Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues Takes Big Step Forward
It was a cold, late autumn morning, but the atmosphere could not have been warmer inside the Fort Garry Hotel this past Sunday. CCPA Mb. held its Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues fundraising brunch, selling an impressive …
Manitoba’s NDP: Time to return to its social democratic roots
PDF version by Errol Black and Jim Silver In June 1969, Manitoba elected Canada’s first NDP government and Manitoba’s first social democratic government. The NDP has since become the dominant political party in Manitoba, winning 8 of the …
Congratulations Darlene Dziewit – Order of Manitoba
by Errol Black I was pleased to read in today’s Free Press that Darlene Dziewit was invested with the Order of Manitoba. When I first met Darlene in the late 1970s she had just been appointed a union …
Errol Black to receive Joe Zuken Award
The Joseph Zuken Memorial Association will present Errol Black with the Joe Zuken City Activist Award in recognition of his decades of activism. Over the years, Errol has made an enormous contribution to the struggle for social justice …
The Challenges Facing Labour
PDF version By Errol Black and Jim Silver Formidable challenges face Canada’s labour movement. Meeting these requires organized labour to reclaim its historic role as the progressive voice of all working people, and as an active participant in …
Hostile Labour Relations Cause Unnecessary Conflict with Brandon’s Public Sector
PDF version by Julie Guard and Errol Black Three weeks ago the Manitoba Labour Board reinstated Brandon Professional Fire Fighters/Paramedics Association president Wade Ritchie in his job as a fire fighter. The city of Brandon had fired Ritchie …
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