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Work Life: Lots to Consider this Labour Day
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Sept 1, 2022 September marks the end of summer, the return to school and Labour Day, an opportune…
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Manitoba Living Wage
Update 2022 Download 2.46 MB 12 pages The 2022 living wage update comes alongside the fastest increases to the cost of living seen since the early…
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Manitoba fails to adequately raise Minimum Wage
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg): The Manitoba government’s minimum wage announcement today will not cover the massive cost of living increases low-income workers face in 2022.…
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Fast Facts: Respect and the right to abortion
The loss of abortion rights in the U.S. has spurned new debate here in Canada. In the Free Press op ed “A key question in…
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Unearth this buried treasure: adult education in Manitoba
When she was 34 years old and a single mother of four living on social assistance in a large public housing complex in Winnipeg’s North…
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Fast Facts: Hard Times Require Bold Action at City Hall
Income security programs in Manitoba and Canada are not keeping pace with the growing problem of poverty. Change is needed to ensure low income and…
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Manitoba Health Coalition on Budget 2022
Premier Heather Stefanson began her tenure with a promise to listen to Manitobans. Her predecessor, Brian Pallister, had become identified with the chaos in Manitoba’s…
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Fast Facts: Budget 2022 doubles down on hostile approach to public sector workers, missing the opportunity for recovery
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press May 4, 2002 Premier Stefanson’s first budget misses a huge opportunity to repair Manitoba’s struggling public service. Rather…
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Fast Facts: Low-cost rental housing in Winnipeg
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 27, 2022
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Work Life: Cost of wage-freeze effort becoming apparent
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 8, 2022 The $19.3 million the court recently awarded to the University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA)…
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