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Labour Matters is a product of the Trade Union Research Collective. The collective’s goal is to promote greater understanding of the positive role that unions play in the workplace, in the labour market, in the community, and in wider society.
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Energy efficiency a better bet than pipelines
Against the backdrop of the deadly, devastating inferno engulfing northern Manitoba and escalating belligerence from the U.S., a lively debate is playing out over the…
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New Analysis Finds 1 in 4 Manitobans Earns Less Than a Living Wage
11:00 AM CST For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One):
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Struggling To Get Ahead
New analysis finds that 171,072 workers earn less than the living wage in Manitoba ($19.21 per hour), which is approximately 25% of all workers in…
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Progressive Labour Agenda for Manitoba:
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): A new survey released today finds that most Manitobans support extending employment rights held by employees to gig workers who work…
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Living Wage rising due to high costs of food rent – 2023 Update released today.
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba (CCPA-MB) is releasing the 2023 living wage this morning, 10am at…
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Media Advisory: Release of Living Wage 2023 Update on December 12th at 10:30 am
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Manitoba office will be releasing the updated calculation of the Living Wage for…
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Austerity hurts
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press November 13, 2023
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Making a living in an age of inflation
The 2022 living wage for Regina and Saskatoon Download 3 MB 12 pages The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculates that…
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