by | Jun 27, 2011 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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 | Working Families Blog
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...
