at the company, as the company posts vacancies throughout the country.
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IFPTE President, Paul Shearon, commented that “instead of pushing legislation to gut Manitoba’s public sector labour law, the Pallister government should instead be proud that Provincial workers have strong collective bargaining and due process protections, and urge Canadian jurisdictions elsewhere to emulate them, not the other way around. IFPTE urges members to join the Manitoba Federation of Labour’s campaign to defeat Bill 16.”
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IFPTE responded this week to legislation (Bill 16) being advocated for by Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, aimed squarely at Provincial workers and their unions, declaring that the effort, “will lead to further divisiveness in labour relations with Manitoba’s public servants, and result in a disservice to taxpayers.”
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