by now_team_admin | Jan 2, 2014
In his Nov. 20 Winnipeg Free Press op-ed (“Modern workforce needs new illness, injury insurance”), Graham Lane dismisses concerns that incentives in the Workers Compensation Board rate assessment model are encouraging many employers to suppress workplace injuries and...
by now_team_admin | Oct 17, 2011
Once again this week we saw the Harper Conservative government announce it would suspend workers’ rights. Labour Minister Lisa Raitt threatened to legislate Air Canada flight attendants back to work if they chose to exercise their right to strike. And she prevented...
by | Sep 19, 2011
This past summer, I had an opportunity to be a camp counsellor at the annual Canadian Labour Congress Kids Kamp on the shores of Clear Lake. Every year, workers from throughout Manitoba send their children to the week-long camp to learn about the labour movement and...
by Barry McKay | Aug 16, 2011
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, one of the world’s richest people, has done something virtually unheard of – he’s suggested that the richest Americans undertake a greater share of the financial burden and pay more in income taxes. In an opinion piece for the New...
by | Jul 13, 2011
We know from our research that health care providers are victims of violence at an increasing rate. National studies show that 48 per cent of all non-fatal injuries from occupational assaults and violent acts occur in health care and social service settings. This fact...
by | Jul 5, 2011
The state of Wisconsin made headlines in February as its Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl on February 8. A few weeks later, the cheese state made headlines again as Republican Governor Scott Walker was setting the stage for a battle on the working class. While...
by | Jun 27, 2011
A crown corporation or a private company – what’s the difference? Let me share the story of the Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS). Back when MTS was still a publicly owned crown corporation there were 1,750 workers with 79% of them working full time. Fast forward...
by now_team_admin | Jun 22, 2011
As we approach the end of the school year, the SAFE Workers of Tomorrow centre can once again take pride in the good work it has done this past year promoting a culture of workplace health and safety. Safe Workers of Tomorrow visits high schools across Manitoba...
by Barry McKay | Jun 8, 2011
Well, the Fraser Institute is at it once again, announcing so called “Tax Freedom Day”. Its announcement is purportedly meant to signify when we achieve our “freedom” from those burdensome taxes paid to government. It’s always worth noting why we as Canadians pay...
by now_team_admin | May 31, 2011
Last year, 15 Manitobans went to work and didn’t come home as a result of a workplace tragedy. And 15,000 more were injured seriously enough to require time off work. Last week, I was privileged to share a podium with one of the families that lost a loved one to a...
by now_team_admin | Apr 27, 2011
Earlier this month, I had the honour of joining with 150 workers committed to safer and healthier workplaces at the 30th Annual MFL Health and Safety Conference. While I was there I learned something very surprising and disturbing. While disabling injury rates in...
