by now_team_admin | Jan 2, 2014 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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...
